Some facts about Sberbank of Russia

Sberbank of Russia is the largest bank in Russia and CIS. The company's headquarters are in Moscow and its history goes back to 1841. The principal shareholder is the Central Bank of Russia, which owns 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus 1 voting share. The rest of the shares are held by international and domestic investors.

Sberbank is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. It was established in 1841. Sberbank provides banking services to individuals and all types of corporate clients including big corporates, small and medium-sized businesses as well as state-owned, sub-federal units and municipalities.

Sberbank provides a broad range of banking services to retail clients, including deposits, various types of loans (consumer, car loans and mortgages) as well as bank cards, money transfers, bank insurance and brokerage. Sberbank is the largest issuer of debit and credit cards.

Sberbank provides banking services in all of the 83 sub-federal units of Russia, operating a unique branch network which currently consists of 17 Regional Banks and more than 18,400 branches. The Bank also offers services through a new distribution channel - one of the world's largest network of ATM machines and self-service terminals. Sberbank is also actively developing its Mobile Bank and Sberbank Online applications.

(Abr. From www.sberbank.ru.)

3. Изучите и законспектируйте схему презентации.

I.Приветствие	II.Подготовка аудитории	III.Основная часть	IV.Заключение
Introducing yourself	Preparing the audience	Delivering the message	Conclusion

	Before closing I’d like to summarize the main points again.

Firstly,… Secondly,…

I’m going to be talking about ….

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen...

-up.

First of all, I’d like to introduce myself. I’m …from…

I must emphasize…

Thank you for your attention. Now if there are any questions I’ll be happy to answer them.

4. Составьте презентацию своей компании (или любой другой), используя тексты, схему из задания 3 и вопросы по теме «Презентация».

1. What company do you represent?

2. What products or services does your company provide? What do you specialize in?

3. Are you sure you can succeed in the market?

4. What is the company’s motto?

5. What can you say about the structure of your company?

6. Who is the head of the company?

7. Where is the headquarters situated?

8. Do you have many branches?

9. Tell us about your product range.

10. What products are mostly demanded?

11. Who are your competitors?

12. Who is the main player in the market?

13. How long have you been working in this industry?

14. What are the company’s strengths?

15. Who are your customers? Are your products (services) aimed at children or adults?

16. What advertising campaigns do you hold? Are your commercials broadcasted at peak hours?

17. What is the hiring policy of your company? What qualifications do your employees have? What training does your staff receive?

18. Is your market share growing?

19. Do you invest much in the research and development?

20. What are your plans for the future? Are you going to launch any new products?

21. What is your annual turnover?