COURSE INTRODUCTION

The course consists of 8 lessons which focus on how to have an

effective presentation in terms of both the presentation contents
and presentation skills.
Specifically, students practice starting the presentation, using
the proper language for linking ideas and parts in a presentation,
ending a presentation effectively, and dealing with questions after
a presentation.
Besides, students will also practice utilizing body language and
other factors such as designing and using visual aids effectively.
TEXTBOOK:
Effective Presentation - Jeremy Comfort (2009),
Oxford Business English Skills, Oxford University
Press
 UNIT Communication Language focus Presentation Practice
skills
Unit 1. What is the key features of an review of time presenting background
point? effective presentation expressions and information
tenses
Unit 2. Making a making a good how to introduce preparing and giving the
start introduction yourself and your introduction
talk
Unit 3. Linking the ways of organizing a key words and signposting the
parts presentation phrases for linking organization of a
ideas presentation
Unit 4. The right advantages of personal and changing written
kind of language speaking vs. reading impersonal language to spoken
language styles language
Unit 5. Visual aids making a well- describing graphs, designing and using
designed and well- charts, and trends good visual aids
presented visual aid
Unit 6. Body the importance of ways of using body language to
language body language emphasizing and communicate your
minimizing your message clearly and
message persuasively
Unit 7. making an effective the language of ending a presentation
Finishing off ending to a endings
presentation
Unit 8. -how to handle -asking and - handling questions at
Question time questions effectively answering the end of a
-how to evaluate the questions presentation
effectiveness of a -review of delivery - giving and evaluating
presentation techniques and key a presentation
language
Assessment:   
Group presentation: Number of group members depends on
number of students in class. Topic will be given from and
instructed by the teacher. students prepare and deliver a group
presentation based on the topic. Criteria of assessment:
-system/ contents: 2 points
-presentation skills: 3 points
-language: 2 points
-good pronunciation, speak clearly, intonation and sentence stress:
3 points
Total: 10 points
UNIT 1
WHAT IS THE POINT?
DISCUSSION

1. How often do you give presentation? Have you

ever given presentation before? If yes, who do
you normally present to?
2. When was the last time you gave a presentation in
English? Was it a success? If yes, why? If not,
why not? Explain your answer.
3. How do you feel about presenting in a foreign
language?

4. Think of an excellent (or terrible) presentation that

you have attended. What made it good (or bad)?
 WHAT MAKES A GOOD PRESENTATION?
List all the things you think that they would contribute
to making a good presentation. Brainstorm with your
friends in group of 3-4 and don't forget to note down
your ideas.
Checklist
System: Body language:
well prepared? Use her body to emphasize meaning?
Clear structure? Maintain eye contact with audience?
Link the parts together? appear confident and positive?
Is content relevant and interesting?
Visual aids:
Delivery: Are the visual aids clear?
Speak clearly? Do they support her message?
at the right speed? Does she use equipment
Use appropriate language? professionally?

Other comments:
 One of the worst things about Joanna's presentation is its lack of
organization. Here is a “classic” presentation structure. Based on
your notes from viewing before, help Joanna to rebuild her
presentation and represent it to your class.

Introduction Main parts Conclusion

brewery company – very old founded in 1778 use traditional production methods
old products stout (n): bia đen nặng
lager(n): bia nhẹ owner Ben Westwoodsales increased a lot over the last year
to discuss the corporate image to decide if we need to change
family firm
production dropped a little over the last few years profits held up
One of the most common contents in presentation is briefing/ giving
background information.
In group, prepare background information about a company then present
it to the class. An infographic of a company is provided to you randomly.
UNIT 2
MAKING A START
1. greeting, name, position
2. title/subject
3. purpose
4. length
5. outline
6. questions
7. reference to the audience
1. GREETING, NAME, POSITION
• Good morning, my name’s …. I’m the new PR manager.
• Ladies and gentlemen. it’s an honour to have the
opportunity to address such a distinguished audience.
• Good morning. Let me start by saying just a few words
about my own background. I started out in…
• Welcome to LG. I know I’ve met some of you, but just
for the benefit of those I haven’t, my name’s…..
2. Title/ Subject

• I’d like to talk (to you) today about…

• I’m going to present/ explain/ brief you
on.../inform you on.../describe...
• The subject of my presentation is...
3. Purpose
• We are here today to decide/ agree/ learn
about…
• The purpose of this talk is to update you on/
give a picture about/ give you a background
to...
• This talk is designed to act as a springboard for
discussion/ to start the ball rolling.
4. Length
•I shall only take 10 minutes of
your time
•I plan to be brief.
•This should only last 15 minutes.
 5. Outline
the main parts or points you will cover
• I’ve divided my presentation into four parts. They are…
• We can break this area down into the following fields:
oFirstly/ First of all,....
oSecondly/ then/ next...
oThirdly/ and then we come to...
oFinally/ lastly/ last of all
6. Questions
• I’d be glad to answer any questions at the
end of my talk.
• If you have any questions, please feel free to
interrupt.
• Please interrupt me if there’s something
which needs clarifying. Otherwise, there’ll
be time for discussion at the end.
7. Reference to the audience
• I can see many of you are…
• I know you’ve all travelled a long way.
• You all look as though you’ve heard this
before.
 SOME OTHER TIPS
• Tip 1: Use the power of silence
• Tip 2: Looking forward to the future or looking backward
to the past.

“30 years from now, your job would not exist.”

“In 1990, Japan owned 90% of the market, today they own
30% of the market.”
• Tip 3: Quoting someone.
“I fear not the man who practices 1000 kicks once, but I fear
the man who practices 1 kicks 1000 times”.

• Tip 4: Tell a story

Tell me a fact, then I remember it

Tell me a truth, then I believe it
Tell me a story, I would put it in my heart forever.
UNIT 3
Body
The body of the presentation should meet the promises of purpose
that you made in the introduction.

You can organize:

• chronologically, or
• by priority, or logically
• or theme
• Main point 1 Verbal
supportive evidence, statistics, examples,... “Signposting"
• Main point 2
supportive evidence, statistics, examples,...
• Main point 3
supportive evidence, statistics, examples,...
 FUNCTION  EXAMPLES OF SIGNPOST LANGUAGE
 Begin the first point The first point I would like to address is…
Let me first raise…
WHAT IS  Develop the first point For example…
This is especially important because…
WHAT COULD  Sum up the first point So, we can see that…
BE
 Introduce the second Secondly, I’d like to turn to…
WHAT IS point
Develop the second An important statistic in this area is…
point It means that…
WHAT COULD  Sum up the second It’s evident that…
BE point
• Despite the fact that SUVs have a high center of
gravity which enables them to roll over at low
rates of speed and their fuel consumption is
essentially toxic to our breathing air, the sales of
SUVs is on the rise.
• Despite safety and health concern, SUV sales are
on the rise.
 oral language vs. written language:
1. More words that refer to people and human
relationships to help create and sustain interest and
attention.
2. More personal pronouns — such as I, we, you, and
our — to aid in the establishment of identification,
to make a connection with our listeners.
3. Shorten thought units, including sentence
fragments, to make oral presentations easier to
follow.
4. More repetition to emphasize important ideas and
information.
5. More familiar words, colloquial words, shortened
forms to increase audience understanding, helps
language more lively and conversational
6. Much less use of terms and phrases that work in
writing but can lose their meaning or become
confusing in speaking.  Examples: “as mentioned
above,” “the former…the latter,” and “respectively.”
Spoken word vs. Written word
• In a speech, you’re going to want to use shorter, simplier sentences.
• use fewer multisyllabic words, and only use technical terms when
they’re really needed to make a point or for impact.
• Use more repitition. Restate your speech.
 unit 6
BODY LANGUAGE
CONFIDENT – ATTRACTIVE - RESPECTABLE
Use checklist p.36 to discuss the importance
of body language in presentations.
• eye contact
• Facial expression
• Hands
• Movement
• Posture
FACIAL EXPRESSION

• Facial expression (e.g. smiles) helps

emphasize your feelings.
HANDS MOVEMENT

Use you hands to emphasize what you say.

3 common hand movements:
• The give
• The show
• The chop
MOVEMENT
• Don’t stand completely still – a little movement
between table and board, or visuals and audience,
etc. , but depends on settings.
• Don’t move around too much., or you can
distract the audience.
POSTURE
• How to stand? facing the people you are talking
to.
• Where to stand?
• Some bad examples: hands in pocket, hands on
your hip, the “defendant”.
• so how should we stand?
PRACTICE: exercise 1 page 39
• Change the language in the text to communicate the
message more persuasively.
• Use language, body language, and intonation to
communicate the message clearly and persuasively in front
of the class.
 SOME REMINDERS FOR FINALS
• Introduce who (team member name) is going to talk about what
(part of contents) for once.
• The rest of team members stands properly in line waiting for their
turns.
• Signpost language: Each person has to have some final remarks
or short conclusion of his/her own part, before introducing the
next part, not the name of the next speaker.
• The next person takes the stage quickly and do not break the
“chain” of attention by introducing himself again.
 unit 7
FINISHING OFF
It’s time to end your presentation
How do you normally end your presentation?
Watch the video to see how these speakers end
their presentation.
Take notes.
THE END
1. The signal: a clear signal that you are about to
end
2. The “takeaway”: a very brief, clear summary of
highlights
3. The act (if any): conclusion, call for action, or
recommendation
4. Closing and inviting questions
PRACTICE: Use the flow chart to give an ending of a talk with one of the
given topics below
- How to overcome self-doubt
- How to find the money to go to college
- Why podcasts are great
- How Internet ads are tailored to you

summarize the
key points
• highlight an make your
signal the end important invite
final
of your talk point questions
• explain the statement
significance
HANDLING Q&A SESSION
• repeat the question and/or rephrase the Q back to the
audience
• Answer to whole group, not just the questioner.
• Anticipate
• If you don’t know, say THANKS!
• Don’t just end the presentation on the last question.