The sample answers here may be different from the answers you have given. The important thing to remember in each case is that the real message is made clear, not lost among unnecessary words.

1.00

Many companies have invested in training to develop presentation skills amongst their staff. However, presenters often continue to deliver over-long presentations and do not communicate their message clearly.

1.01

The most difficult part of the job is the long hours required. I am often away from my family and often have to work at the weekend.

1.02

Training will be required for staff to operate the new computer system effectively.

 

1.03

One possible solution to the overcrowding problem in our cities is to focus on job creation in rural areas. This would discourage people from moving to the cities in search of work.

1.04

His report on dealing with conflict in the workplace was rejected because it contained too many inaccuracies.
Mark the text below to show which words are stressed and where the natural pauses occur.
2.01
 The single most important element in any presentation // is the audience. They should determine everything you do; // guide every decision you make.

Too many presenters are concerned with how to sort out their material // and do not spend enough time considering their audience. //The audience should be the central focus of the presentation. As a presenter // you need to get your message across to them effectively. You must, // therefore, // present your material within a structure that they will understand, // using clear concise language // that they will understand.
Once again there may be alternative answers depending on the context and purpose of the presentation. It is also important to remember not to exaggerate the stressed words or to make the pauses too long and unnatural.

4.01

This will not be easy. It will require blood, sweat  and  tears to make it a success.

4.02

I’d like any feedback you have to give: good,  bad  or indifferent.

4.03

You’re not convinced? Ok. watch, listen and learn.

4.04

Give them a taster first. If they try it  and  like it,  they’ll buy it.

4.05

We can do it by working harder, working better and working together.
‘Blood, sweat and tears’, ’good, bad or indifferent’ and ‘watch, listen and learn’ are fixed expressions. That means we cannot change the order of the words e.g. it would sound very strange to a native speaker of English if you said ‘sweat, tears and blood ‘ or ‘bad, good and indifferent ’.
‘Try it, like it and buy it’ is a logical sequence. In 4.05, ‘working together’ is the last part of the triple probably because the speaker wants to place special emphasis on that point.

e.g.

Our new processor is fast, powerful and reliable.

A good presentation should be well-planned, well-prepared and well-delivered.

5.01

All the candidates are qualified, experienced and ambitious.

5.02

Our new office is modern, light and spacious.

5.03

Unfortunately, this new system is poorly planned, poorly designed and poorly implemented.

5.04

To move forward we need to be focused, flexible and fearless.

5.05

The advertising campaign didn’t work because it was unfocused, unimaginative and uninteresting.

In this lesson on delivery techniques for more effective presentations you have:

looked at how a more concise writing style can help you to prepare a more effective presentation
explored the idea of chunking as a way of helping your presentation delivery
worked on word stress to improve the rhythm of your presentation
explored the concept of tripling as an effective presentation delivery technique

The next e-m@il lesson in this series introduces more techniques which will help you to become a more confident and effective presenter.