Business Spotlight – Nr.6 2019

Business Spotlight 6/2019

Up to 17

Could do better

Maybe you don’t have to give

presentations in English on a

regular basis, but it is a useful

business skill to have. Try the

test again next week to see if

you can get a higher score.

40–50

Excellent!

That’s a fantastic result!

You clearly know which

techniques and phrases

to use to make a good

impression on your audience.

You’re a professional!

30–39

Well done!

Your knowledge of the

language of presentations

is very good. For your next

presentation, why don’t

you try to use some of the

vocabulary and techniques

we’ve presented here?

18–29

Good

Not too bad, but you need

to practise more. Do the test

again to help you learn the

techniques and improve your

vocabulary.

HOW DID

YOU DO?

Note: So that you can

compare your language

knowledge across different

areas of business English,

all Business Spotlight tests

have a maximum possible

score of 50 points.

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LANGUAGE TEST

7. Be prepared (8 points)

Ben uses certain phrases throughout his talk to

organize and keep control of his presentation

and the people in the room — right till the end.

Complete his favourite phrases with the cor-

rect forms of the verbs in brackets.

A. (move) on to our legal obliga-

tions now, I’ll start with a few important facts.

B. Let’s (turn) now to the feed-

back from our managers.

C. (go) back for a moment to the

results on our graph, I’d like to focus on the

significance of one number: 30.

D. Would you mind (repeat) the

question?

E. Can I (come) back to that at

the end?

F. Before (talk) you through the

results, I’d like to ask you all a question.

G. If you don’t mind, I’d prefer

(deal) with that question later.

H. So, that (bring) me to the end

of my presentation. Any other questions?

ANSWERS

1. Practise more
   A. audience = Zuhörer(innen)
   B. screen = Bildschirm; Leinwand
   C. heart (by heart = auswendig)
   D. prompts = Stichwörter
   E. aids (visual aid = Anschauungs-
   material, grafische Darstellung)
   F. attention (grab sb.’s attention
   ifml. = jmds. Aufmerksamkeit
   erregen)
   G. bullet (bullet point =
   Gliederungspunkt)


2. Pack your tools
   A. plug (plug adapter
   = Adapterstecker)
   B. sockets = Steckbuchsen, -dosen
   C. cord (extension cord
   = Verlängerungskabel)
   D. charger = Ladegerät
   E. projector = Beamer
   F. speakers = Lautsprecher-
   (boxen)
   G. control (remote control
   = Fernbedienung)
   H. deck (slide deck
   = Präsentationsfolien)
   I. drive (thumb drive
   = USB-Stick)


3. Introduce yourself
   A–3; B–6; C–2; D–5; E–1; F–4


4. Engage with everyone
   A. Where would you
   rather be right now?
   B. What if I told you that we could?
   C. I’m sure you’ll all agree with me.
   D. As you know all too well.
   E. Would you like to learn how we
   went about it?
   5. Structure it well
   A. show
   B. move
   C. look
   D. give
   E. spend
   F. say
   G. outline = (kurz) darstellen,
   skizzieren
   H. take = hier: dauern
   I. interrupt
   6. Maximize and emphasize
   A. much, even, far
   B. strongly, fully, honestly
   C. main, especially, particular
   D. above, addition, instance
   E. draw, shows, notice
   F. hand, other, contrary
   7. Be prepared
   A. Moving (move on to sth.
   = zu etw. übergehen)
   B. turn (turn to sth.
   = sich etw. zuwenden)
   C. Going
   D. repeating
   E. come
   F. talking (talk sb. through sth.
   = etw. mit jmdm. durchgehen)
   G. to deal
   H. brings

HOW LONG DO YOU NEED?

Keep your presentations short rather than too long. Never add information just

to fill time. Everything you say should be interesting, relevant and perfectly

timed. No one will complain if you finish early. Get the timing right.

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Get ready: the

key to success is

preparation