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Presenting Yourself

Do questions and answers follow the presentation or come
during the presentation?
I would like to have a ten-minute question-and-answer
session.
Should I use [visuals, PowerPoint, a flip chart, a white board,
handouts]?
How many people are expected to be in the audience?
Shall I prepare an agenda?

Should I send out an agenda before the presentation?
Do you have someone who can coach me on my
presentation?
Do you have time to listen to my presentation before I give it?

I would feel more comfortable if we rehearsed the
presentation beforehand.

Phrases to Get Information About an
Assignment—Materials
I need [a projector, a laptop, a white board, a flip chart, an
electrical outlet].
Will there be a [microphone, stage, lectern, screen, projector]?

Will this be in [the auditorium, the conference room, your
office, my office]?

May I see the [room, space] ahead of time?
I would like to check the equipment thirty minutes before the
meeting.

I will send out my PowerPoint slides the day before.

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