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I. Preparation
Directions:

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II. The Future Tense

Exercise 1:

Arrange the jumbled words below to make meaningful sentences using The Simple Future
Tense.

1. my talk/divide/I/into three parts/am going to

2. two hours/The presentation/will /about/take

3. later/There/time/will be/ for discussions.

4. The presentation/about/an overview/will give/our company/you

5. We/a fifteen-minute break/have/are going to.

Exercise 2:

Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.

1. Today I am going to talking about our company’s plan to target a new market.
2. You will getting a chance to ask questions after my talk is finished.
3. After this session, we will to have a fifteen-minute break.
4. My talk will be take about an hour.
5. I will going to divide my talk into four parts.

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III. Introduction

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IV.Transitional Markers
Directions: Complete the following text with the correct transitional markers

How to Create a Power Point Presentation

The PowerPoint software program allows you to create slide presentations that can be viewed
on any computer. While some graphic artists specialize in developing compelling presentations,
anyone can develop a PowerPoint slide presentation that is attractive and readable. Follow
these steps to develop your own slide show.
______, open your PowerPoint program. When the dialog box opens, click on the "Blank
Presentation" option. ______choose an "AutoLayout" format. Begin with the title slide layout,
which is the first one on the left. Click "OK," and you will have a title slide to work with.
_____ add text to your slide by clicking in the title text box and typing a title. Do the same thing
in the subtitle box._____ create another slide by clicking the "New Slide" button on the
Common Tasks toolbar. When the AutoLayout dialog box appears, choose a layout for this slide.
Keep adding new slides until your presentation is complete.
_____move from slide to slide by clicking the button on the lower-right corner of the
PowerPoint window. Clicking the button with the upward-pointing arrows will take you to the
previous slide, and clicking the button with the downward-pointing arrows will take you to the
next slide.
_____save your presentation. Click the "File" menu and then click "Save As." A dialog box will
appear, and you'll be able to type in a name for your presentation. The presentation will be
saved to your hard drive.

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V. Middle of Presentation

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Structuring a Presentation

1. In his presentation, Marcus uses the expressions below to guide the audience
through the presentation. Match them to the correct section of his presentation.

That is the end of my presentation Introduction

Now today I’d like to talk to you about…

This brings me to my second point…

I’m going to go through three poi nts…

That more or less… Messages

Let’s move on to the last point…

Let’s leave that there, for now, shall we?

So let’s start with …

First of all, I’ll talk about Conclusion

Secondly, I’ll cover …

And finally, I want to discuss …

2. Now watch the presentation and check your answers.

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3. As Andrew explained, you need to guide your audience by clearly introducing and
ending a message and also by moving from one message to another. Look at the
phrases in the Messages section of the table in 1. Put them in the correct category
below.

Introducing a message Ending a message Moving from one message

to the next

4. Now look at some more phrases for guiding your audience. Add them to the correct
part of the table in 3.

Moving on (from…) to … Now let’s look at … Now I’d like to consider …

That was my first point. Next I’d like to … That covers all I wanted to say about…
Turning now to… I’d like to begin by (examining) … That’s enough about….

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VI. Simple Present vs.

Simple Past Tense vs
Present Perfect Tense
Directions:
Change the verbs in the parentheses into the correct form of tense.

The graph (indicate) the average number of books bought per person per year from 1960 to
1990. Over the 30-year period, the trends (be) upward. The number of paperbacks bought (be)
always above the hardback ones. The paperback books (rise) erratically from 20 in 1960 to
nearly 40 in 1990. The hardback books, on the other hand, (show) a steady increase from 1960
to 1975, followed by a slight fall in 1980, before rising again to nearly 10 in 1990.

The bar chart (show) the number of books bought, divided into five types i.e. biography,
history, self-help, political and religious. From 1960 to 1990, there (be) a decidedly upward
trend of self-help books bought, from only about 2 in 1960, reaching a peak at 30 in 1980,
before standing at roughly 27 in 1990. In contrast, political books, which (be) quite high at
about 20 in the first ten years, (drop) considerably to 8 in 1975 and (remain) steady until 1990.
The religious books bought (show) a decline in the first decade from 23 to 13, before climbing
slightlyto nearly 17 in 1990. Biography and history books, which (be) quite popular in the first
year, (decrease) gradually and hovered at less than 5.

Overall, the number of books bought over 30 years (be) upward, and the self-help books
(become) more popular than biography and history.

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VII. Using Visual Aids

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VIII. Modals &

Conditional Clauses
Exercise 1: Modals
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct modals.

1. I’m afraid I have not understood your question. ______ you please repeat?
2. I ______ come to that later, perhaps during the break.
3. ________ you have any questions or comments, feel free to interrupt.
4. I think we _______ create a more effective way to promote our product.
5. I _________ like to end my talk by summarizing the main points.

Exercise 2: Conditional Clause (Present Real)

Directions: Complete the sentences below with either the if-clause or the main clause. Use
your own words.

1. If we maintain good communication with our clients,

__________________________________________.
2. Our sales will increase _______________________.
3. __________________, if we have enough time to discuss it.
4. If you have comments or questions, _____________.
5. ______________________ if you don’t mind waiting until the end of my talk.

Exercise 3: Inversion
Directions: Change the sentences with if-clauses below into inversion using the modal
“should”

1. If you have further questions, we can discuss it during the break.

2. I will be happy to give you more explanations, if we have enough time.
3. If you have comments regarding my presentation, please write them down on the
questionnaire sheet which I provided.
4. If there are no more questions, I will move on the next part.
5. I will be happy to give you my contact details, if you wish to have further discussions
with me.

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IX. End of Presentation

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Exercise 1: Summarizing and Concluding

Exercise 2: Questions and Discussions

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Exercise 3: Handling Questions

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X. Culture Corner
Test Your Skills in Dealing with Europeans:
True or False?

Directions:Answer the following true-or-false statements using your current

understanding of European business culture and norms.

___ 1. The Swiss business climate is very conservative and methodical.

___ 2. It is quite acceptable to call a Swiss businessperson at home

after work for business reasons.

___ 3. Germans are expected to contradict and criticize their colleagues
publicly.
___ 4. In Germany, compliments are expected and given for a job well
done.
___ 5. In Britain, consensus is preferred to individual initiative.
___ 6. Gifts are normally exchanged at the first meeting with a British
partner.
___ 7. Most Italian business meetings are unstructured and informal.
___ 8. Reporting lines in Italian organizations are very structured and
clear.
___ 9. It is common to ask a newly met French person about their
occupation, salary, and age.
___ 10. You may send a business gift to a French colleague’s home.
___ 11. Most Dutch managers take work home and don’t mind being
called there.
___ 12. Autocratic management still exists in many Dutch companies.

 In business, have you ever dealt with foreigners?

 In your opinion, How much different is the experience especially compared to that you
have had when dealing with the Indonesians?

Answers:
1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T; 6. F; 7. T; 8. T; 9. F; 10. F; 11. T; 12.

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