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.
This course is part of the Business English Communication Skills Specialization
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University of Washington
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
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.
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.
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.
Putting it all Together
In Week 4, you will prepare and present a short presentation for your colleagues.
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TOP REVIEWS FROM BUSINESS ENGLISH: MAKING PRESENTATIONS
Excellent course. I like the peer-graded assignments and the course contents. They are practical. I will use them for my personal and works for sure.
Great course with written resources, clear explanations and online tasks to practice. Also interaction with other students to provide feedback is included.
I found it a very valuable course, easy to understand and well guided as well. Thank you so much the team and instructors.
Enjoyed this course a lot! Videos were fun and got to learn so many new English phrases. You'll learn a really helpful and demanding skill from this course.
About the Business English Communication Skills Specialization
This Specialization is designed to teach you to communicate effectively in English in professional contexts. You will expand your English vocabulary, improve your ability to write and speak in English in both social and professional interactions, and learn terminology and skills that you can apply to business negotiations, telephone conversations, written reports and emails, and professional presentations.

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