Buch, Englisch, Band 171, 128 Seiten, Buch
Reihe: Haufe TaschenGuide
Buch, Englisch, Band 171, 128 Seiten, Buch
Reihe: Haufe TaschenGuide
ISBN: 978-3-448-08734-5
Verlag: Haufe
- Wie Sie auf Englisch perfekt Zahlen, Produkte und Konzepte präsentieren
- Alles rund um den Vortrag: Mustersätze und Bausteine, Fachterminologie und Notfall-Tipps für schwierige Situationen
- Auch in der Fremdsprache kein Problem: Rhetorik, Spannungsaufbau und Humor
- Mit interkulturellen Tipps und Hinweisen auf typisch deutsche Fehler
- Alles in englischer Sprache
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CONTENTS
Preparation
- Developing an international viewpoint
- Preparing yourself, the person
- Putting yourself in your audience's shoes
- Organising facilities
- Your presentation structure
- How to prepare good slides
Greetings and introductions
- What to say when you enter
- Introducing your presentation well
- Introduction components
- Dealing with handouts
- Taking care of technical problems
Main section: skills and techniques
- Fixing your body language
- Using your voice well
- Making transitions
- Explaining slides and diagrammes
- Business English terms
- Dealing with questions
- Handling interruptions and disturbances
Ending your presentation
- Making a good finish
- Ending components
- Saying goodbye
Useful examples
Index
Leseprobe aus dem Kapitel "Greetings and introductions" (S. 42-43)
What to say when you enter
We all know that greetings are not the same the world over.
If you choose to match style, points to watch for are:
- whether handshakes are made or not (less common after the first meeting)
- strength of handshake: you should mirror, strong with strong and gentle with gentle
- amount of eye contact or looking away: again, mirror - don't force someone to look in your eyes if they don't want to
- distance between persons: could be much further or closer than you are used to
- use of first or last names: this often causes uncertainty. Listen carefully and then match the style. Americans, Australians and British tend to use first names very soon, if not immediately - "You can call me Robert." Other cultures use "Mr" and "Ms" to start with and may or may not switch to first names later. Chinese often have an additional western first name, which you should then use. Japanese often add "san" at the end of the name
- conversation making: be prepared to do it!
Example
When doing business with the Far East, watch out for card
exchanging when greeting. Koreans, for example, will stand
apart, approach each other, bow, exchange business cards using
both hands, step back and then read each other's business card
aloud, with appropriate remarks "I see you are the Business
Director.". This shows respect for the persons and their posi-
tions. As a foreigner, you are not expected to know how exactly
to bow (different depths show different levels of respect), but
you should not write on the business card and definitely not put
it into the back pocket of your trousers. Watch to see what the
other does.