レッスンの後半では、Business English Podにようこそ。 プレゼンテーション用英語 and handling a question and answer session at the end of a presentation.
Presentations can be stressful. Speaking in front of the public, or even just your colleagues, makes even confident people nervous. And there’s one part of a presentation in particular that might dial up the nerves: the questions people ask at the end of your presentation.
の Q&あ requires you to think on your feet. Some of the questions you get might be really difficult. そしてそのために, it may be important to check that your answers are sufficient for the question-asker. 同時に, the questions might not even be relevant! So you’ll need a strategy for that situation as well.
Sometimes a person will ask a question that you think you’re not the best person to answer. その場合, you can figure out who to redirect the question to. And if this entire Q&A situation is stressful, well at least you have some control. You can control the timing, instead of letting it go on forever.
このレッスンでは, we’ll continue listening to a Q&A in a meeting at a steel company. ニック, a sales director, has just given a presentation. He and his boss Max are dealing with questions from Bryan and Cindy.
リスニングの質問
1. After telling Cindy about measures of success, what question does Nick ask her?
2. What does Max say about Cindy’s question regarding morale and how the sales staff are feeling?
3. How does Nick respond to John’s question about marketing in the U.K.?
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