EFE learning modules / Public Speaking & Presenting

Public Speaking & Presenting @ Organizing a short speech, using transition words, and managing a Q&A session with an audience.

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Break the ice

/ብሬክ ዘ አይስ/

በረዶውን መስበር (መግቢያ ማድረግ)

To start a conversation to make the audience feel relaxed.

አድማጮች ዘና እንዲሉ ለማድረግ ንግግር መጀመር።

In Practice

"He told a joke to break the ice."
"Let's break the ice with a quick intro."
Fluent Tip

Used at the beginning of a presentation.

In a nutshell

/ኢን ኤ ናትሼል/

በአጭሩ

To summarize something in a very brief way.

አንድን ነገር በጣም በአጭር መንገድ ማጠቃለል።

In Practice

"In a nutshell, our project was a success."
"Here is the plan in a nutshell."
Fluent Tip

Used for transitions or conclusions.

Think on your feet

/ቲንክ ኦን ዩር ፊት/

በቆሙበት ማሰብ

To think and react quickly without preparation.

ሳይዘጋጁ በፍጥነት ማሰብ እና ምላሽ መስጠት።

In Practice

"You must think on your feet during Q&A."
"She is great at thinking on her feet."
Fluent Tip

Common in managing Q&A sessions.

Know your stuff

/ኖው ዩር ስታፍ/

ነገርህን እወቅ (እውቀት መኖር)

To have thorough knowledge about the topic.

ስለ ጉዳዩ የተሟላ እውቀት መኖር።

In Practice

"The audience can tell if you know your stuff."
"Study hard to know your stuff."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe speaker credibility.

Get to the point

/ጌት ቱ ዘ ፖይንት/

ወደ ዋናው ነጥብ መግባት

To speak about the most important part directly.

በቀጥታ ስለ ዋናው ጉዳይ መናገር።

In Practice

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

Used when organizing a short speech.

Cut to the chase

/ካት ቱ ዘ ቼዝ/

ወደ ዋናው ጉዳይ መዝለል

To skip unnecessary details and reach the main idea.

አላስፈላጊ ዝርዝሮችን ትቶ ዋናው ሃሳብ ላይ መድረስ።

In Practice

"Stop stalling and cut to the chase."
"Let's cut to the chase regarding the budget."
Fluent Tip

Useful for concise presentations.

Off the cuff

/ኦፍ ዘ ካፍ/

ያለ ዝግጅት

To speak without previous thought or preparation.

ያለ ቅድመ ዝግጅት ወይም ሃሳብ መናገር።

In Practice

"His off the cuff remarks were witty."
"I wasn't ready, so I spoke off the cuff."
Fluent Tip

Refers to impromptu speaking.

Read the room

/ሪድ ዘ ሩም/

ክፍሉን ማንበብ (የሰዎችን ስሜት መረዳት)

To understand the emotions and reactions of the audience.

የአድማጮችን ስሜት እና ምላሽ መረዳት።

In Practice

"You need to read the room before joking."
"He failed to read the room and kept talking."
Fluent Tip

Critical for adjusting tone during a speech.

Touch on

/ታች ኦን/

በጥቂቱ ማንሳት

To mention a topic briefly.

ስለ አንድ ጉዳይ በጥቂቱ መጥቀስ።

In Practice

"I will touch on the budget later."
"She touched on several important points."
Fluent Tip

Used as a transition word.

Keep it brief

/ኪፕ ኢት ብሪፍ/

አሳጥርልኝ

To keep the speech or explanation short.

ንግግሩን ወይም ማብራሪያውን አጭር ማድረግ።

In Practice

"Please keep it brief during your intro."
"I will keep it brief so we can have Q&A."
Fluent Tip

Common instruction for short speeches.

Command the room

/ኮማንድ ዘ ሩም/

መድረኩን መቆጣጠር

To have a strong presence that captures attention.

ትኩረት የሚስብ ጠንካራ የመድረክ ብቃት መኖር።

In Practice

"A good speaker knows how to command the room."
"She commanded the room from the start."
Fluent Tip

Refers to presentation style and confidence.

Take the floor

/ቴክ ዘ ፍሎር/

መድረክ መያዝ

To start speaking in a formal meeting or presentation.

በመደበኛ ስብሰባ ወይም ንግግር ላይ መናገር መጀመር።

In Practice

"The CEO will now take the floor."
"It is your turn to take the floor."
Fluent Tip

Used to introduce a speaker.