speech format

UNIT 4 B
Oral presentations

Unit 4
WUC 107/03

Workplace Communication
Skills

Oral Presentations

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UNIT 4 D
Oral presentations

Contents
Unit 4 Oral Presentations
Unit overview

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Unit objectives

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4.1 Planning oral presentations

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