Business Presentation Midterm Prep October 2015 Remember - for your midterm presentation you will; Introduction Outline (and give examples) of Pros Outline (and give examples) of Cons In the conclusion you should give your opinion (either pro or con) PLUS give some recommendations

What do I have to do? Describe the issue….why it is a problem, background information, pictures… Present both sides of the issue…the “for” and “against”, the “good” and “bad”.. In conclusion, present your opinion and recommendations - ...Finish with a strong thought!

You can talk about the issue You can talk about the issue in a general way, or how a certain country/city is dealing with the issue….make sure to give lots of examples

You must also give an INTERACTIVE speech. Think of ways to involve the audience: Quiz?... Raise your hands if you think… ? Ask about a picture(s)…guess what it is, where it is, why important, connection between the pictures… ? Ask the audience to stand up and “experience” something DURING the speech! ? Remember to use: Unit #1 Unit #1 formal language

Hook Background info Welcome Self-intro Say what your speech will be about (p.16 #3) Say 3 things you’re going to say! (Today, I’ll 1st tell you…., then I’m going to…)

Main Show- (page 18) Signal start of speech Signal start of each point Signal conclusion Final thought

This is a perfect speech for: A shocking fact, an “imagine..”, a picture, or an anecdote as a hook Plenty of pictures/maps/graphs…but USE them! Point to your slide!

“As you can see…” “Next slide please…” “When you hear the word...what comes into your mind?”

Be interactive…