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Talking Business 

Presentations: tips 

Useful Phrases 

The aims and the structure need to be clear 

Wait until the end of the presentation before people feed back on what you’ve said 

Make sure you are entertaining, engaging and interesting 

Don’t make it too long 

Be short, precise and to the point 

Make sure you’re relevant – make sure you’re talking to the right audience 

Transcript 

Male:    With a presentation, I think the aims and the structure need to be clear.  

Male 2:   I like to wait until the end of the presentation before people feed back on 

what I’ve just said, rather than interruptions throughout the presentation.  

Male 3    I think of a presentation … If you’re standing¹ up in front of a group of people, you 

need to make sure you’re entertaining, make sure you’re engaging, make sure 

you’re interesting, make sure you’re relevant, make sure you’re talking to 

the right audience.  

Female:   Don’t make it too long, otherwise people fall asleep! Be short, precise and to 

the point, definitely.   

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。