Acerca de este curso: This course teaches you language and techniques that will help you make effective presentations in English. The final task is to develop a well-organized, persuasive presentation using charts and graphs that sells your city as a venue. The course focuses on students who have an intermediate level of English, with a minimum of two years of formal language study. Course Learning Objectives • Present information in an organized and engaging way • Share data in charts and graphs • Use persuasive language in a presentation
Creada por: University of Washington
Enseñado por: Richard Moore, Extension Lecturer, International & English Language Programs
UW Educational Outreach
Enseñado por: Daphne Mackey, Extension Lecturer, International & English Language Programs
UW Educational Outreach
| Información básica | Curso 4 de 5 en Business English Communication Skills Specialization |
| Nivel | Intermediate |
| Idioma | English |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
| Calificaciones del usuario |
Programa
SEMANA 1
Giving Effective Presentations
Week 1 is an overview of giving effective presentations. You will see examples of good and bad presentations and what mistakes to avoid.
12 videos, 5 readings, 2 practice quizzes
- Vídeo: Video 1: Welcome to Presentations
- Reading: Read Me First
- Vídeo: Video 2: Course Overview
- Vídeo: Video 3: Scenario Effective Presentation (A & B)
- Vídeo: Video 4: Presentation Guidelines Part 1
- Vídeo: Video 4: Presentation Guidelines Part 2
- Vídeo: Video 5: Effective Introductions
- Reading: Useful Language and Guidelines: Presentations
- Vídeo: Video 1: Transitions and Conclusions
- Practice Quiz: Transitions Expressions
- Vídeo: Video 2: Scenario Difficult Audience (A)
- Vídeo: Video 3: Answering Questions
- Vídeo: Video 4: Scenario Difficult Audience (B)
- Reading: Useful Language: Signposts
- Vídeo: Video 1: Slides
- Practice Quiz: What’s the Mistake with these Slides?
- Reading: Resources: Citations & Guidelines
- Reading: Week 1 Summary
- Vídeo: Video: Effective Presentations Advice
- Discussion Prompt: What makes an effective presentation?
- Peer Review: Activity: Adding Audio to a Slide
Calificado: Guidelines on Giving a Presentation
Calificado: Effective Introductions
Calificado: Introduction, Transitions, and Conclusions
SEMANA 2
Referring to Data and Describing Visuals
Week 2 is all about the visuals in presentations – any slides or graphics that you will use to support your presentation. This includes more work on describing charts and graphs clearly.
8 videos, 4 readings, 2 practice quizzes
- Vídeo: Video 1: Introduction to Week 2
- Vídeo: Video 2: Explaining Graphs
- Vídeo: Video 3: Challenges in Describing Visuals
- Practice Quiz: Describing a Graph
- Reading: Useful Language: Graphs and Charts
- Vídeo: Video 1: Using Large Numbers
- Vídeo: Video 2: Describing Data
- Reading: Expedia
- Vídeo: Video 3: Expedia Interview
- Practice Quiz: Expedia
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion: Expedia Interview
- Reading: Useful Expressions and Resource: Numbers
- Vídeo: Video 1: Introduction to Trends
- Reading: Week 2 Summary
- Vídeo: Video: Slides and Visuals Advice
- Peer Review: Practice: Creating slides with graphs
Calificado: Describing Charts and Graphs
Calificado: Giving Details about Data
Calificado: Trends Vocabulary
SEMANA 3
Persuasive Language in Marketing
Week 3 week focuses on using persuasive language in presentations, which should help you if you have to market anything from a product to a plan you’re presenting to your boss.
3 videos, 2 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Vídeo: Video 1: Introduction to Persuasive Language
- Discussion Prompt: What is one of your favorite advertisements?
- Practice Quiz: Making Sentences More Compelling
- Reading: Useful Expressions: Persuasive Language
- Vídeo: Video 1: Introduction to Promoting a Place
- Reading: Week 3 Summary
- Vídeo: Video: Persuasive Language Advice
Calificado: Marketing Expressions
Calificado: Writing a Marketing Piece
SEMANA 4
Putting it all Together
In Week 4, you will prepare and present a short presentation for your colleagues.
2 videos, 2 readings
- Vídeo: Video 1: Putting it all Together
- Vídeo: Video 2: Model Presentation
- Reading: Resource: Creating Graphics and Audio for PowerPoint
- Reading: Resource: Creating Graphics and Audio for Google Slides
Calificado: Final Presentation
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Tarifa
| Comprar curso | |
|---|---|
| Accede a los materiales del curso | Disponible |
| Accede a los materiales con calificación | Disponible |
| Recibe una calificación final | Disponible |
| Obtén un Certificado de curso para compartir | Disponible |
Calificaciones y revisiones
Very good course
My name is Jose Antonio from Brazil. I am looking for a new Data Scientist career (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseantonio11)
I did this course to complete my CV in English to the area of Data Science.
The course was excellent and the classes well taught by teachers.
Congratulations to Coursera team and Instructors.
good practice.
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Excellent course!!