Business Skills

Ringing the changes

Deborah Capras — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:50:36 +0200

Steve Jobs no longer feels he can meet his duties and has resigned as chief executive of Apple. The 56-year-old, who is fighting cancer, was an inspiring leader — and presenter. His iPhone presentation back in 2007 started the hype and a mobile-phone revolution.

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Hauptgeschäftsführer

Rummel, Hype

...a few figures

Deborah Capras — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:45:12 +0200

You've been told you have to make a presentation about a few figures in your company. Would you know what to say? How to say it? If you're lost for words, you'll find our exercise useful.

First slides

Deborah Capras — Tue, 31 May 2011 08:46:36 +0200

There's nothing worse than text on a presentation slide that is too small to read — even when you're sitting in the front row. When you do need to write more, divide your ideas up into bullet points — and remember the rule of seven.

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Brit wit

Kirstie Crail — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:17:56 +0200

Watching so many different nationalities at work confirmed once again what the British say about themselves. They love wit. They particularly like one-liners: these are short, funny statements.

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Presenting forms

Deborah Capras — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:40:07 +0200

As a non-native speaker of English, you can make a few grammar mistakes in your presentation — when you make it in English. Your audience probably won't mind, but will you? Our exercise will help you to remember which verb form to use.

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The power of anecdotes

Kirstie Crail — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:54:10 +0200

What makes a good anecdote? The humour? The personalization? The embarrassing moment? Not only should you have a good story, you should also use the right tenses when telling it.

What a finish!

Deborah Capras — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:21:01 +0100

How would you finish your presentation? Could you end as dramatically as President Obama frequently does with his speeches? Listen to some excerpts from his inauguration speech and try our latest presentation exercise.

Opening lines

Deborah Capras — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:45:16 +0100

The first few sentences of your presentation are very important. If you show that you are confident about what you are about to say, your audience will sit up and listen. Learn some useful opening phrases in our exercise.

Special verbs for presentations

Deborah Capras — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:47:51 +0100

There are many verbs you should try to use more often in your presentations: demonstrate, appreciate and showcase are just three. Would you like to learn more? Do you want to learn how to use them correctly?

Prepare for training

Deborah Capras — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:36:37 +0100

No matter how aggressive the marketing or how wonderful the design, if the company doesn't offer proper training, it risks alienating its customers. Our exercise focuses on the language of training sessions. However, we think that anyone who has to attend a seminar will find the expressions useful.

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