Methods & strategies: How to prepare and use notes for your presentation Preparing and using notes for your presentation Although your preparation time is limited, preparing for the first part of your exam is not much different from preparing for a regular presentation in the real world. ■■ The more you know about your subject, the easier it will be to talk about it. Also, as described above (1 0.3), feeling passionately about your subject will improve your talk dramatically. ■■ The notes you are holding in your hand or putting on the lectern should not contain any full sentences. Also, do not quote lengthy passages from your instructions and attachments (1 4.6, 1 6.4, 1 10.5). Key words or short statements, written in bullet points, work best. If you think you can talk without notes, please do. ■■ Most schools will allow you to use a computer during your preparation time. Whether you use it or not is entirely up to you. If you do use it, set the font size to at least 16. ■■ Do not waste time looking up lots of words in dictionaries. In the weeks and months before the exam, try to learn as many new words as possible. During your precious preparation time, work with what you have and what you know. ■■ Cutting a sheet of A4 paper into quarters is usually better than using whole sheets. It’s also a good idea to number your note cards and make sure they are in the correct order before you start. If you are using a computer and a program like MS Word, the quickest way to get what you need is to change the paper orientation to Landscape (“Layout” – “Ausrichtung” – “Querformat”), set the margins to narrow (“Layout” – “Seitenränder” – “Schmal”), and insert a table with two columns and about five or six rows (“Einfügen” – “Tabelle” – “2x6”). Set the spacing to Double-spaced (“Strg + A” and then “Strg + 2”). There should be no more than four boxes (“cells”) per page. All these things do not take much time, and you will be glad of your flash cards. ■■ During the presentation, a quick glance at each card to get the information you need should be enough. Avoid looking at your notes too much. Try to make eye contact with your audience instead. Talk freely and confidently. Believe in yourself. You’ve come this far. Nothing will stop you now. ■■ Some experts recommend having a final card that says “Any questions” so that you know you have reached the end of the presentation and it’s time to take questions from your audience. ■■ Presentation coach Patricia Fripp gives students this advice: “You do not have to be perfect. You do need to be personable. Take your personality with you. Imagine what you would say if you were having coffee with three younger colleagues who asked your advice.” Researching current developments in the field of poverty and inequality ■■ Using an English search engine interface (1 5.6), find out as much as possible about the connections, similarities, and differences between poverty and inequality. There are a lot of organisations that specialise in this area. For instance, you can search for “poverty and inequality UN”, “poverty and inequality GSDRC”, “poverty and inequality OECD”, or “poverty and inequality Worldbank”. It is also helpful to search for “poverty and economic inequality”. ■■ Find out more about SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) #10, “Reduce inequality within and among countries”, as well as the other SDGs. ■■ Find out how the European Commission tries to reduce global inequality. Search for “European Commission reducing inequality”. How-to [A] [E] [H] 8.5 Video: Preparing and using notes To do [A] 8.6 77 Key aspects Strategies Sample task 8 Global inequality Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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