Course Overview

English for Corporate Presentation Skills 

Course Title: English for Corporate Presentation Skills
Start Date: January 10, 2026
Duration: 20 Hours
Mode: Hybrid
Credit Equivalent: 1 Credit Hour
Class Size: Up to 50 Participants
Course Fee: BDT 2,000.00

Course Description

This micro-credential equips learners with the English communication skills required to deliver clear, professional, persuasive corporate presentations. Throughout the course, participants learn how to write executive-level slides, structure presentations with strong logic, use persuasive business English, and deliver impactful presentations with confidence.

The training blends real-world corporate communication techniques with practical speaking tasks, slide writing, storytelling, Q&A handling, and executive presence building. Learners complete the course with a full corporate presentation evaluated through globally accepted standards.

Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to Corporate Presentation English

Duration: 1 Hour

Topics:

• What makes a corporate presentation effective?
  
  
• Differences between academic, informal, and business presentations
  
  
• Language of professionalism: clarity, brevity, precision
  
  
• Pre-assessment activity: 2-minute individual talk

Module 2: Slide Language (Professional Slide Writing)

Duration: 5 Hours

2.1 Principles of Slide Writing

• Clarity over complexity
  
  
• Bullet point structure
  
  
• Action verbs (optimize, enhance, streamline, etc.)
  
  
• Data representation language
  
  

2.2 Writing for Visual Impact

• Slide headlines (topic → message → takeaway)
  
  
• Parallel structure in bullet points
  
  
• Converting paragraphs into slide-ready lines
  
  
• Writing captions for graphs, charts, diagrams
  
  

2.3 Formal Business Language for Slides

• Corporate vocabulary: KPIs, ROI, benchmarks, deliverables
  
  
• Concise functional phrases:
  
  
• “Key insights include…”
  
  
• “Data indicates that…”
  
  
• “This leads to…”
  
  

2.4 Language Pitfalls to Avoid

• Long sentences
  
  
• Informal expressions
  
  
• Redundancy
  
  

Activities:

• Rewrite an informal slide deck
  
  
• Create executive-level vocabulary slides
  
  
• Slide headline writing
  
  

Outcome: Ability to write clean, crisp, executive-style slides.

Module 3: Presentation Structure (Detailed Syllabus)

Duration: 7 Hours

3.1 Foundations of Presentation Structure

• Purpose-based structuring
  
  
• Opening → Body → Conclusion
  
  

3.2 Crafting a Powerful Opening

• Professional greetings
  
  
• Establish credibility
  
  
• Hooks: questions, data, anecdotes, quotes
  
  

3.3 Organizing the Body with Clear Logic

• Signposting language
  
  
• Transitions
  
  
• Explaining graphs & insights
  
  
• Structures:
  
  
• Problem → Solution → Result
  
  
• Past → Present → Future
  
  
• Point → Evidence → Explanation → Link
  
  

3.4 Crafting a Strong Conclusion

• Summarizing
  
  
• Calls to action
  
  
• Memorable closing remark
  
  

3.5 Storytelling for Corporate Presentations

• Business narratives
  
  
• Emotional connection
  
  
• Case storytelling
  
  

3.6 Q&A Handling Skills

• Polite professional responses
  
  
• Difficult question handling
  
  
• Clarifying questions
  
  

Activities:

• Build a 5-slide presentation
  
  
• Practice structured openings
  
  
• Role-play Q&A
  
  
• Language-focused critique
  
  

Outcome: Ability to structure presentations with clarity, flow, and professionalism.

Module 4: Persuasive English for Business Presentations

Duration: 4 Hours

4.1 Language of Persuasion

• Ethos, Logos, Pathos (corporate version)
  
  
• Power verbs
  
  
• Persuasive phrases
  
  

4.2 Influencing Decision-Makers

• Executive language
  
  
• Benefit-driven messaging
  
  
• Data-based persuasion
  
  

4.3 Tone, Modality & Formality

• Strong vs soft tones
  
  
• Hedging in professional contexts
  
  

4.4 Story-Based Persuasion

• Turning data into narrative
  
  
• Crafting metaphors
  
  
• Story persuasion in pitches
  
  

Activities:

• Rewrite slides into persuasive style
  
  
• Deliver a persuasive pitch
  
  
• Data-to-narrative conversion
  
  

Outcome: Ability to influence decision-makers with strong business English.

Module 5: Delivery Skills (Language + Performance)

Duration: 2 Hours

Topics:

• Professional speaking pace
  
  
• Intonation and emphasis
  
  
• Eliminating fillers
  
  
• Body language vocabulary cues
  
  
• Handling interruptions
  
  

Activities:

• Record & review speech
  
  
• Stress & emphasis tasks
  
  
• Peer feedback
  
  

Outcome: Clear, confident, executive-level verbal delivery.

Module 6: Final Presentation & Evaluation

Duration: 1 Hour

Final Task:

Participants deliver a 7–10 minute corporate presentation judged on:

• Slide language quality
  
  
• Structure
  
  
• Persuasive English
  
  
• Delivery & Q&A
  
  

Feedback Session:

• Detailed language evaluation
  
  
• Individual improvement plan

Entry Qualifications

• Anyone preparing for corporate communication roles
  
  
• Students, fresh graduates, executives, trainers
  
  
• Basic English communication skills required

Career Pathways

• Corporate Trainer
  
  
• Presentation Specialist
  
  
• Business Communication Executive
  
  
• Sales Presenter
  
  
• HR/Marketing/Project Presentation Roles
  
  
• Academic/Industry Presenter