Your videos are short but information is there. I am very nervous because I will be presenting my research paper in an international conference but upon watching, you've made it a lot simpler. I've regained some of my confidence back. Thank you soooooo much. 😊 More power and God bless
Wow! Thanks so much for the great comment. I'm so happy that my short lesson has helped you to regain some of your confidence! Best of luck with presenting your paper - GO FOR IT!
I am studing English Lit at uni as a second major ,and I saw I must be over the moon because I am learning the way you mention in your video . Wish me luck thx
Thankyou so much sir. I am preparing a presentation for the first time for my department(physics) in college. I literally had no idea how to do all these unless I saw your video.
@@derekcallan-englishforpros My presentation was thinking day sir. The teachers praised me for my presentation. It's all because of your guidance sir. Thankyou very much.
hello sir my PhD presentation is coming soon so I want to give my best with your support please help me to improve my presentation with the help of different phrases and some connecting sentences
So you use a to refer to a general object or an object that you didn't mention before like "a table was in the middle". "An" is like "a" but it's used when a word starts with a vowel (a e i o u). The is used to refer to something previously mentioned by you or something that is known specifically "There was *a* table in the middle. *the* table had *an* apple"
Good morning Mr Calen, I've watched almost all your vidéos. They are really insightful, informative and helpful. Thanks a bunch for all your hard work and commitment to make your eleaners proficient users of English! Could your please prépare lesssons on writing skills (essay writing) .Many thanks again!
Hi there! Thanks so much for watching my lessons here on RU-vid. I’m so glad you find them helpful. With regard to essay writing, that’s more of an academic English topic. My channel focuses on lessons connected to Business English - email writing/report writing etc. Hope you understand. I’m sure you’ll be able to find good videos from other RU-vidrs on the topic of essay writing 👍
You’re doing great Derek!. Recently started see your videos and it’s very very useful for me and am become a fan of you. Now I have request for you. Am a person how take notes on each official meeting and send across all the participants who attend the meeting. In meeting, surely we discussed lot of things with different people views. Now my question is: How to take even meeting mints? I want to cover all the points which discussed in the meeting. Do you have any idea for me?
Hi Ravikumar! Thanks so much for the positive feedback. Taking the minutes is a very interesting topic indeed - leave it with me and I'll do my best to create a lesson soon. Please be patient. Regards, Derek
Thank you very much, I’m Thai and not good in English. I have a good product that I would like to sell overseas and I am trying to communicate. Thanks, your videos and great techniques have really helped me a lot. I already followed you.
Hi, Derek. Thanks for the ideias. That really turn a normal presentation to a much better one. I've been watching some Ted talks and I noticed that they use those tools a lot. I need to do a presentation soon and this video helped me a lot getting new ideias. 👏👏👏
I have an internship interview about a cultural trend. They said it’s all about my creativity but I don’t know if story telling is enough to bring my subject to alive. What do you think? Is story telling enough creativity ?
Hi there! That really depends on how good a story teller you are. If you can tell a personal anecdote that is engaging and connected to your topic, it could work very well.
Hi Vimal! Great question. I think it can definitely be a good ice-breaker but it all depends on your audience, the type of presentation and the culture of the place where you’re presenting. In an informal environment it can work very well and help you to build a great rapport with your audience 👍
Hi there, interesting question. I wouldn't say that one tense is more formal than another when it comes to speaking - it's more about the choice of verb, noun or adjective.
Hi Lai Lai! Here are some tips for improving self-confidence during a public presentation: 1. Know your topic really well and be very-well prepared. 2. Be convinced and enthusiastic about the topic you are presenting. I know this is not always possible, but if it is, it should help with your confidence. 3. Practise in front of people you know and get feedback, but make sure you don't only get positive feedback. Ask people to focus on things you could do better too. 4. Record your voice or even film yourself. Analyse how you sound and what your body language is like - ask yourself: what can I do to sound or look more confident? I hope this helps. Regards, Derek
@@derekcallan-englishforpros Dear Sir, Thank you very much for your great tips and adviced , hopefully and try my level best to do the perfect presentation , again i like to said thank you and wish Sir all the best.
Hi Suha, that’s exactly what I say in the video! A lot of people use this phrase in their introductions and that’s okay. However, and as I point out in the video, there are other more interesting ways to start.
Yes, I know. This is an older video and I wasn't very good at editing the sound - I was also a bit too shouty in these earlier lessons. I think I've improved in both areas since 😊
