{"id":479,"date":"2012-12-11T20:39:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T18:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/02086ee2.kundenrechner.net\/?p=479"},"modified":"2014-01-09T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T14:10:47","slug":"presenting-in-english-effective-introductions-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/de\/presenting-in-english-effective-introductions-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Presenting in English &#8211; effective introductions for beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Presenting in English &#8211; does it make you <a title=\"Presentation nerves\" href=\"http:\/\/speak2all.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/01\/presentation-nerves\/\" target=\"_blank\">nervous<\/a>?\u00a0 Does the idea of speaking in front of people make your mouth go dry? Well keep reading &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If you are nervous about presenting in English, making an effective introduction is especially important.\u00a0 An effective introduction will help your audience know what to expect and it will help you feel confident.\u00a0 Once you\u2019ve started well it is easier to keep going \u2013 and don\u2019t forget that your audience is there to listen to what you have to say and not your English!<\/p>\n<h3>Effective introductions for beginners \u2013 the 3 Ps<\/h3>\n<p>A colleague shared this simple technique with me, and it always works. When you are presenting in English (or in any language) your introduction needs to answer three questions:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Why are you standing there presenting? What is the <strong>purpose<\/strong> of your presentation?<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 What are the steps in your presentation? What is the <strong>process <\/strong>you will follow?<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Why should your audience listen to you?\u00a0 What is their <strong>payoff<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter if you are introducing your team, presenting a process or giving an update on a project \u2013 the structure is the same. The 3Ps help you remember this structure, and if it helps you when you are nervous, why not use the three keywords?<\/p>\n<h3>Presenting in English &#8211; an example of the 3Ps in action<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cGood afternoon and thank you for coming.\u00a0 <strong>The purpose of my presentation today<\/strong> is to update you on the factory acceptance test.\u00a0 <strong>The process I will<\/strong> <strong>follow<\/strong> is to first review the agreed schedule, then talk about the tools we are using and finally we will look at two problems we have found and how we will solve them. \u00a0This will take me 10 minutes. Why should you listen?\u00a0 Well, <strong>your payoff<\/strong> is that you will be confident that we can complete the FAT on schedule and that everything is under control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you follow this structure your introduction will be simple, clear and effective.\u00a0 Most importantly you can concentrate on what you want to say, and stop worrying about the English.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck, and why not let me know how it works for you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presenting in English &#8211; does it make you nervous?\u00a0 Does the idea of speaking in front of people make your mouth go dry? 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