Objectives

To reinforce your performance skills To increase your confidence level in

(verbal and non-verbal); interacting with audience and
control your nervousness

To develop your skills to

communicate clearly, To promote critical and
effectively and confidently reflective thinking
with a range of audiences in a
range of different contexts
The ability to communicate is the most important goal that communicative
language teaching aims to reach. It is to be able to operate effectively in the
real world (Hedge, 2000).

For successful oral communication students need a thorough in-depth

instruction and practice. The best practice is to give oral presentations. Oral
presentation skills are essential for employability and true academic study
as they lead students to enter into debate and sustained reasoning (Morley,
2006).
 PREPARATION
Usually, the majority feel nervous when presenting
something. It is mainly due to the fact that in a live
presentation there is no second chance.

Analyze the audiences Who are your audiences?

 Values…What is important to them?

 Needs…What information do they want?

 Constraints…Understand their level of knowledge on the

subject and target

 Demographics…Size of audience and location may influence the

presentation
Objectives
Why am I giving this presentation?
If your objectives is not clear to you, it cannot possibly be clear to your audiences.

Timing
You have a limited amount of time in which to tell the audiences what they need to
know, rather than everything that you know.

Method
Formal or informal?
 The development of a clear structure that will help to map out and guide
you in your preparations and in your final delivery should be focused.

Beginning / Middle / Body End / Conclusion Questions

Introduction and
Answers
- Welcome your Present your messages - Summarize your Handling
audiences logically and structured presentation questions
- Introduce your topic - Thank you audiences
- Explain the structure - Invite questions
of your presentation
- Explain rules for
questions
 Make a plan
Example: 15-minute presentation:

Introduction 1.5 - 2 minutes

Main Body 7- 8 minutes
Conclusion 1.5 minutes
Questions and answers 3-5 minutes
USEFUL PHRASES FOR INTRODUCTION PART
Key Elements of Non-Verbal Communication

• Eye Contact
• Facial Expressions
• Gestures
• Posture
Eye contact
•Look at audience’s faces, not above their heads
•If an interview or business meeting…look at the decision makers as well as
everyone else
•Vary where and who you look at
•Look at faces for 3-5 seconds and then move on to the next person
•Do not look away from audience for more than 10 seconds
•Looking at a person keeps them engaged
Looking at their faces tells you how your delivery and topic is being
received by the audience
 Facial Expressions

- Your facial expressions must match your content

- Pay attention to your audience’s facial expressions
Gestures
Using your hands can help in the same way that whole body movements can:
to relax, stimulate and illustrate. Try not to:
• hold hands behind the back.
• fold them in front.
• keep them stuck in your pockets throughout the presentation.
• scratch or stroke yourself.
• wring your hands together.
Posture

How to how to stand while giving a speech

- Keep a good posture, stand straight with shoulders back, relaxed and feet
shoulder width apart.
- Face the audience as much as possible and keep your body open.
Common Presenting Mistakes

• Talking too fast / lack of pauses

• Reading slides word-for-word
• Standing between the projector and the screen
• Speaking during a transition
• Responding to a question by the disorganized information
• Failing to introduce or summarize the presentation
References

Bradbury, A. (2010). Successful presentation skills. Kogan Page.

Cottrell, S..(2008). The study skills handbook . Palgrave Macmillan.
Hedge, T. (2000). Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom. Oxford: OUP.
Morley, L. 2001. Producing New Workers: Quality, Equality and Employability in Higher Education.
Quality in Higher Education. 7(2),131-135.
Van Emden, J.& Becker, L.(2010). Presentation skills for students. Palgrave Macmillan.
Wallwork, A. (2016). English for Presentations at International Conferences. Springer. New York.