A design presentation

Listen to the presentation about a new product design to practise and improve your listening skills.

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Preparation

Transcript

Hi, everyone. Thanks for coming to this short presentation on our new product design. As you know, we've already redeveloped our 'Adventure' shampoo to make it more modern and appealing. And we've renamed it 'Adventure Tech'. Our market research established the target market as men in the 18–40 age range who like to be outdoors and also like technical gadgets, such as smartwatches, drones and things like that. We needed to create a bottle which appeals to that market.

So, today, I'm happy to unveil our new bottle design. As you can see, it's designed to look like a black metal drinking flask, with some digital features printed on it.

I'd like to talk you through the following three points: the key features, sizing and our timeline for production.

Firstly, you'll notice it has an ergonomic design. That means it fits smoothly into your hand and can be easily opened and squeezed using one hand. And, it looks like a flask you might use when hiking outdoors. The imitation digital displays are designed to remind the user of other tech devices they may have, such as a smartwatch or smart displays in their home.

I'd now like to tell you about the sizes. It comes in two sizes: the regular size and a small travel size. The travel size is the same type of design – a flask, also with imitation digital displays on the bottle. We were thinking of starting with one and following with the travel-size in a few months, but we've worked hard and both are ready now.

Finally, I'm going to talk to you about our timeline for production. You've probably heard that we're launching in two months. In preparation for that, we're starting the marketing campaign next month. You can see the complete overview of all phases in this Gantt chart.

In summary, the bottle's been designed for men who like adventure and technology, and it comes in two sizes. The marketing campaign is starting next month and we're launching the product in two months.

OK. So, any questions? Feel free to also email me for further information in case we run out of time.

Task 1

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Task 2

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Discussion

When was the last time you had to give a presentation? What was it about? How did it go?

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I gave a presentation four months ago to defend my master's thesis at the UNAM's Institute of Biotechnology. I talked about plant molecular biology, focusing on gene regulation during meiosis in Arabidopsis thaliana. I started the presentation feeling a bit nervous; however, I developed my ideas clearly and demonstrated strong research skills. In the end, the four examiners awarded me an honours distinction.

I'm used to give presentations given to my second level degree, basically in Plant Biotechnology, is focused on the abilities linked in speaking to public, a worthwhile feature for a scientist, like well running experiments and working data outcome. hence, I do a presentation more or less for each exam I take, a sort of a monthly date. Although I'm sure that shouldn't be the same to speak in front of a large audience, the pressure which we are submitted to, I mean the professor judgmen, feel us nervous and anxious enough

I liked how the presenter led the presentation in a few organized steps with no fillers or informal words. In my opinion, he used structured thinking to prepare for this presentation.

Johanatan Valdez

Giving a presentation a few days ago about pedagogy can feel nerve wracking but rewarding. Prepare content, was excited. When I engage the audience tells me everything is right.

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I have given presentations every year since grade 3 to improve my English and presentation skills. My first presentations in grade 3 were online and covered topics such as advertisements, local places, and paper art. In grade 4, I presented in class about earthquakes. In subsequent years, I explored a wide range of subjects: storms, marine life, water pollution, and the importance of water, palm and olive trees, pandas, Benjamin Franklin, modern technology, studying abroad, renewable energy, and French.

I have not presented in grade 8 yet, but I plan to present on the Byzantine Empire.

The last time I had too give a presentation in 2023. This was also a first time I did it. I felt heavily nervous. The presentation was about "Talk show by English in Summer program". It was a small project in an non-organization held every summer. I was resposilbe for this project. I had to preparation my presentation and implepment in front of Founder, Director and all Executives. With good preparation, rehearsal before one day, finally my presentation had throught and approved. It has been done very good.

I don't give presentations very often, it's not my job, but I was giving one about two years ago. It was the presentation about new promo pages on our website. It went quite well considering promo pages weren't finished yet at that moment.