HOW TO GIVE A GOOD ORAL PRESENTATION? THINK PLAN TALK
PREPARING AN ORAL PRESENTATION GIVING AN ORAL PRESENTATION AS PART OF OUR ACADEMIC COURSE IS SIMILAR TO PREPARING AN ESSAY. IT HAS..... INTRODUCTION BODY CONCLUSION
IN PREPARING AN ORAL PRESENTATION FOLLOW SIX STEPS 1. REVIEW GUIDELINES 2. WRITING YOUR TALK 3. PRODUCING NOTES 4. PREPARING VISUAL AIDS 5. PRACTICING YOUR TALK 6. PREPARING FOR QUESTIONS
1. REVIEW GUIDELINES REVIEW THE INSTRUCTION AND CHECK THE AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOTED TO YOU. THINK ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF YOUR TALK: IS IT TO INFORM, TO ENTERTAIN OR TO PERSUADE YOUR AUDIENCE? THINK ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE: WHO ARE THEY? HOW MUCH DO THEY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT YOUR TOPIC? HOW MUCH INFORMATION DO YOU NEED FOR YOUR SPEECH?
1. REVIEW GUIDELINES DECIDE ON THE SPECIFIC AREA YOU WILL PRESENT AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE AVAILABLE TIME YOU HAVE. COLLECT YOUR IDEAS AND GATHER MORE INFORMATION IF YOU NEED TO.
2. WRITING YOUR TALK MAKE NOTES ON WHAT YOU WANT TO INCLUDE. THINK ABOUT:WHAT YOU MUST TELL YOUR AUDIENCE, WHAT YOU SHOULD TELL THEM, AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TP TELL THEM IF YOU STILL HAVE TIME. CREATE AN OUTLINE OR A PLAN OF YOUR TALK. CONSIDER WRITING AN INTRODUCTION, A MID-TALK AND A CONCLUSION TO YOUR PRESENTATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF AN ESSAY, DO NOT READ IT WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION. INSTEAD, MAKE NOTES BASED ON WHAT YOU WROTE, AND DISCUSS THEM USING YOUR OWN WORDS.
3. PRODUCING NOTES MAKE NOTES ON CARDS , AND USE THEM WHILE SPEAKING. OPEN WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TITLE AND AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY.
EXAMPLES Learning English 1 Show slide 1 Intro: Good morning everyone! My talk today examines how students learn english. Overview: I intent to outline 3 important points about learning english.
EXAMPLES Learning English 2 Show slide 2 The first point I want to discuss is how a student learns a language. A further point is where the student learns english. Is it in their own country? Or in an english speaking country?
3. PRODUCING NOTES TRY TO GET THE ATTENTION OF AUDIENCE AT THE BEGINNING STARTING WITH A JOKE, A SURPRISING FACT OR PERSONAL ANECDOTE. CLOSE WITH A SUMMARY OR AN INVITATTION FOR PEOPLE TO ASK QUESTION.
4. PREPARING VISUAL AIDS VISUAL AIDS HELPS YOU TO COMMUNICATE EASILY WITH YOUR AUDIENCE. IF USING POWERPOINTS OR KEYNOTE, MAKE SURE YOUR WRITING AND DIAGRAMS MUST BE LARGE AND CLEAR. DO NOT PUT TOO MUCH INFORMATION ON EACH SLIDE.
4. PREPARING VISUAL AIDS IF YOU USE POSTERS OR PICTURES, MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLEAR AND READABLE FROM A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. AVOID WRITING/DRAWING THINGS ON THE BOARD DURING YOUR TALK.
LEARNING ENGLISH THREE MAIN POINTS: LISTENING READING SPEAKING SLIDES EXAMPLE: USE NOTES, NOT SENTENCES, JUST LIKE IN THESE EXAMPLES. LEARNING ENGLISH EXAMPLES OF LISTENING: MOVIES PODCAST AUDIOBOOKS
5. PRACTICING YOUR TALK PRACTICE! THE MORE YOU PRACTICE THE MORE YOU FEEL CONFIDENT. TRY PRACTICING ALONE FIRST, TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF TIME AND FOCUSING ON YOUR TOPIC OF PRESENTATION. ASK A FRIEND TO LISTEN TO YOUR PRESENTATION. ASK THEM TO CHECK YOUR TONE OF VOICE (IS IT LOUD?, IS IT CLEAR?)
5. PRACTICING YOUR TALK USE YOUR DICTIONARY OR ONLINE SITES TO CHECK YOUR PRONUNCIATION , VOCABULARY ,AND GRAMMAR.
4. PREPARING FOR QUESTION TRY TO PREDICT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS YOUR AUDIENCE MAY ASK YOU, AND PRACTICE YOUR ANSWERS. HOW...? WHAT...? WHY IS IT THAT...?
INTRODUCTION: GOOD MORNING/GOOD AFTERNOON MY DISCUSION TODAY EXAMINES.... HELLO EVERYONE, TODAY I’M GOING TO DISCUSS/ TALK ABOUT.... CLARIFYING: IN OTHER WORDS.. THAT IS TO SAY... WHAT I MEAN IS... EXPLAINING STRUCTURE: IN THIS PRESENTATION I INTEND TO OUTLINE ... I WILL DISCUSS THE MAIN FEATURES OF... CHANGING THE SUBJECT: SO, I HAVE DISCUSSED... NOW I’D LIKE TO TURN TO... MOVING ON TO THE NEXT POINT... INTRODUCING EACH POINT: I WANT TO BEGIN BY LOOKING AT... THE FIRST/SECOND/THIRD POINT... CONCLUDING: I HAVE TALK ABOUT... TO SUM UP/ TO SUMMARIZE... IN CONCLUSION, I BELIEVE... USEFUL LANGUAGE BANK
REMEMBER! BEFORE GIVING YOUR PRESENTATION YOU MUST: FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT YOUR ENGLISH. PRACTICE YOUR PRONUNCIATION. BE FULLY PREPARED ABOUT THE TOPIC. LEARN HOW TO ANSWER POSSIBLE QUESTIONS. REHEARSE.
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QUIZ IDENTIFICATION. 1. WHAT IS OUR TOPIC ALL ABOUT? 2. GIVING AN ORAL PRESENTATION AS PART OF OUR ACADEMIC COURSE IS SIMILAR TO PREPARING AN _____? TRUE OR FALSE. 3. UNDER REVIEW GUIDELINES, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF YOUR TALK 4. IN WRITING YOUR TALK, YOU DON’T NEED TO CREATE AN OUTLINE OR A PLAN OF YOUR TALK. 5. IN ORAL PRESENTATION, YOU NEED TO CREATE VISUAL AIDS TO COMMUNICATE EASILY WITH YOUR AUDIENCE.
QUIZ ENUMERATION. 6. 7. 8. 9- 10. BEFORE GIVING YOUR PRESENTATION YOU MUST? GIVE ATLEAST 3 STEPS IN PREPARING AN ORAL PRESENTATION