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Think about some good and bad presentations that you have watched in the past.
A. Here are some important stages in preparing for a presentation, put the stages in
order.
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Presentation Introductions
The introduction to your presentation is extremely important. It is the first thing that your
audience is going to hear. It therefore, needs to be well planned and structured.
Introduce yourself
A. Put the points into the correct order according to when they should happen in a
presentation.
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________
6. ______________________________
7. ______________________________
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Focus on Introduction language
B. Match the phrases to the correct part of the presentation introduction.
Good morning ladies and gentleman. Thank you for coming.
My presentation will take about 5 minutes.
The subject of my talk is...
If you have any questions, Ill answer them at the end of my presentation.
My names...Im responsible for...
My talk will last for approximately....minutes
On behalf of....may I welcome you to...
Perhaps we could leave any questions you may have until the end of the
presentation.
This morning I would like to talk to you about....
This talk will be divided into...parts
Id like to introduce myself. My name is....and I am.....
My presentation will be divided into three parts. First, Ill talk about...After that I will
talk about....And finally I will...
Im here today to talk about
Introduce yourself
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C. Read the presentation introduction and add a phrase from the exercise above to the
gaps.
Well good morning ladies and gentleman. Welcome to my presentation. Before we begin,
(1)_______________. Im Sarah, and Im a lecturer at a University in London.
(2)_______________ the Purple Company. The Purple Company is a company that has
recently opened in London. It is a retailer that sells cosmetics to the public.
(3)_______________. First, Im going to talk about the owners of the company, after that
Im going to talk about their business strategy. And finally, Im going to talk about their
future plans. (4)_______________ 7 minutes. If you have any questions, I will be happy to
answer them at the end of my talk.
Now it is time to plan your own introduction. Choose a presentation topic from the list
below and plan a short 8-10 minute presentation:
Think carefully about what you are going to talk about and use the phrases above to help
you. When you have finished planning your introduction, practice saying it out loud. Your
introduction should only be approximately one minute.
Main Body
The structure of the main body is not as rigid as the introduction or conclusion. However, it
is extremely important that you guide the listener through the main body. Therefore, you
need to use sign posting words/phrases. These words/phrases tell the listener exactly
what you have done and what you are going to do.
A. Look at the videos of two main bodies. (The sound is not great but you should be able
to tell which one is better by looking at the body language of each presenter).
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Presentation ____ is better because _______________________________________.
Signposting
Introducing signposting words and phrases into the main body is essential. We are now
going to look at a few.
5. mentioned / As / earlier / I /
Now its time to practice saying the phrases. Listen to your teacher say the phrase and
repeat.
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C. Here are some additional key main body signposting expressions. Put them into the
correct categories.
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Conclusions
For an 8-10 minute presentation, the conclusion should be approximately one minute. As
with the introduction, the conclusion is extremely rigid.
B. Here is a list of possible things that you could include. Which ones apply to the main
body (MB) and which apply to the conclusion (C).
Put the following stages into the correct order according to the presentation.
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D. Now listen to a complete conclusion and fill in the gaps. (Recording 18.3)
This brings me to the end of my talk. So, to (1)________, let me briefly go through the main
the company that I used to work for. (3)________ I talked to you about my responsibilities
in the role that I had (4)________ I spoke about what I learned from working for this
your attention. Now, if you have any questions, I would be more than happy to answer
them.
Practice saying the conclusion above out loud. Pay particular attention to the
pronunciation and intonation of the phrases.
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Visuals (PowerPoint slides)
When you use PowerPoint in academic presentations, the following things are important:
use of colours on the slides, images, amount of text, referencing and also the number of
slides. With a partner, discuss the dos and donts of each area.
For example, Use of colours Dont use aluminous colours on your slides because it
makes the slide difficult to read.
Now your teacher will give you some advice, make notes under the following headings.
Use of colours
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Images
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Amount of text
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Referencing
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Number of slides
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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A. Look at the following slides. Which ones are clear and effective and which ones need
improving?
1.
This is the first slide of the presentation. Do you know from this slide what the
presentation is about? What should you include on the title slide?
2.
This is the second slide of a presentation. What is missing? What would you typically see
after the title slide?
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3.
In this slide a student is attempting to show the results of a survey she has carried out.
How could the slide be improved?
4.
This is a main body slide. What are the main problems with this slide?
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5.
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Body language
Once you have planned your presentation and written your PowerPoint slides, you have
to practice your presentation. One very important thing to take into account when
presenting is your body language.
Watch this short video which gives advice on body language. Make notes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXFIJ8Sm2N0
Now practice your presentations trying to incorporate the advice given in the video.
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