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Presenting Yourself

Idioms and Other Vocabulary
CEO: Chief Executive Officer
Coach: to teach, train, help
Dirty, off-color, or blue jokes: jokes with dirty language or
images
Flattered: pleased with praise
Flip chart: large tablet of paper on an easel used for casual
brainstorming and taking notes during a meeting
Jog memories: refresh memory; remind
Jokes: clean joke with no dirty language or images used
Jump into it: just do it
Lie: untruth (A white lie, or fib, is a small, usually
harmless, lie. Bullshit, also referred to as B.S., is
absolute nonsense and is an inappropriate phrase to
use on the job.)
Make a good impression: to give favorable influence
Networking events: events where you meet new people
and exchange ideas
PowerPoint: a popular software program that enables the
user to present ideas in a series of slides
Pronouncing: forming words, producing words
Pronunciation: the manner of pronouncing or forming
words (The distinctions between the verb pronounce
(pronouncing) and the noun pronunciation are often
troublesome because of the similarity in meaning and
the difference in spelling.)
Skim: look through quickly
Takeaways: prepared pages or information for attendees
to take after attending a presentation or talk
Tent cards: cardboard cards pre-folded in half and placed
on a table in front of the speakers, usually with the
speakers’ names on them

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