| audience rapport |
n. relationship of presenter with
audience, esp. when good |
| body language |
n. non-verbal communication through
facial expressions, body movements etc |
| Finally . . . |
Typical word used to signal the last of several points
or subjects |
| flip chart |
n. a pad of large paper sheets on a stand
for presenting information |
| For example . . . |
Typical phrase used to signal an illustration or sample
of a particular point |
| handout |
n. anything (report, sample etc) handed
or given to people at a presentation |
| In conclusion . . . |
Typical phrase used to signal the summing up or final
part of a presentation |
| Ladies & Gentlemen |
Polite phrase often used to address an audience of men
and women |
| marker |
n. whiteboard marker a pen with a
broad, felt tip for writing on whiteboards |
| microphone |
n. electrical instrument that one speaks
into for amplification of the voice etc |
| O.H.T. |
abbr. overhead transparency; sheet
of film with image for o.h.p. |
| overhead projector |
n. device that projects an o.h.t. onto a
screen - O.H.P. abbr. |
| pointer |
n. device (rod or electric torch etc) for
indicating things on a map, screen etc |
| screen |
n. large, flat, reflective white surface
on which films, slides etc are projected |
| signal |
v. to help the audience understand where
one is in a presentation |
| slide |
n. small (usually 35mm) photographic
transparency - slide projector n. |
| To start with . . . |
Typical phrase used to signal the beginning of a
particular subject or topic |
| Turning now to . . . |
Typical phrase used to signal a change from one subject
or topic to another |
| visual aids |
n. things that one can look at in a
presentation [eg: films, maps, charts etc] |
| whiteboard |
n. large, flat, white surface or board on
which to write or draw with markers |
