SITUATION:                                                        LANGUAGE
The audience doesn't understand.                Let me go over that again.
You forgot!                                                  Perhaps I should mention....
No vocabulary!                                            I'm sorry, what's that word again?
You are lost!                                               Now, where was I?
You drop your slides.                                  Please, Just bear with me a sec.
No time.                                                     So, the main point is...        

Fill in the blanks. Listen and check.

specific          interrupt         bear with me          contribute

Bob:      Have you considered giving a workshop on presentations, Mark?
Nark:     What are you talking about, Bob? You must be kidding.
Bob:      No, _________for  a minute.  I thought you gave a very dynamic presentation.
Mark:    Really? I sensed a bit of hostility  during the questions at the end.
Bob:     Not at all. I just wanted you to be ______about the value you see in...
Mark:   Of course I never did any formal analysis of the benefits of informal feedback.
Bob:    Don't _________. I was trying to tell you the organization ,interaction, and prof-           essionalism of your presentation were impressive.  Maybe you could________
           some tips to help others here give better presentations.

Write the correct word in the blank to complete the definition:

dress code         hierarchy          lack         punctuality     spontaneity

1. A _______lists rules for what you can or can't wear at work.
2.If a person can improvise well, she or he has _____________.
3. A _________refers to the different levels of power in a society of organization.
4. If there is a _____of something, that thing is not enough or does not exist.
5. A person with __________is always on time.