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In some cultures, people expect business presentations to be formal, and technical. They don’t believe that an informal presentation can be serious. Other cultures prefer presentations to be informal and think that formal presentations are dull and ineffective. How would you describe your culture?

	Formal	Informal
Dress	Business suit, e.g. jacket and tie for a man	Casual
Body language	Tightly controlled; limited	A lot of movement and gestures
Relationship to audience	Not much interaction with the audience; no use of humour	A lot of interaction - asking and answering questions; use of humour
Language	Professional or technical vocabulary; longer sentences; more elaborate expressions	Everyday expressions and even slang.

PRACTICE 1. Search for the key words “presentation tips” to find out how you can make your presentation better in future. Tell your students about it.


PRACTICE 2. You are a Project Manager of Usui, a Japanese electronic components manufacture. You have to give a presentation to your colleagues. Important factors to include:

1. 
   local employment conditions: well-trained workforce,
   

experienced in electronics industry;

2. 
   local economic factors and market potential: strong growth in Singapore economy, good location, access to Southeast Asia market;
   

c) good economic potential in the region, major shipping centre;
d) available subsidies, favorable tax environment: government wants inward investment.