{"id":90,"date":"2013-03-16T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monkeygrammar.org\/index.php\/2013\/03\/16\/if-you-dont-mind-presentation\/"},"modified":"2020-04-15T14:24:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:24:42","slug":"if-you-dont-mind-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpowerasia.org\/if-you-dont-mind-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"If you don’t mind & Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/span><\/b>Do you want to make your presentation <\/span>more powerful<\/span>?  <\/span>Using Powerpoint?  <\/span>Well, maybe, but what if the Powerpoint has <\/span>no<\/span> power? <\/span>There are lots of ways to do it.  One of them is to <\/span>start a sentence<\/span> with \u2018<\/span>Wh<\/span>\u2019 words.<\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/b>Say, in your presentation, you want to talk about a <\/span>BIG<\/span> (city) <\/span>plan <\/span>to impress <\/span>your bosses o<\/span>r <\/span>teachers<\/span>, you may say things like: <\/span><\/b>I am going to talk about a big plan.   This plan is important to our company<\/i><\/span>.<\/span><\/b>
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\n<\/span>Well, the messages are <\/span>clear<\/span>, and I\u2019m sure your bosses or teachers know what you mean. <\/span><\/span>Yet, there is something <\/span>missing<\/span>. <\/span>What<\/span> is it? <\/span>Power<\/b><\/span>. But what<\/span> about the following sentence? <\/span>What I am going to talk about is<\/span> important to our company<\/span>. <\/span>Why<\/span> is it more powerful? <\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/span>Two<\/b><\/span> points.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Point <\/span>no. 1<\/b><\/span><\/span>: Complex sentence<\/span>
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\nYou are using a <\/span>complex <\/span>sentence, which probably means your thought is more complex. <\/span>What\u2019s wrong<\/span> with using simple sentences? <\/span>Nothing.  <\/span>But it may give the <\/span>feeling<\/span> that what you talk about is simple.  <\/span>
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\nWell, we\u2019re living in a <\/span>postmodern<\/span> world where <\/span>feeling<\/span> conquers, aren\u2019t we?  (You don\u2019t think so. Well, when was the last time you bought things 100% because of their functions?) <\/span>So, <\/span>what <\/span>is my point? <\/span>Two simple sentences<\/span> make people feel<\/span> you are<\/span> simple-minded<\/span>, which is exactly what you don\u2019t want.  Right?<\/span>
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\nPoint <\/span>no. 2<\/span><\/b><\/span>:<\/span> Big<\/span> things come<\/span> last.<\/span>
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\nIf you go back to the complex sentence, you may notice that there are three parts:<\/span>
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\nAnd about the <\/span>three<\/span> parts, there are <\/span>three<\/span> questions for you:<\/span>
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\n1. Which part <\/span>is it that <\/span>contains your<\/span> main message<\/span>?<\/span>
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\n <\/span>2. Which part <\/span>is it that<\/span> tells us the <\/span>reason why<\/span> you do a presentation?<\/span>
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\n <\/span> <\/span>3. Which part do you want your <\/span>bosses<\/span> or <\/span>teachers<\/span> to pay attention to?<\/span>
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\n<\/b>If you think <\/span>Part 3<\/span> is the one, you are <\/span>almost there<\/span>. <\/span>Why? <\/span>In English, there is a rule that messages that are <\/span>big<\/span>, <\/span>important<\/span>, and <\/span>significant<\/span> come <\/span>LAST<\/span>. <\/span>More <\/span>examples<\/span>? <\/span>Think about a situation in which you want to make a<\/span> polite<\/span> request <\/span>at a restaurant<\/span>. <\/span>Which one will you say?<\/span><\/b>
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a.<\/span> If you don\u2019t mind<\/span>, could I have your drink?<\/span><\/div>\n

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b. Could I have your drink <\/span>if you don\u2019t mind<\/span>?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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          (<\/span>It isn\u2019t hygienic, is it?<\/span>) <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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The only difference is the <\/span>position<\/span> of \u2018<\/span> If you don\u2019t mind<\/span>\u2019, right? <\/span>But why is there such a difference? I<\/span>f <\/span>you<\/span> are the one who asks the question in sentence \u2018<\/span>b<\/span>\u2019, it means you want to be <\/span><\/span>really<\/span> polite<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>Why? <\/span>The bigger part of your message, \u2018<\/span> If you don\u2019t mind<\/span>\u2019, is at the end (of the sentence). <\/span>So to wrap up, the<\/span> <\/span>F<\/span>ee<\/span>l G<\/span>oo<\/span>d<\/span> <\/span>tip is: <\/span>Safety comes first,<\/span> <\/span>but <\/span>Big<\/span> things come<\/span> last<\/span><\/span>.<\/span>
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