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The big day

Narrator

Hello, welcome to the offices of Citrus Ventures! It’s a big day for Anna, she’s about to present Tip Top Trading’s new Imperial Lemon to Mr Lime and his colleagues. This must not go wrong.

Anna

…revoltionary laser-curve…. revolUtionary laser-curve… revolNarrator

How are you feeling today Anna?

Anna

Scared! I want to do really well. If I mess up and Citrus Ventures doesn’t place an order, I’ll be so upset.

Narrator

You’re well prepared, that’s the main thing. Explain clearly how your presentation will be organised.

Anna

OK. Oh dear, I didn’t think of the very beginning. Can you give me examples of what I should say?

Narrator

After you’ve introduced yourself, you could say: Today I’m going to… and explain. Then say: I’ll start by…

And then I’m going to move on to discuss… And finally…

Anna

OK, like this:

Today I’m going to…

I’ll start by…

And then I’m going to move on to discuss… And finally…

Narrator

Exactly.

Anna

Right, thanks, I’ll try. Everything will be fine. I feel relaxed now.

Mr Lime

Anna!

Anna

Mr Lime!

Mr Lime

How lovely to see you. You look absolutely… I’ve been looking forward to this for days! Everyone is waiting in the meeting room. Come this way….

Anna

Oh gosh.

Mr Lime

Everyone in Citrus Ventures is very excited about this new Imperial Lemon, so I allowed a few extras to come and watch, I hope you don’t mind. All your equipment has been set up so you can begin!

Anna

Hello, I’m Anna of Top Tip Trading… I mean, Tip Top Trading, sorry! I’m very unhappy to be here.

Narrator

Anna- focus!

Anna

I mean, I’m very happy to be here.

Narrator

Anna, breathe deeply, then say:

Today I’m going to…

Anna

Today I’m going to… Today I’m going to present our revolutionary, new Imperial Lemon. I’ll start by telling you a bit about Tip Top Trading and some of the exciting new developments at our company. And then…I’m going to move on to explain how the Imperial Lemon is designed and what makes it so revolutionary. And finally, you will all have a chance to see it close up for yourselves and ask questions. So, let’s begin. This picture shows…

Narrator

Well, as usual, Anna seems to be turning a difficult situation into a success. She used the phrases we discussed, which made her opening clear and well-structured. She said: Today I’m going to…

I’ll start by…

And then I’m going to move on to discuss… And finally…

But that’s just the beginning, now she’s got to get through the rest of the pitch – how will that go?

Anna

…this picture shows….oh no, why isn’t it working…I should just click on this….oh, what’s wrong with this stupid computer!

Narrator

Uh oh! It was all going so well but now Anna’s got computer problems. What is she going to do? We’ll find out next time. Bye!