Track 3

Track 03

Shirley: Hi there, guys. Nice to see you.

Tom: And you. So, are we going to finalise what we’re doing for the Environmental Science presentation today?

Chris: I hope so. The presentation is next week.

Shirley: Actually, I wanted to talk to you about this because I think we need to take out some of the information we’re including.

Chris: Oh, really? Like what, Shirley?

Shirley: Well, I’d like to suggest taking out the background details — I think it’s just too much information to fit into ten minutes.

Tom: But isn’t it important to make sure the audience understands the context?

Shirley: I don’t think so, and anyway, we could include the background details on the handout.

Tom: OK, I’m with you on that. Chris, what do you think?

Chris: Yes OK that’s fine. I’ll add the details to the handout. Anything else?

Shirley: Yes. I’m not sure whether the solar energy statistics will be too much for the audience to take in — there’s a lot of numbers and graphs. Can we put the statistics on a handout too?

Chris: Mm, I see your point. We don’t want people looking at lots of numbers while we’re speaking.

Tom: But without the statistics, I don’t see how we can support our main ideas.

Shirley: Actually, you’re right, Tom. I hadn’t thought about that. In that case, can we delete the diagrams? It’s going to take too much time to explain them.

Tom: Hm. Let’s think about that a bit more. If we have to choose between taking out the statistics or the diagrams, I think we should opt for the diagrams — they’re less crucial to the presentation. What do you both think?

Shirley: I think it’s going to work much better than the original plan we had.

Chris: Absolutely. We won’t have to worry about talking for longer than fifteen minutes if we remove the diagrams and focus on the main ideas and statistics. Shall we all meet again tomorrow to finalise the details?