Presentations --- Stand Up And Be Counted
Presentations --- STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
Describe what is happening now
Warm-up
Discuss these questions with your teacher before reading.
- When you give a presentation, do you prefer to stand or sit? Why?
프레젠테이션을 할 때 서서 하는 것과 앉아서 하는 것 중 어느 것을 선호하시나요? 이유는요? - How much do you move around when presenting? Do you stay in one spot or walk around the room?
발표할 때 얼마나 움직이시나요? 한 자리에 있나요, 아니면 방 안을 돌아다니나요?
Vocabulary
Key words and expressions from the reading.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Reading Comprehension
I don’t think you’re going to like today’s point. I don’t like it very much myself but it’s got to be done. For most purposes, when you give a presentation you should stand. Not clutching the back of your chair for support, not leaning against the podium but two feet on the floor facing your audience.
There are times when sitting is right. When it’s an informal discussion, for example, where everybody is to contribute. But most of the time you need to stand.
You can move around the room. This has the simple effect that people will look at you, not shut their eyes and drift off
You can make eye contact with everybody
You can reach all your props and teaching material easily
You’re involving your whole body in the presentation. Many people think this makes it more memorable.
You’re sending out the signal to the participants that ‘this will be short’. Only a few self-obsessed people stand up in front of audiences for longer than they need to. And you’re not one of those, are you?
The worst part of standing up is the actual standing up. Most people don’t feel at ease as they get out of their chair and walk forward to their speaking position. Here are a couple of tips.
As you’re waiting, keep your feet flat on the floor. Don’t have them crossed. Trust me, getting up and walking will be so much easier.
Decide in advance where you are going to stand. Focus on that spot
Walk forward briskly and confidently
And that’s how you become a stand up sort of person.
Korean Trap
Korean speakers often make this mistake in presentation English.
'발표를 하다'를 'do presentation'으로 직역하는 경우가 많습니다. 영어에서는 give a presentation 또는 deliver a presentation이 올바른 표현입니다. 또한 'stand up'은 앉은 상태에서 일어서는 동작이고, 이미 서 있는 상태는 'stand'로 충분합니다.
Discussion
Discuss these questions with your teacher after reading.
- The author says standing sends the signal that "this will be short." Why do you think audiences perceive standing presenters differently from sitting presenters?
저자는 서 있으면 '이것은 짧을 것이다'라는 신호를 보낸다고 합니다. 청중이 서 있는 발표자와 앉아 있는 발표자를 왜 다르게 인식한다고 생각하시나요? - The passage mentions that moving around helps prevent the audience from "drifting off." What other physical techniques do you use to keep your audience engaged?
본문에서 돌아다니면 청중이 '멍해지는 것'을 방지한다고 합니다. 청중의 관심을 유지하기 위해 어떤 다른 신체적 기법을 사용하시나요? - The text gives the tip: "keep your feet flat on the floor" before standing. What small physical habits help you feel more confident before and during a presentation?
'서기 전에 발을 바닥에 평평하게 놓으라'는 팁이 있습니다. 발표 전후에 자신감을 느끼는 데 도움이 되는 작은 신체 습관은 무엇인가요? - In Korean workplace culture, is it common for presenters to stand? Are there situations where sitting would be more appropriate?
한국 직장 문화에서 발표자가 서는 것이 일반적인가요? 앉아서 하는 것이 더 적절한 상황이 있나요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: Presentations --- STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
Level: Business (BIZ)
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