11.1 Business Presentation
1. Pre-reading: សូមស្វាគមន៍ “Welcome!”
Imagine you are presenting a product. What appropriate phrases should be used to greet and welcome an audience formally and informally?
Read and decide which phrases are opening phrases and which are closing phrases.
The Words សម្រាប់ and ដែល
The primary use of the preposition “for” is to express gratitude or appreciation. The words សម្រាប់ and ចំពោះ are interchangeably used when expressing gratitude or appreciation. The word សម្រាប់ is typically succeeded by a noun. Nonetheless, the term សម្រាប់ is substituted by the particle ដែល when it precedes a verb in the gerund form.
Examples
- សូមអរគុណសម្រាប់ពេលវេលារបស់អ្នក។ “Thank you for your time.”
Compare with:
- អរគុណដែលបានចូលរួម! “Thank you for joining us.”
2. Reading
Sort the words into appropriate categories.
Match the Khmer phrase with the English ones.
Manith is presenting his product today at a formal business event. He has not prepared his speech yet, so rearrange the sentences to help him prepare the best speech for his first presentation.
Then answer the following questions.
3. Post-reading
A colleague of Manith, Nara, is going to present another product. Listen and explain whether the presentation describes and highlights the product features effectively.
Transcript of the presentation.
Nara’s Presentation © Vathanak Sok, 2026, CC BY-NC 4.0
Manith suggested that his colleague, Nara, should use different phrases to describe and highlight the product features more effectively. Read the following phrases suggested by Manith, and then explain whether you agree with him.
