VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S/W]

TiboMaya

Next Class Focus

  • Practice using the active voice instead of the passive
  • continue working on presentations

Homework

prepare an introduction on the topic of your choice following the structure we covered.

Writing exercise

Introduction

  • Welcome your audience and introduce yourself

    Welcome to [name of company or event]. My name is [name] and I am the [job title or background information].
    Thank you for coming today. I’m [name] and I’m looking forward to talking with you today about [your topic].)

  • Capture their attention (story / shocking number)

    Did you know that [insert an interesting fact or shocking statement]?
    Have you ever heard that [insert interesting fact or shocking statement]?

  • Identify your number one goal or topic of presentation

    Today I’d like to discuss…
    Today I’d like to share with you…
    What I want to share with you is…
    My goal today is to help you understand…

  • Give a quick outline of your presentation

    First, I’m going to present… Then I’ll share with you… Finally, I’ll ask you to…

  • Provide instructions for how to ask questions (if appropriate for your situation)

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to interrupt me. I’m happy to answer any questions as we go along.
Feel free to ask any questions, however, I do ask that you wait until the end of the presentation to ask.

Today we focused on:

leading role / main character 主角

Speaking exercise

Work doesn’t smooth and a lot of pressure. ->work isn’t smooth and I have a lot of pressure
I try to talk with my friends, seek for their advice and find some solutions for my problem.
Even week end presentation. -> even during the weekends I still have to work on presentations
After the presentation I have been told by my boss there are some problems about the logic and the structure.-> my boss told me there were some problems about the logic and structure
First should be the most important your topic, then the reason and the risk and the action plan. usually it will including those parts.-> you should first introduce the most important point …..it will include those

This name is not chose by me it is the original password for my computer, it is assigner by my boss so I just use it as my English name -> I didn’t chose this name, it was the password for my computer

I will brief our project plan for all of you -> I will give you a briefing on our project / I will brief you on the project

the relationship has an impact for the child -> on the child

today I’d like to talk about the impact on the child caused by the original family ->Today I’d like to talk about how parents impact the growth of a child.

second I will tell you the negative impact when Bojack grow up and last I want to discuss the how we can avoid such bad things…. -> second I will tell you the negative impact it had on Bojack as he grew up and last I want to discuss the how we can avoid such negative influence

Grammar


active voice / active sentence (someone doing something)
Tom opened the door.
Sense of responsibility -> easier to understand (prefer it 90% of the time)

passive voice  / passive sentence (something is done (by someone))
The door was opened (by Tom).
Mask responsibility -> harder to understand / technical writing.