Demo Class Notes (Selina W – Tibo) [S+R]
Next Class Focus
resume + job interview practice
Homework
think about 5 questions you could be asked in an interview + bring your English resume
Today we focused on:
I want to improve my English so I want to take classes regularly. I want to improve part is speaking and want to be comfortable speaking in English and handle English in business situations.
I am in a Japanese retail company I work as sales operation and most of my time spent on data manage. So most of my time I have to organize the data and show the conclusion and explain the trend and what we should do.
I want to have speaking skills to make presentations in English and can accurately explain the numbers and the graphs.
Most is I have no chance to use English so it may be hard to improve what I have listened.
I need to practice and to check if I can speak or experience what I think. Maybe that is the biggest problem.
In the future I want to get a new job and make a carrier change maybe in a more global company so English must be necessary.
in retail company and have so link with my job what I did now.
At weekends I will take yoga lessons twice a week and we go to some museums with my friends and eat something delicious and see some hot spots to drink coffee.
have you ever been to Japanese ?
I would like to share you …
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I want to improve my English so I want to take classes regularly.
The part I want to improve is speaking/ I want to focus on oral English and want to be comfortable speaking in English and handle English in business situations.
I am in a Japanese retail company I work as sales operation assistant / I work in sales operation and most of my time is spent on data management / I spend most of my time on date management .
So I have to organize the data and make a conclusion / draw a conclusion and explain the trend and what we should do. / give a recommendation
I want to have speaking skills good enough to make presentations in English and to accurately explain the numbers and the graphs. / and be able to explain the data and graphs with ease.
the main issue is that I have no chance to use English so it may be hard to improve what I have learned.
I need to practice and to check if I can speak or express what I think. Maybe that is the biggest problem.
In the future I want to get a new job and make a career change maybe in a more global company/ maybe in an international company so English is a necessary. / English is a must
I will stay in the retail industry and link with my current job
At weekends I will take yoga lessons twice a week and we go to some museums with my friends and eat something delicious and go to some hot spots to drink coffee. / try popular coffee shops.
have you ever been to Japan?
I would like to share with you …
Writing exercise
presentation intro
Welcome:
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].
Good morning/afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I’d like to quickly introduce myself. I am [name] from [company or position]. (formal)
On behalf of [name of company], I’d like to welcome you today. For those of you who don’t already know me, my name is [name] and I am [job title or background]. (formal)
Hi everyone. I’m [name and background]. I’m glad to be here with you today. Now let’s get started. (informal)
Capture attention:
Did you know that [insert an interesting fact or shocking statement]?
Have you ever heard that [insert interesting fact or shocking statement]?
Before I start, I’d like to share a quick story about [tell your story]…
Topic of the presentation:
This morning I’d like to present our new [product or service]. 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…
During my talk this morning/afternoon, I’ll provide you with some background on [main topic] and why it is important to you.
I will present my findings on…
By the end of my presentation, I’d like for you to know…
I aim to prove to you / change your mind about…
I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about…
As you know, this morning/afternoon I’ll be discussing…
Outline the presentation:
First, I’m going to present… Then I’ll share with you… Finally, I’ll ask you to…
About questions:
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.
There will be plenty of time for questions at the end.
Starting a Topic
Let’s start with…
Let’s start by looking at…
To begin, I’d like to share with you… I’d like to start with…
Moving from Topic to Topic
This leads me to my next point… Now, let’s take a look at…
Now, I’d like to move on to… Now, I’d like to turn to…
I’ll move on to my next point which is… Moving on to the next point, I’d like to… Now, let’s move on…
Referring to Previous Information
As I mentioned earlier…
As I mentioned in the introduction… As you may remember, I shared… As we touched on earlier…
Introducing Numbers, Graphs, or Charts
I’d like to bring your attention to this chart/graph… To illustrate this point, please look at…
To highlight this…
As you can see here…
This graph/chart illustrates…
Giving Examples
For instance…
For example…
I’d like to share an example of this with… A good/bad example of this is…
Rhetorical Questions
So what can we learn from this?
So what does this information tell us?
So what can we learn from this chart?
How should we interpret these statistics?
You might be wondering, what does this mean? How can we use this to our benefit?
Conclusion:
Let’s summarize briefly what we’ve looked at… In conclusion…
I’d like to recap…
I’d like to sum up the main points…
Vocabulary
to clap (hands) : to applaud / make sound with hands
Everyone clapped their hands at the end of my presentation
recommendation (n) : what you think one should do
Based on the data my recommendation is to increase the price of this product by 20%
to recommend (v) : 推荐
I recommended a good Japanese restaurant to my teacher
skewer (n) 串
we ordered some skewers
to share (v) : use together
My parents share a car
I will share the document with you / I will share it to you
share (n) 股票
I bought shares in apple
atmosphere (n) feeling of a place / 大气
The restaurant has a great atmosphere
We sent a rocket to the atmosphere
Rhetorical question : a question you ask for which you do not expect an answer / you answer yourself
What can we learn from that? well, we learn that our price is too low
margin : % made on each sales
we have a margin of 5% on food
gross : before deductions
he has a gross salary of 20k
net : after all the deductions
He has a net salary of 15K
deduction : subtraction
I had a tax deduction because I helped the town build a new school
gross profit margin = sales – cost
Our gross profit margin increased because we lowered our costs
to widen : become more wide
The profit difference widened after they released a new product
it is over the margin of Best Buy = it is higher than the margin of Best Buy
Grammar
active voice <- you want to use it 90% of the time
I open the door
passive voice <- use it for interdiction or to avoid responsibility
The door is opened (by me)
smoking is forbidden
A mistake was made
bigger and bigger 越来越大
the margin difference is becoming bigger and bigger
buying a house is more and more expensive in China
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