Q&A: abbreviation for question and answer A Q&A session is a common element of certain types of presentations – panel discussions, technical presentations and workshops. Members of the audience will ask you questions. Sometimes, in the case of large audiences, questions and participants will be chosen in advance. For smaller groups, you as the presenter …
Many of my former students have dreamed about speaking English like the Queen or like an American action movie star, but this can be very hard to do. Even advanced students with perfect grammar still don’t always have native sounding English accents. As Mark Twain wrote, “I have traveled more than any one else, and …
You’ve just finished writing the best presentation ever, but you don’t have any time left to practice it. Later, you are in the middle of delivering it, when you realise you are repeating yourself. Or worse you run overtime and don’t have time to finish your presentation, leaving out some key points. Sound familiar? By …
When we talk about rate in speaking it means how fast someone speaks. This is very important when giving a presentation because you don’t want to be too fast and difficult to understand or too slow and bore everyone. According to the National Center for Voice and Speech, the average American speaks at about 150 words per …