ø Do the tasks on the pdf-copy “intro – english FOR presentation” and complete tasks 1, 2, 4 – 13.

FIRST MINUTES

Ø Do the tasks on the pdf-copy “INTRO – ENGLISH FOR PRESENTATION” and complete tasks 1, 2, 4 – 13.

Ø Remember what should be included in the first part of a presentation. Give creative examples:

Welcome the audience _______________________________________________________________

Introduce yourself ___________________________________________________________________

Say what the topic is _________________________________________________________________

Explain why it is important to your audience ______________________________________________

Ø What can be used as means of attracting the audience’s attention (teasers or hooks)? Enumerate them with corresponding advantages and disadvantages:

	Teaser/hook	pros	cons
	joke
	stats
	shock

Ø Watch the first 2 – 3 minutes of the following eight talks (following the link) and answer:

http://www.ted.com/playlists/87/spoken_word_fireworks.html

What did the presenters decide to include into their intros?

Why did they decide to include these facts / info / thought and teasers?

Was it effective and why?

Could any other type of attention-grabbing trick have been used instead?

Ø Prepare your own introductory part (of 2 – 3 minutes) to a talk.

You can devise an extended intro for your 10min talk or choose any new issue.

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