57 Dealing well with the prompt can be a powerful introduction to your talk. However, keep in mind that addressing and expanding content points two and three is just as important. So use your preparation time wisely and don’t spend all the time you have on the prompt. Ways to prepare for content points 2 and 3 1 Brainstorm ideas and make notes. Mark your ideas as more or less important for your talk. If necessary, find advantages and disadvantages of the issues at hand. Draw mind maps with the main idea in the middle and supporting arguments, explanations and examples around it. Again, never write down complete sentences. 2 Consider the function words. For instance, do you have to explain something, or do you have to make a recommendation? Do you have to speculate about something, or do you have to convince or persuade your listeners? 3 The most important thing is that you support whatever you intend to say with good reasons and examples. Remember the PEEL strategy (point – evidence/example – explanation – link to the original idea). 4 When talking about the content points, remember that you have around 1½ minutes for each of them. If possible, try to follow the order of the content points. Sometimes, however, it may make sense to come back to a previous content point, especially if the prompt (one of the pictures, the chart, the quote) is of special relevance to the following content point(s). Ways to move from one content point to the next Read the suggestions below. Two of them are less elegant. Decide which ones. 1 Now, let me continue with another aspect of the topic (rephrase the content point). 2 The picture on the left/right leads me to another interesting point (read/rephrase the content point). 3 Now, I want to talk about the second bullet point … 4 I’d now like to present a different angle on the topic. Namely, how … can be improved/solved/ changed … 5 Finally, I would like to highly recommend … If you …, you will certainly notice … 6 To conclude/Last but not least, I would like to draw your attention to … 7 The last bullet point says (read out the bullet point) … 8 People often wonder why … I can give you the answer to it. 9 Let me go back to what I said before about … I would like to add … Ways to end an individual long turn successfully Find a compelling way to end your presentation. Look at the examples below. Two of them are less elegant. Decide which ones. 1 This was my presentation on … I hope you liked it. 2 Coming to the end of my presentation, I would like to stress/underline … 3 All things considered, the drawbacks outweigh the benefits for … 4 Allow me to add my opinion on … as a conclusion (to my talk). 5 Finally, I would like to draw your attention again to … 6 Let me round up my presentation by focusing again on what I have said before … 7 I think this is all I can say … 8 At the end of my talk, I would like to draw your attention again to … Dealing with content points 2 and 3 and ending your individual long turn Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des V rlags öbv
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