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BUSINESS ENGLISH: PRONUNCIATION AND

PRESENTATION SKILLSJANUARY INTAKE (Commencing 17 January 2012)

Sypnosis

Presentation Skills in Business English is an intensive training program designed to

provide cutting-edge skills for making presentations in standard English. While

executives may be experienced in making presentations, presenting in the English

language may be a challenge for non-English speakers.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

speak confidently with clarity and precision

understand the formats appropriate for speaking in formal and informal

situations

differentiate between the different types of presentations and utilize them

appropriately

handle a question and answer session

use visual aids in an appropriate manner

Target Audience

Corporate executives, managers of law firms, accounting firms, banks and

investment houses, senior government officials, members of the diplomatic corps

and decision makers in the education sector.

Duration

40 hours over 10 weeks

Commencement date: 17 January 2012

Time: 5.30pm 7.30pm

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Venue:

Wisma HELP

Jalan Dungun, Bukit Damansara

50490 Kuala Lumpur

Fee : RM1,600 per participant

Fee includes refreshments, program notes and a certificate of attendance.

Topics & dates

Week One (17 & 19 Jan)

The Nature of Communication

Week Two (14 & 16 Feb)

Interpersonal communication

Cross-cultural

Barriers to communication

Week Three (12 & 23 Feb)

Positive and negative messages

Informative and persuasive messages

Week Four (6 & 8 Mar)

Audience Analysis

Types of audience

Audience characteristics

Week Five (13 & 15 Mar)

Presentation preparation

Objectives

Choice of topic

Gathering of information

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Language and style

Use of visual aids

Week Six (20 & 22 Mar)

Principles of effective presentations I

Listening process

Barriers to listening

Communication ethics

Week Seven (27 & 29 Mar)

Principles of effective presentations II

Proper use of voice and the importance of speech

How non-verbal communication can get your message across

Importance of rehearsal and methods for maximum success

How your attire can affect the outcome of your presentation

Week Eight (3 & 5 April)

Principles of effective presentations III

Effectively and efficiently planning presentations

Presentations structure and organisation of key points

Effective and powerful openings

Handling nerves and reducing fear of public speaking

Building confidence so that you actually enjoy presenting

Dealing with questions and difficult people

Continuing presentation skills development

Week Nine (10 & 12 April)

Kinds of presentations:

Impromptu presentation

Demonstrative presentation

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Process presentation

Week Ten (17 & 19 April)

Presentation

Enquiries

For enquiries about registration, kindly contact Ms Rashidah Moidu at 03-20923733

Ext 2922 / rashidahm@help.edu.my

Facilitator

Dr Adrian E Hare

Dr Hare has a Certificate in Education from the University of Essex; a Bachelors in

Philosophy (TESL) from the University of Birmingham, a Masters in Applied

Linguistics from the University of Essex and a PhD in Linguistics from the National

university of Singapore.

He has more than 30 years experience teaching English language and linguistics at

undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has worked in Abu Dhabi, the UK, Qatar,

Saudi Arabia and Singapore, and has spent more than 25 years teaching in

Malaysia.

He has conducted courses in English for Specific Purposes for universities,

companies and organizations.

Dr Hare is head of the Department of English at HELP University.