Successful presentations & meetings in english

Preparing the presentation.Comunication and its importance 

• How to understand & make yourself understood: key expressions
• The differences between face to face & writing
• Organizing your ideas in english and structuring them into an effective presentation format
• Applying pronunciation and intonation techniques which make presentations more dynamic and easily understood
• Dealing with nervousness and insecurity before the presentation

Preparing the meeting 

• Defining the objective of the meeting
• Identifying the roles of the participants
• Preparing the agenda

Opening the meeting

• Welcoming the participants and creating rapport
• Outlining the objectives of the meeting
• Allocating participants’ roles

Conducting the meeting 

• Pacing the meeting (time-keeping)
• Encouraging participation
• Speeding up the decision-making process
• Expressions for: agreeing, disagreeing, giving opinions & suggestions

Coping with difficult situations

• Keeping the meeting on track and dealing with interruptions
• Managing conflict
• Avoiding stalemate situations

Techniques for enhancing communication (and reaching the objective!) 

• Active listening
• Precision questioning
• Non-verbal communication

Closing the meeting 

• Presenting conclusions and obtaining approval from participants
• Preparing the post-meeting phase
• Converting decisions into action points
• Writing the minutes of the meeting