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Structuring your presentation
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2.3
The expert view
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Before you watch Andrew describe how to structure a presentation, consider the questions
below.
The Core Structure is a useful way to structure a presentation. Look at the illustration below.
At which stages of the Core Structure do you think that you …
a
tell the audience what you’re going to tell them?
b
tell the audience what you’ve told them?
c
tell the audience your key points?
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While you watch Andrew talk about structuring a presentation, check your answers about
the Core Structure and make notes about the following questions.
1
How much of your presentation will the audience probably remember?
2
In the Core Structure, how many times do you repeat your key messages?
3
Why is it important to announce the beginning and ending of each section? What two
things does it achieve?
4
In what ways can you show that one section is ending and another one is beginning?
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Andrew recaps three important points. What are they?
1
2
3
For a summary of the Core Structure, read the article on pages 52–53.
2.4
Analysis
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While you watch Marcus’s presentation again, evaluate his performance with this checklist.
2.5
The expert feedback
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How does Andrew’s analysis of the presentation compare with yours?
The presenter …
uses the Core Structure
tells the audience what he’s going to tell them
guides the audience from one message to the next
changes his physical position to signal the end of a point
recaps the main message of a section to remind the audience
Is there anything you think the presenter could improve?
INTRODUCTION
MESSAGE 1
MESSAGE 2
MESSAGE 3
CONCLUSION
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The Core Structure