We've all been there, the presentation is on a worthy subject and something we should be interested, but for some reason it's just dull... One of the reasons for this, is that the speaker doesn't have any clue about the differences between spoken and written grammar. Let's have a look at a fairly standard speech and see how it could be improved.
Here is a fairly boring speech:
In a small country like Malta, with no natural resources, it is important to invest in its people.
This is the kind of speech that students dread at school, it has the information, but is delivered in flat monotone and quite frankly nobody cares about the subject.
So let's try this again...
Malta, is a tiny island in the middle of the Mediterranean.
And what natural resources does it have?
It has no oil. No water. No minerals. In fact nothing!
That's why, it is important, essential to invest in its people.
Let's take a look at the techniques, that made this speech more interesting
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James Abela came from an online Marketing background, his biggest responsibility was looking after 5000 pages for ARM Plc in England. He also did a number of other websites and his first position was as a product manager travelling the country.
Since he's started teaching he's done teacher-training, taught absolute beginners through to advanced, IELTs and the Cambridge exams and worked for a few companies and the big names include: British Council, Ministry of Defence, New Strait Times, University of Southern California, Sanofi and DHL.
His Website is at http://www.jamesabela.co.uk/ and has a wealth of resources for Business English learners.
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