Preparing Students of Economics for Oral Presentations within Foreign Language Practical Courses

摘要

The current paper sets forth the need for an increase of the concern for developing presentation skills of students of economics within foreign language courses. It explains the basics of oral presentation skills in general that apply across domains including those of “business” and “management”. It discusses the three main stages to an effective oral presentation: the preparation, the delivery, and the questions and answers that follow the delivery. The business presenter, like the academic presenter, has to go through the same processes of collecting, selecting, organizing, and illustrating his data, and has to keep in mind the purpose of his presentation, and the needs and interests of his audience. The ingredients of an effective business presentation are approximately the same as those of any other presentation. The purpose of this paper is to help students of economics, but it can be helpful to anyone aspiring to be an effective public speaker.