Using Data in Presentations

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 6 minBusiness EnglishLesson 7 of 10 · Outline

Aims

Goal: present a number so your audience instantly knows what it means and what to do next — the CDI structure, model data moments, and live practice.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Numbers that mean something

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What your audience does with a number

    Read a 151-word text about What your audience does with a number

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Data Presentation Vocabulary

    7 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: CDI Framework for Data Slides

    CDI (Context-Data-Insight), 3 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model data moments

    Read a 247-word text about Three model data moments

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Data Presentation Phrases

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Presenting Quarterly Results

    Role-play: You're presenting your team's quarterly performance data to senior management. Use the CDI framework to present each data point. (3 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: present your number

    3 discussion questions

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