Nobody likes a long and boring presentation. 实际上, a long and boring presentation can do a lot of damage. People might actually feel less convinced of your idea. And that’s certainly not what you want. It doesn’t matter if you’re giving a presentation at a staff meeting or a sales presentation to a potential client. You have to make an impression. Most business people have to sit through a lot of meetings and presentations, and it can be difficult to impress them. So how are you going to make them sit up and listen? How are you going to convince them of your idea?
You need impact. 幸好, there are specific things you can do to add impact. And that’s what we’re talking about today.
在我们的最后一集中, we heard Ben talk about the problem of too many documents on too many computers in too many locations. He finished by suggesting that he has a solution to this problem. In today’s lesson, Ben will continue his presentation. He’s going to talk about cloud computing, which he thinks can solve many problems in the department. He’ll use several different techniques for adding impact.
听力问题
1. What are the benefits of the system that Ben is suggesting? 2. Why does Ben mention several large companies such as IBM and Dell? 3. What does Ben think that people should spend less time doing?
We’ve all sat through boring presentations before. And we’ve all worried during our own presentations that others might be feeling that way. So what can we do to prevent this?
A presentation needs impact. It needs to make the audience feel something, understand something, or believe something. And it needs to make them want to do something. 幸好, there are some simple techniques and language that you can learn that will add impact to your presentations. And then people will look at you, and not out the window.
在本课中, we’ll hear part of a presentation delivered by Ben. Ben is going to talk to his colleagues and managers about cloud computing. But first he is going to identify a problem and then show that there needs to be a solution to that problem. Only then can he help them understand what cloud computing is and what benefits it might bring to the company.
听力问题
1. What happened to Ben on Monday morning? 2. Where is Ben’s stuff stored? 3. What does Ben say about the number of documents in their department?