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b'Taking IELTS?\\nGet our free IELTS video training course\\nDo you have to make presentations in English sometimes?\\nDo you know how to start your presentation in English?\\nToday you\\u2019ll find out 3 awesome tips from our guest Carl Kwan!\\nCarl has been on our show a few times this year!\\nHe is a presentation expert and he told us why it\\u2019s important to know your audience when you present and how to end your English presentation.\\nToday he\\u2019s here to show you how to get your presentation started!\\n\\xa0\\n3 Ways to Start your Presentation in English:\\n\\nStart with a surprising fact: After you state the interesting or surprising fact, tell people what they should do with it. This gets their attention and this makes it easy for you to show them what they are going to learn. This is a more effective way to start than saying your name or \\u201cthanks for coming to my presentation.\\u201d\\n\\nUse a story: Talk about what you were doing at a specific time when you thought about your presentation topic. For example, \\u201cRecently I was having a conversation with a friend when she told me about a really interesting method she is using to learn English.\\u201d With this strategy you should use a time reference. Talk about a situation and the action that was going on at the time. Use the word \\u201cwhen.\\u201d Using \\u201cwhen\\u201d is a good way to introduce the topic that you are about to talk about. This will get your audience interested.\\n\\nUse a question to talk about a problem and your solution: Start by asking \\u201chave you ever\\u2026?\\u201d Then say, \\u201cwell, here\\u2019s\\u2026\\u201d Here is an example from Carl: \\u201cHave you ever wondered how you can use CNN to learn English? Well here\\u2019s a 5-step process for using CNN to learn English.\\u201d To do this you have to know your audience and your question has to speak to them.\\n\\n\\xa0\\nCarl Kwan is a presentations, video and marketing consultant with an MBA who also has over 10 years experience as an ESL teacher.\\nCarl was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Vancouver, Canada at age 3. Like many immigrants, his parents always struggled with English.\\nThis eventually led him to pursue teaching English to help people like his mom and dad.\\nSince 2009 he has produced presentations videos. Currently, his YouTube Channel has more than 120 videos on presentations.\\n\\xa0\\nCarl lives in Seoul, South Korea with his wife and son. He offers presentations workshops and consulting, he produces live and animated videos for business owners and works as a professional voice actor and radio personality.\\nHe believes that everyone deserves a chance at success. To learn more about Carl, please visit his website at www.carlkwan.com, check out his videos on YouTube or connect with him on LinkedIn.\\nHere is Carl\\u2019s most recent website: Carl\\u2019s English\\nAnd check out his photos on Instagram at instagram.com/thecarlkwan.\\xa0\\nHave you tried any of these techniques?\\nHow did it work? Let us know!\\nDo you feel confident when you present in English?\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'