BUSINESS ENGLISH VOCABULARY-useful phrases for presentations




audience      Group of listeners or spectators

body language       Communication through facial expressions, body movements, etc.

chart  Sheet of information in the form of a table, graph or diagram.

diagram        Graphic representation of a situation e.g. the results of an action.

flip chart       Pad of large paper sheets on a stand for presenting information.

graph Diagram showing the relation between variable quantities.
 
guidelines     Advice or instructions given in order to guide or direct an action.

handout       Written information (report etc.) given to people at a presentation.

key point      Essential or main point.

marker          Pen with felt tip used for writing on a whiteboard.

microphone            Electrical instrument used to amplify the speaker's voice.

O.H.T.           Overhead transparency : sheet of film with an image or printed 
information for overhead projector.

objective      What one wants to achieve;  aim

outline          Brief description or presentation.

overhead projector          Device that projects an O.H.T. onto a screen.

overview      Short presentation of the main points.

pointer          Rod or stick used to indicate things on a map, screen, etc.

screen           Flat, reflective blank surface on which films, slides, etc. are projected.

signposting language     Phrases used to help focus the audience's attention on different parts of a presentation.

slide   Small photographic transparency.

summarize   Make a summary of the essential points; sum up.

topic  Subject of a discussion or talk.

transparency          Image or information printed on transparent plastic or film.
 
visual aids    Aids such as charts, slides, etc. used at a presentation.

whiteboard Flat white board on which to write or draw with markers.


illnesses vocabulary





Head
Headache
Fever
concussion
Nose
Nosebleed
Sneeze
Runny nose
Itchy nose
Sore nose

Throat
Cough
Dry Throat
Sore Throat

Stomach
Stomach ache
Vomit
Nausea

Muscles
Cramps
Strain
 
Skin
Rash
Burn
Cut
Graze
Bruise
Fracture
Sunburn
Bite
Sting
Blister

It’s also worthy to know some of the typical illnesses such as:

Cold
Flu
Mumps
Depression
Measles
AIDS
Cancer
Diabetes
Herpes
STD (Sexually Transmitted disease)
Skin fungus
Anemia
Anorexia
Dehydration
An Ear Ache
Hemorroides
Hypertension
Obesity
Varicose veins
Vertigo
Asthma
Bird flu
Osteoporosis
Gastritis
Heartburn
Cardiovascular disease

important : vocabulary related to humor



Humor:
    Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement.
Sense of humor:
    A sense of humor is the ability to experience humor.
    "He's got a great sense of humor" (= he is very able to see things as amusing.)
Humorist:
    A person who writes or tells amusing stories
Humorous:
    Funny, or making you laugh.
    "Her latest book is a humorous look at teenage life"
Amusing:
    Adjective. Entertaining. "an amusing story/person/situation"
Comedy:
    1. Any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy.
    2.The amusing part of a situation.
    "I prefer Shakespeare's comedies to his tragedies."
    "The candidate forgetting his lines in the middle of the speech provided some good comedy."
Comedian:
    A person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and amusing stories or by copying the behavior or speech of famous people:
    "a stand-up comedian."
Black humor:
    An amusing way of looking at or treating something that is serious or sad.
Crack:
    Verb. To make a joke or a clever remark. "He's always cracking jokes."
Droll:
    Adjective. Amusing, especially in an unusual way. "A droll remark/expression/person."
Dry humor:
    Dry humor is very amusing in a way which is clever and not loud or obvious:
    "a dry sense of humor."
    "a dry wit."
Facetious:
    Not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be amusing or to appear clever:
    "Facetious remarks."
    "He's just being facetious."
Funny:
    Adjective. Amusing; causing laughter:
    "Do you know any funny jokes?"
    "It's not funny - don't laugh!"
    "No matter how disastrous the situation there always seems to be a funny side to it."
Gag:
    Noun (INFORMAL.) A joke or funny story, especially one told by a comedian (= person whose job is to make people laugh):
    I did a few opening gags about the band that had been on before me."
Gallows humor:
    Noun. Jokes or humorous remarks that are made about unpleasant or worrying subjects such as death and illness
Hilarious:

    Adjective. Extremely amusing and causing a lot of laughter:
    "He didn't like the film at all - I thought it was hilarious."
Jest:
    Noun (FORMAL). Something which is said or done in order to amuse:
    "His proposal was no jest - he was completely sincere."
Joke:
    Something, such as an amusing story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh:
    "Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road?"
    "She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories."
    "He tried to do a comedy routine, but all his jokes fell flat" (= no one laughed at them).
    Don't you get (= understand) the joke?
Laugh:
    To smile while making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy:
    "They laughed at her jokes."
    "I couldn't stop laughing."

Satire:

    A way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, or a piece of writing or play which uses this style. Satire may rely more on understanding the target of the humor, and thus tends to appeal to more mature audiences. :
    "Political satire."
    "Her play was a biting/cruel satire on life in the 80s."
Wit:
    The ability to perceive and express in an ingeniously humorous manner the relationship between seemingly incongruous or disparate things.


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