SPEAKING

PRESENTATION

How to present a good

presentation ?
PREPARING YOUR TOPIC

❖ Research your topic

❖ http://www.english-online.at/history/history-index.htm

❖ Limit your scope (only 10 minutes!)

❖ Be brief and to the point

 PREPARING YOUR POWERPOINT

❖ Research examples of presentations in English

• http://www.slideshare.net/
• http://www.slideshare.net/orzelc/how-to-give-a-
good-powerpoint-presentation
❖ Limit the amount of text: MAIN IDEAS ONLY
❖ Add photos, illustrations, animations and video to add interest
❖ Make sure that your illustrations are RELEVANT
❖ No more than 1 slide per minute.
 PREPARING YOUR POWERPOINT

❖ Check to make sure you can see all the text (high contrast colours)

❖ Check for grammar, vocabulary and punctuation errors

❖ Create a handout for your classmates with:

• Vocabulary list
• Presentation outline
• Sources
• Comprehension questions
 P REPARING YOU R
P RES ENTATION :
THINGS TO THINK ABOU T
❖ Objective: What is my goal?

❖ Audience: Who is listening?

❖ Venue: Where am I giving this talk?

❖ Time and Length: How long should I talk?

❖ Method: How should I present?

• Humor?
• Formal or informal?
 P REPARING YOU R
P RES ENTATION S TRU CTU RE
1. Beginning : Short •welcome your
introduction audience
•introduce your
subject
•explain the structure
of your presentation
•explain rules for
questions
•present the subject
itself
2. Middle : Body of • present the subject
presentation itself

3. End : Short •summarize your

presentation
conclusion
•thank your audience
•invite questions
EXPRESSION
BEGINNING :
GREETING THE AUDIENCE

• Good morning/afternoon/evening.
• The honorable …/ your excellency… ladies and
gentlemen
• Hello everybody.
• It’s very nice to be here.
• I’m very pleased to be here with you.
• It’s a pleasure to be here today.
INTRODUCING YOURSELF

• My name’s Maria and I’m from Oxford University.

I’m here today to talk to you about…...
• I am Leticia Abraham and I represent Pocari
Company. I’ve come here today to explain ……
INTRODUCING THE TOPIC

•I plan to speak about...

•Today I'm going to talk about...
•The subject of my presentation is...
•The theme of my talk is...
•I've been asked to give you an overview of...
•I have chosen to speak about …..because...
•I was asked to speak about ……because...
•My talk will last about 15 minutes I will speak for 15
minutes.
OUTLINING YOUR TALK

I’ve divided my talk into three parts. The first I will explain
about…..The second part, I will deal with …And The last
I’ll give a Q and A section. I plan to speak for about fifty
minutes. I’ll be happy to answer your questions at the
end of my talk.
My talk will focus on three areas and will take about thirty
minutes. Please feel free to interrupt me if you have a
question. The first I will explain about…..The second part
will deal with …The last I’ll….
THE MAIN BODY :
STARTING IN IDEAS
• I’d like to start now by looking at ….

• To begin with, I’m going to …..

• Let me begin by noting that…

• I’d like to begin by suggesting that…

• Let me start by posing the

question…have you ever….?
THE MAIN BODY :
ELABORATING IDEAS
• I’d like to look at the …….(idea) a bit more detail
• Let me elaborate this point…
• I’d like to speak about this point (idea) more detail
• Moving on now to my next point : …..

• Let’s turn now to ……

• Could you please look at the screen for a moment?

• I’d like to show you an example of what I mean.

• As I’ve already said ….

END / CLOSING
CONCLUSION
• I’d like to conclude my presentation by saying that…

• In conclusion, I should just like to say ….

• To end up my presentation, I’d like to ….

•In conclusion I would like to say that...
•My final comments concern...
•I would like to finish by reminding everyone that...

•Finally, As a conclusion…..
INVITING QUESTIONS

• Do you have any questions ?

• We have some time for questions and
comments.
• If you have any questions, I’ll be
pleased to answer them now.
• I'd be happy to answer any questions....
• If there are any questions please feel free to ask.
HANDLING QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS
• That’s an interesting comment. Thank you for
that.
• That’s an interesting question. I’ll try to answer.
• That’s an interesting question. As I mentioned
earlier…
• Referring to your question, now let’s see the first
point of my presentation…
EXAMPLE

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen..

It’s an honor for me today to stand in front of you to deliver a
presentation.
The topic of my presentation is Increasing student’s English speaking
ability by vlogging on YouTube. (topic/title)
As we know that …(background)…
Ladies and gentlemen..
I’ve divided my talk into three parts. The first I will explain about
what is student's speaking English motivation. The second part, I
will deal with how to vlog on you tube. And The last I’ll give a Q
and A section. I plan to speak for about fifty minutes. And I’ll be
happy to answer your questions at the end of my talk.
Okay, now let’s move on to the first point….
what is student’s English speaking ability?
.................(PRESENTING THE CONTENT) ..........

Next , what is YouTube and how to vlog on YouTube ?

.................(PRESENTING THE CONTENT) ..........
Okay, it’s time for question and answer section. I'd be happy
to answer any questions....
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In conclusion, there are three main points to increase
student’s English speaking ability by vlogging on you tube.
First students need to....., second ....and third......
Ladies and gentlemen I think that’s all I can share to you in
this presentation.
Thank you very much for your attention
EXAMPLE