Unit 6 – Body LanguagePublic Speaking & Presentation

Professor HayashiWeek 9

Today’s Class

attendance / prep sheet check

language focus

a golden checklist

power up!

BREAK

presentation practice

in-class presentation

Language Focus – pg. 38

EMPHASIZING & minimizing

voice actor? exercise 1

Exercise 1 – Answers

Emphasize: C, D, E, HMinimize: A, B, F, G

Partner UP! Try exercise 2 & 3 on page 39

Work in Pairs! Have a laugh!ANSWERS:

Exercise 2:a)This has been an extremely/a very good year.b)We have had a fairly difficult time/ quite a difficult time.c)We have seen an absolutely / a totally disastrous decline in our profits.d)It was quite/fairly easy to achieve our objectives.e)The announcement was completely / totally unexpectedf)I’ve got some very / extremely bad news.

Exercise 3:a)We tend to see things differently. Maybe your experience is a little bit limited.b)To some extent, you’re right. But perhaps we might consider the long-term view.c)There’s just a little bit of time. Perhaps we might discuss this question now.

CHECKLIST – pg. 36

THE POWER OF BODY LANGUAGE

Watch the video “How to use body language to improve your presentation”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXFIJ8Sm2N0

take notes on the speaker’s 3 main points

How to use body language

THE POWER OF PAUSING

Let’s watch the next video on ‘the power of the pause’

Take notes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpfnRpTuCaQ

WHY PAUSE?

communicates confidence

pause for effect – anticipation

pause for thought

helps people listen better

helps the presenter listen to the audience

THE POWER OF PAUSING

THE POWER OF 3

let’s watch ‘the power of 3’

jot down any examples you hear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwSD3On39ZM

THE POWER OF 3

POWER UP!

Your Turn!

In groups, prepare a PERSUASIVE presentation of your choice

Try to use our POWER TECHNIQUES