You're probably wondering why I have
a cheeseburger next to me.
Well, am I going to help you create a recipe?
Well, not really.
However, I am going to help you prepare a recipe
of what I call as the cheeseburger structure of presentation.
Well, guess what?
A lot of my students, like yourself, you have actually
asked me what it takes to have a great presentation.
You need to know the cheeseburger structure.
So what is it and why is it so helpful?
Let's take a look.
Well, a cheeseburger, as you can see, has a structure.
Can you see the various layers?
You have the bun, you've got the patties.
It's got a structure.
And therefore, your presentation should
also have a structure.
If you do have a structure,
it helps your ideas flow naturally. Okay?
A good presentation requires that
your message flows nicely.
And of course, if your ideas flow nicely, it is
only natural that people are going to connect the dots
between your ideas and pay attention to you.
And therefore, structure in speaking is so
important because it is the mark of
an advanced English speaker, right?
So we are all trying to
be advanced English speakers, aren't we?
And therefore, we have to have structure.
So, as you can see, this is a cheeseburger.
We all know what that is.
And the first part of the cheeseburger is
typically the bun, which in this case is
going to be the introduction of our presentation.
Then we have the various paragraphs.
Now, I've just put in one patties over here,
but there are many patties in the burger.
And we have several paragraphs, several parts of
the content which refer to the paragraphs.
And then you have linking words.
Remember, I talked about connecting the ideas.
That happens through linking words.
We also have linguistic devices to add
the spice, the masala into your presentation,
and those are your linguistic devices.
And last of all, you have to
conclude or have a great conclusion to
summarise everything that you've spoken about.
So, as you can see, this is how a burger looks.
And you want to keep the image of a burger
in your mind when you are trying to think of
a presentation structure, because as you can see, you start
with an introduction, which is the bun.
Okay, so a burger has two buns.
So these two buns are the introduction and
the really great summary of the presentation, respectively.
And then you have linking words.
The dots or the ideas in your presentation have to
be well connected, and that is represented by the onions
or the salad that we put inside our burger.
And then you have linguistic devices, which is the
spice, the extra fun that you have with your
burger by adding the cheese and whatnot.
Those are your linguistic devices, which
add that extra spice to it.
And of course, your paragraphs are the main content.
Can you have a burger without the pattis?
Of course, not.
So when you want to get to a
great structure for presenting, think of a cheeseburger,
and that is your cheeseburger presentation, which I'm
going to talk to you about in detail. Okay?
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All right, in the meantime, I'm going
to take you through our cheeseburger presentation.
So let's have a look.
We look at the key phrases to begin
with, because the introduction, the linking words, the
conclusion, all of that have to be said
by beginning with some key phrases. What are they?
Let's have a quick look.
What if I told you, okay, you
can start your presentation like that.
What if I told you imagine if to
begin with, with regards maybe when you're starting
your content, you could use this.
Or as a result, as a consequence, when
you're showing cause and effect between two things
in a presentation, you could use this.
For example, a case in pointers, we have to
corroborate what we are saying with some evidence.
And that's when you give these examples.
Or you could say however nevertheless, remember,
presentations come with certain contradictions and that
is when you can use this.
Let's look at some more.
In addition, moreover, you have to keep adding point
on point in order to make your argument strong.
That's when you can use this.
And then you have one can compare this
to when you are making your points clearer.
When you're adding clarity, you
have to make comparisons.
You can alternatively say it is the equivalent of okay.
And last of all, when you are concluding, you
can say to wrap up or to sum up.
So these were the key phrases.
And I'm going to now help you
use this in an actual presentation, using
the cheeseburger structure of presentation.
Well, our topic of presentation is going to be the
use of AI or what we know as artificial intelligence.
So let's take a look at how we do that.
Well, to begin with, we need
to have the right introduction phrases.
Do you remember the buns on your cheeseburger?
Well, that's what the introduction phrases are.
So you can start by saying, what if
I told you that you could have your
very own personal assistant 24 by seven, right?
So you have to use a gripping
introduction which will catch people's attention.
You started by saying, what if I told you?
Or you could say, imagine if you could have
your reports created in less than five minutes, right?
Now, let's go to the next part, which is paragraphs.
Okay?
We have many paragraphs.
Assume this is paragraph number one.
On this topic, you can say with regards
to okay, you introduce the topic by saying,
with regards to automating your tasks, we can
now take the help of artificial intelligence which
becomes our very own personal assistant.
As you can see, I'm introducing the
concept of artificial intelligence by relating it
to how we can automate our tasks.
Or you can also say, to begin with, let's
look at a technology that can accelerate our tasks
by almost five times called artificial intelligence.
Okay?
This is a very nice way
of introducing the actual concept. All right.
Now, you also have another paragraph, right?
Because you have to talk about more
things with relation to artificial intelligence.
So you add extra things.
You can say, in addition, AI can make
us extremely dependent on technology that we sometimes
fail to use our critical thinking skills.
Now, maybe in the first paragraph, you went
on to explain the advantages of artificial intelligence.
But then in the second paragraph,
you wanted to give more.
And here you talked about the disadvantages.
So the words that you see in red, what are they?
They are nothing but the linking words or the transition
words which help you connect the dots, which help you
connect the ideas between one paragraph to the other.
Let's look at another way of saying it,
moreover, which means we are giving an extra
point, AI can sometimes entail a huge cost
for organisations and this can raise budget concerns.
Okay?
This is another point about
AI or artificial intelligence.
Now, if you remember, I talked
about linking words just now.
Well, let's see how we can use linking
words more effectively in a real sentence.
As a result or as a consequence, we
can work more effectively and with precision.
Now, this is a linking word which
connects the cause to the effect.
So certain things happen and as a result
of that thing, another action takes place.
In that case, you want to use a linking word
which is as a result or as a consequence.
You can also say, for instance, when
you are giving examples, you better use.
For instance, we have been able to project six
months sales by using, let's say, a certain app
or a certain AI tool that works on AI.
Or you can say however nevertheless, when you are
giving contrast, when you are giving two contrasting opinions,
you can say AI has its limitations, which include
lack of customization and personal touch. Right?
So, you see, we're going through the entire
structure of the presentation using the cheeseburger structure.
Anyway, let's go to the next part of our
cheeseburger structure, which refers to the linguistic device.
Now, there are many linguistic devices, but I'm
going to talk about a really great linguistic
device which will add nice spice to the
way you speak, which is analogy.
Let's have a look.
One can compare AI to a multitasking
individual, someone who is very versatile.
Similarly, AI can optimise processes, gain competitive
edge in businesses and streamline operations.
Now, analogy is a way of comparing something that you
are explaining with another thing, which is very common.
So everybody knows how a versatile individual is.
So we are comparing AI to somebody like that.
When you make that comparison clear, the concept becomes
clearer to the people you are speaking to.
And that is how you employ the use of
analogy, which is a very powerful linguistic device.
Or you can say AI is the equivalent,
which means AI is almost equal to somebody
having several versatile employees in an organisation.
Okay?
So that is how we use linguistic devices.
So now tell me, how do you conclude your presentation?
That is one way to do it, right?
Or let's think about the cheeseburger.
The bottom of the cheeseburger is nothing but the bun.
And therefore we conclude our presentation by
having a great conclusion because we have
to summarise things very well, right?
So therefore you can say to sum up,
AI must be used to enhance human capabilities
rather than relying on it completely.
Or you can say to wrap up, we
must strike a balance between maximising the benefits
of AI while being careful about the drawbacks.
So these phrases, as you see, to sum up and
to wrap up, they are key phrases that you need
to use when you are concluding or summarising your presentation.
The content could be anything.
Right now I am talking about artificial intelligence,
you could be talking about anything else.
But these phrases are a way to give the
people that you are listening to a gist, a
summation of whatever you've discussed so far, which is
the right way to conclude, well, that is it
for the cheeseburger structure of presentation.
I hope you've been able to understand how you
have to structure your presentation really well in a
way that makes you speak like an advanced speaker.
So the next time you have to give your
presentation, think about the cheeseburger structure of presentation.
I'll be back with some more lessons.
Until then, this is me saying have a nice day.