Slawney: English for Presentations (C1) - Wi Se 25 26
Section outline
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Sprachtest Englisch
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Открыто с: среда, 1 октября 2025, 00:00Закрыто c: вторник, 2 декабря 2025, 23:59
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Testergebnis
GER Stufe
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A1
25-35
A2 (definitely look at additional courses)
35-45
B1 (please look at additional courses)
45-55
B2 (please look at an additional course)
55-65
C1 (level of this English module)
>65
C2 (you are nearly a native speaker)
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"How to Speak" by Patrick Winston (MIT Open Course Ware)
Patrick Winston's How to Speak talk has been an MIT tradition for over 40 years. Offered every January usually to overflow crowds, the talk is intended to improve your speaking ability in critical situations by teaching you a few heuristic rules. The lecture was uploaded onto YouTube as part of the MITOpenCourseWare series and has over 20 million views and over 5 million subscribers. We will watch the video of his lecture. While watching, you can use the notes below to follow. After watching we will discuss the strengths and weakness of this approach to public speaking.
0:16 Introduction
3:11 Rules of Engagement
4:15 How to Start
5:38 Four Sample Heuristics
10:17 The Tools: Time and Place
13:24 The Tools: Boards, Props, and Slides
36:30 Informing: Promise, Inspiration, How To Think
41:30 Persuading: Oral Exams, Job Talks, Getting Famous
53:06 How to Stop: Final Slide, Final Words
56:35 Final Words: Joke, Thank You, Examples
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Group Work
20-30 Minutes
Work in Groups of 2-4
Use an EduPad to record your thoughts about the advantages and disadvantages of 1) physical bank notes and coins and 2) electronic forms of payment.
You will be asked to present your results using your EduPad.
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Notes for a Presentation on Modern Technology and Banking
30-40 Minutes
Construct notes for a presentation on the following topic.
Modern Technology + Banking
Your notes may focus on a specific technology used by banks.
They should cover 3-5 points.
Upload your notes on CampUAS on this upload platform „Notes for a Presentation on Modern Technology and Banking“
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Открыто с: понедельник, 14 апреля 2025, 00:00Срок сдачи: понедельник, 14 апреля 2025, 17:30Студенты должныОтметить как выполненный
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In-Class Presentation
Group Work: 2-4 students per group.
Prepare a presentation to investors to encourage them to invest in your master plan community (MPC). Use the EduPads below for creating the slides you will show to class after a 30-45 Minute preparation period. Cover the features that make the MPC an attractive long-term investment opportunity
Choose from these MPCs:
1 The Woodlands, Texas, USA
2 Celebration, Florida, USA
3 Seaside, Florida, USA
4 Ladera Ranch, California, USA
5 Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
6 Songdo International Business Distruct, South Korea
7 Nocatee, Florida, USA
8 Almere, Netherlans
9 Kingwood, Texas, USA
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Sohn 2024
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Group Work.
Below are four (1 - 4) different IF student presentations slide shows from past semesters when the general project work topic was "financial crises." In-class students will be assigned to a group that discusses one of the PP slide shows from one former student group. Work in a group together to list out all of the strengths and weaknesses of these slide shows. After you construct a list of these strengths and weaknesses assign a grade (1,0 to 5,0) for the slide shows. Each group will present their results to the class after a discussion period of 45 minutes or so. EduPads are provided for you to use as a collaboration tool.
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Открыто с: вторник, 18 ноября 2025, 08:00
Here you can sign-up for a day to give your Presentation for ""English for Presentations". Three days, Jan 13, Jan 20, and Jan 27 are available as days on which you can give a presentations between 8.15-11:30 using the classroom technology. Presentations should be a development of your writing assignment and no longer than 20 Minutes per perso (minimum speaking time of 10 Minutes). There will be questions and a short discussion after each presentation, if possible. If you are a group, please sign in all of the members of the group on the same day that you give this presentation, ie. all member names should appear on the same day. Given time constraints, a maximum of 12 people can sign up each session for presentations. The sequence of presentations during the session is first-to-volunteer goes first, second, second. A sequence will be set up on the day of the presentation by the moderator based on voluntary requests.
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'Signpost language' refers to the words and phrases that tell your audience was has just happened and what is going to happen next. Such language is useful when guiding your listeners through your presentation.
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Have a go at this quiz once you have looked at the collection of signpost language above.
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Finished this section? Then check out this small task for you to do to check what you have learnt.
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Before we start, think about what differences there are between traditional presentations and online presentations. Use this quiz to think about and write down your ideas within 2 minutes.
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Take a look at our list of differences after you have done the quiz above.
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Now that we've looked at the major differences between traditional and online meetings, take a look here for a list of tips and tricks to think about when giving an online presentation.
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Please upload a 150-200 word summary of another presentation given this semester or what you learned from another student presentation on this platform. The due date for uploading this text on the campUAS Platform is 17 February midnight.
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