ENGLISH BUSINESS VOCABULARY
PRESENTATIONS VOCABULARY
The meaning of words relating to presentations and conferences.
PRESENTATION WORDS WITH THEIR MEANING
| WORD | MEANING |
| Audience | Group of listeners or spectators. |
| Body language | Communication through facial expressions, body movements, etc. |
| Chart | Sheet of information in the form of a table, graph or diagram. |
| Diagram | Graphic representation of a situation e.g. the results of an action. |
| Flip chart | Pad of large paper sheets on a stand for presenting information. |
| Graph | Diagram showing the relation between variable quantities. |
| Guidelines | Advice or instructions given in order to guide or direct an action. |
| Handout | Written information (report etc.) given to people at a presentation. |
| Key point | Essential or main point. |
| Marker | Pen with felt tip used for writing on a whiteboard. |
| Microphone | Electrical instrument used to amplify the speaker's voice. |
| O.H.T. | Overhead transparency : sheet of film with an image or printed information for overhead projector. |
| Objective | What one wants to achieve; one's aim |
| Outline | Brief description or presentation. |
| Overhead projector | Device that projects a transparency onto a screen or wall. |
| Overview | Short presentation of the main points. |
| Presentation | The act of showing, describing or explaining something to a group of people. |
| Screen | Flat, reflective blank surface on which films, slides, etc. are projected. |
| Signposting language | Phrases used to help focus the audience's attention on different parts of a presentation. |
| Slide | Small photographic transparency. |
| Summarise | Make a summary of the essential points; sum up. |
| Topic | Subject of a discussion or talk. |
| Transparency | Image or information printed on transparent plastic or film. |
| Visual aids | Aids such as charts, slides, etc. used at a presentation. |
| Whiteboard | Flat white board on which to write or draw with markers. |
see also: Presentations - useful phrases