Prezentacije v angleščini so pogost del poslovne komunikacije, a nekatere napake se vztrajno ponavljajo, tudi pri tistih, ki imajo občutek za jezik. Nič narobe, če jih naredimo, a mnogi si jih želijo odpraviti, da bi bil njihov nastop vsakič boljši in bolj profesionalen.
Prav zato smo izbrali najpogostejše napake, ki jih slišimo pri predstavitvah – skupaj s pravilnimi oblikami in kratkimi razlagami.
Preverite svoje znanje angleščine s kratkim kvizom
Katera poved je pravilna?
1. I will explain you / I will explain … to you
- I will explain the strategy to you.
- I will explain you the strategy.
Pravilno: I will explain the strategy to you.
Opomba: Explain NE uporablja neposrednega predmeta (you). Vedno rečemo explain something to someone.
2. Make a presentation / Give a presentation
- I have to make a presentation tomorrow.
- I have to give a presentation tomorrow.
Pravilno: I have to give a presentation tomorrow.
Opomba: V poslovnem jeziku se pravilno reče give a presentation (kot give a speech).
3. I will speak about / I will talk about
- Today, I will talk about the project timeline.
- Today, I will speak about the project timeline.
Pravilno: Today, I will talk about the project timeline.
Opomba: Talk about je bolj naravna izbira, kadar uvajamo temo. Izraz speak about je bolj formalen in manj pogosto v uvodih.
4. According to me / In my opinion
- According to me, we should launch the product in June.
- In my opinion, we should launch the product in June.
Pravilno: In my opinion, we should launch the product in June.
Opomba: According to uporabimo, kadar se sklicujemo na druge vire (npr. According to the report), ne za lastno mnenje.
5. I will make a short summary / give a short summary
- Let me give a short summary of the key points.
- Let me make a short summary of the key points.
Pravilno: Let me give a short summary of the key points.
Opomba: Give a summary je ustaljena fraza v formalnem jeziku.
6. I want that you understand / I want you to understand
- I want that you understand this clearly.
- I want you to understand this clearly.
Pravilno: I want you to understand this clearly.
Opomba: Po glagolu want ne uporabljamo »that« stavkov. Pravilna struktura je want + someone + to + verb.
7. On the end / At the end
- At the end, we will answer your questions.
- On the end, we will answer your questions.
Pravilno: At the end, we will answer your questions.
Opomba: At the end pomeni “na koncu nečesa” in se uporablja za strukturiranje predstavitev. On the end bi pomenilo fizično lokacijo (npr. on the end of the table). Najpogosteje v predstavitvah uporabljamo izraz Please hold your questions to the end of my presentation.
8. Give an explanation / provide an explanation
- Could you give an explanation about the delay?
- Could you provide an explanation for the delay?
Pravilno: Could you provide an explanation for the delay?
Opomba: V formalnem pogovoru je »provide« bolj profesionalna izbira kot »give«.
9. Please find … in the attachment / Please find attached…
- Please find attached the agenda.
- Please find the agenda in the attachment.
Pravilno: Please find attached the agenda.
Opomba: V poslovni komunikaciji se pogosto uporablja jedrnata fraza please find attached.
10. How long time / How long
- How long time will the presentation take?
- How long will the presentation take?
Pravilno: How long will the presentation take?
Opomba: How long že vsebuje pomen “koliko časa”, zato dodatna beseda time ni potrebna (in ni pravilna).
11. We look forward to meet / We look forward to meeting
- We look forward to meeting you next week.
- We look forward to meet you next week.
Pravilno: We look forward to meeting you next week.
Opomba: Po frazi look forward to vedno sledi glagol v obliki –ing.
Angleščina: z dobrim znanjem lažje uresničimo svoj potencial
Z malo vaje in pozornosti lahko svoj nastop v angleškem jeziku hitro izboljšate. Prezentacije bodo tako bolj suverene, vi pa boste delovali bolj samozavestno in profesionalno.
Če želite svoje znanje poslovne angleščine še nadgraditi, se pridružite tečaju v skupini ali izberite individualni program, povsem prilagojen vam. Učite se z izkušenimi profesorji ali izvirnimi govorci ter samozavestno stopite pred občinstvo tudi v angleščini.
Brezplačni umestitveni pogovor
Najhitrejša pot do idealnega tečaja je sproščen pogovor z učiteljem, ki vam bo po razgovoru v izbranem jeziku strokovno svetoval primerno zahteven tečaj za vas.
