Lesson overview:
This Business English lesson helps students turn raw data into a clear, audience-friendly presentation. They compare effective and ineffective ways of presenting charts, learn language for trends and approximations, and practise signposting key information. Students then move from controlled chart descriptions to short boardroom-style presentations where they explain what the data means and suggest next steps.
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- describe common trends and changes in charts accurately;
- guide an audience through data using clear signposting language;
- summarise key findings and explain their business implications.
Lead-in:
Students begin with a deliberately cluttered graph and discuss whether raw data is useful without interpretation. They reflect on their own experience of presenting figures and consider the presenterās role in turning complex information into clear, actionable insights for clients or stakeholders.
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