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Presentations & Asking Questions

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Break the ice

/ብሬክ ዘ አይስ/

ውጥረትን መቀነስ

To do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation started at the start of a talk.

በንግግር መጀመሪያ ላይ ውጥረትን ለማርገብ ወይም ውይይት ለመጀመር አንድ ነገር ማድረግ ወይም መናገር።

In Practice

"He started with a joke to break the ice."
"Let's break the ice with introductions."
Fluent Tip

Used at the beginning of presentations or meetings.

Think on your feet

/ሢንክ ኦን ዩር ፊት/

በፍጥነት ማሰብ

To think and react quickly without preparation, especially during Q&A.

ያለቅድመ ዝግጅት በፍጥነት ማሰብ እና ምላሽ መስጠት፣ በተለይም በጥያቄ እና መልስ ጊዜ።

In Practice

"You need to think on your feet during questions."
"She is great at thinking on her feet."
Fluent Tip

Relevant for handling unexpected questions.

Read the room

/ሪድ ዘ ሩም/

የአድማጮችን ሁኔታ መገንዘብ

To understand the emotions and thoughts of the audience.

የአድማጮችን ስሜትና ሃሳብ መረዳት።

In Practice

"Try to read the room before you start."
"He failed to read the room and kept talking."
Fluent Tip

Important for adjusting the tone of a presentation.

Get to the point

/ጌት ቱ ዘ ፖይንት/

ወደ ዋናው ነጥብ መግባት

To reach the most important part of a matter without wasting time.

ጊዜ ሳያባክኑ የአንድን ጉዳይ ዋና ክፍል መድረስ።

In Practice

"Please get to the point quickly."
"He finally got to the point after ten minutes."
Fluent Tip

Common in business presentations.

Off the cuff

/ኦፍ ዘ ካፍ/

ያለ ዝግጅት የተነገረ

Speaking without previous thought or preparation.

ያለ ቅድመ ዝግጅት ወይም ሃሳብ መናገር።

In Practice

"His off the cuff remarks were impressive."
"I had to speak off the cuff."
Fluent Tip

Used for impromptu speaking.

Lose the thread

/ሉዝ ዘ ስሬድ/

ሃሳብ መጥፋት

To forget what one was saying or lose the logic of an argument.

የሚናገሩትን መርሳት ወይም የአንድን ክርክር አመክንዮ ማጣት።

In Practice

"I lost the thread of my argument."
"Don't let the noise make you lose the thread."
Fluent Tip

Describes a lapse in concentration while presenting.

Hit the nail on the head

/ሒት ዘ ኔይል ኦን ዘ ሄድ/

ትክክለኛውን ነጥብ መናገር

To describe exactly what is causing a situation or answer a question perfectly.

አንድን ሁኔታ የሚፈጥረውን ነገር በትክክል መግለጽ ወይም ለጥያቄ ፍጹም መልስ መስጠት።

In Practice

"Your answer hit the nail on the head."
"She hit the nail on the head with that analysis."
Fluent Tip

Used when someone provides a perfect explanation.

Open the floor

/ኦፐን ዘ ፍሎር/

ለጥያቄ እድል መስጠት

To invite the audience to ask questions or make comments.

አድማጮች ጥያቄ እንዲጠይቁ ወይም አስተያየት እንዲሰጡ መጋበዝ።

In Practice

"I'll now open the floor for questions."
"We opened the floor to the audience."
Fluent Tip

Standard transition to a Q&A session.

Give the floor

/ጊቭ ዘ ፍሎር/

የመናገር እድል መስጠት

To allow someone else the right to speak in a group.

በቡድን ውስጥ ለሌላ ሰው የመናገር መብት መስጠት።

In Practice

"I will give the floor to the CEO."
"Please give the floor to the next speaker."
Fluent Tip

Formal way to introduce the next speaker.

Keep in the loop

/ኪፕ ኢን ዘ ሉፕ/

መረጃ እንዲደርሰው ማድረግ

To keep someone informed about developments.

አንድ ሰው ስለሚከናወኑ ነገሮች መረጃ እንዲኖረው ማድረግ።

In Practice

"Keep me in the loop regarding the slides."
"We must keep the board in the loop."
Fluent Tip

Professional collaboration.

Behind the scenes

/ቢሃይንድ ዘ ሲንስ/

ከመድረክ ጀርባ

The work that happens out of public view to prepare a presentation.

ዝግጅቱን ለማዘጋጀት ከህዝብ እይታ ውጭ የሚከናወነው ስራ።

In Practice

"A lot of work goes on behind the scenes."
"She managed everything behind the scenes."
Fluent Tip

Refers to preparation and logistics.

Rule of thumb

/ሩል ኦፍ ሳም/

ጠቅላላ መመሪያ

A broad, practical rule based on experience.

በልምድ ላይ የተመሰረተ ሰፊ እና ተግባራዊ መመሪያ።

In Practice

"As a rule of thumb, use few slides."
"A good rule of thumb is to keep it simple."
Fluent Tip

Used when giving general advice on speaking.