Unit 4D – Presentation Skills – Answers

Task 1

Exercise 1

1. P2. P3. P4. P5. D6. D7. D8. D9. P10. D11. D12. P

Task 2

Exercises 1-3

Answers will vary

Exercise 4

1, 2 or 4 are reasonable predictions.

Task 3

Exercise 1

Answers will vary

Exercise 2

Positive features Negative featuresVersion 1 Some examples are given

The pace is fluent

The speaker looks at the notes and the slide but not at the audience

He doesn’t vary the pace

He doesn’t use signposting language

His speech is sometimes unclear due to clearing his throat and sniffing

Version 2 The speaker engages with the audience

It is questionable whether there are any negative aspects – possibly the speaker’s use of emphasis is overdone, making him

He looks at the audience

He doesn’t just read notes

He is fluent and varies the pace

He gives the audience a chance to listen by pausing

He sounds and looks natural

He uses signposting to help the audience navigate the presentation and slides

He repeats ideas using other words

sound slightly unnatural

Task 4

Exercise 1

Possible notes:

Task 5

Exercise 2

Refer to the slide

…as we can see from this first slide…

Indicate that you want to move on

…Is it OK to move on?

Move to another slide

…moving on to the second slide… …Now, next, if we look at this third slide…

Refer to specific points on a slide

The first group… the second group…. Looking at this first category… let’s look at the first point…

Task 5

Exercise 1

Answers will vary