EFE learning modules / Presentations & Asking Questions

scenario 1 sarah an experienced project manager h

Scenario Context

"Sarah, an experienced project manager, helps David, a junior analyst, prepare for his first major presentation to the department. They discuss structure, public speaking techniques, and how to handle the Q&A session."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An intermediate-to-advanced level English speaker who is confident in public speaking and professional communication.

D

David

A beginner-to-intermediate level English speaker who is nervous about presenting and needs guidance on logical organization.

The Dialogue

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David
Hi Sarah, do you have a few minutes to help me?
Sarah
Of course, David. What is on your mind?
David
I have to give a presentation tomorrow, and I am very nervous about it.
Sarah
Don't worry, being nervous is natural. What is the topic?
David
I am presenting our quarterly sales data to the team.
Sarah
That is important. How have you organized your information?
David
I have a lot of data, but I am not sure how to present it logically.
Sarah
You should start with a clear introduction. Tell them exactly what you will cover.
David
Should I list every single number from the spreadsheet?
Sarah
No, you must be . Only share the most important highlights.
David
I see. I was planning to use forty slides.
Sarah
Forty is too many! Use to support your points, not to overwhelm the audience.
David
What if I lose my train of thought while I am speaking?
Sarah
Use on your note cards to help you stay on track.
David
That is a good idea. What about my body language?
Sarah
Try to maintain with different people in the room.
David
I usually just look at my laptop screen.
Sarah
Looking at the audience increases and builds trust.
David
How should I handle the questions at the end?
Sarah
Listen carefully to each question before you start your answer.
David
What if someone asks a question and I do not know the answer?
Sarah
Just say, 'That is a great question. I will look into it and get back to you.'
David
That sounds much better than panicking.
Sarah
Exactly. Now, let's talk about your . Don't speak too fast.
David
I tend to rush when I am scared.
Sarah
Take deep breaths and pause after your .
David
? You mean the main points I want them to remember?
Sarah
Yes. Those are the most valuable parts of your presentation.
David
Should we do a quick now?
Sarah
I would love to. Go ahead and so I can hear you clearly.
David
Okay, here goes. 'Good morning everyone, today I will discuss our growth...'
Sarah
That is much better, David! Your of these tips is great.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Concise

/ኮንሳይስ/

አጭር እና ግልጽ

Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words.

ብዙ መረጃን በጥቂት ቃላት እና በግልጽ መስጠት።

Visual aids

/ቪዡዋል ኤይድስ/

የእይታ ድጋፎች

Items like charts or pictures used to help people understand a presentation.

ሰዎች ንግግርን እንዲረዱ ለማገዝ የሚያገለግሉ እንደ ቻርቶች ወይም ምስሎች ያሉ ነገሮች።

Bullet points

/ቡሌት ፖይንትስ/

ነጥቦች

A list of items with small symbols to make them easy to read.

መረጃን በቀላሉ ለማንበብ እንዲቻል በትንንሽ ምልክቶች የተደረደሩ ዝርዝሮች።

Eye contact

/አይ ኮንታክት/

የአይን ንክኪ

The act of looking directly into another person's eyes.

የሌላውን ሰው አይን በቀጥታ የማየት ተግባር።

Engagement

/ኤንጌጅመንት/

ተሳትፎ

The process of keeping the audience interested and involved.

ተመልካቾችን ትኩረት እንዲሰጡ እና እንዲሳተፉ የማድረግ ሂደት።

Pacing

/ፔይሲንግ/

የንግግር ፍጥነት

The speed at which someone speaks or performs an activity.

አንድ ሰው የሚናገርበት ወይም አንድን ተግባር የሚያከናውንበት ፍጥነት።

Key takeaways

/ኪይ ቴይክአዌይስ/

ዋና ዋና ነጥቦች

The most important pieces of information to remember from a presentation.

ከአንድ ንግግር ሊታወሱ የሚገባቸው በጣም አስፈላጊ መረጃዎች።

Rehearsal

/ሪኸርሰል/

ልምምድ

A practice session before a public performance or presentation.

ከሕዝብ ፊት ከመቅረብ ወይም ንግግር ከማድረግ በፊት የሚደረግ የልምምድ ወቅት።

Project your voice

/ፕሮጄክት ዩር ቮይስ/

ድምፅን ማጎልበት

To speak loudly and clearly so that everyone in a room can hear.

በክፍል ውስጥ ያለ እያንዳንዱ ሰው እንዲሰማ ድምፅን ከፍ አድርጎ እና በግልጽ መናገር።

Implementation

/ኢምፕሊሜንቴሽን/

ትግበራ

The process of putting a decision or plan into effect.

አንድን ውሳኔ ወይም እቅድ ወደ ተግባር የመለወጥ ሂደት።