Ministry of Education and Training

Lac Hong University

PRESENTATION SKILLS

Lecturer: Nguyen Duc Duy Tan, M.A.

0707315044 | duytan@lhu.edu.vn
 PRESENTATION SKILLS: A COURSE INTRODUCTION
COURSE OUTCOMES

stages language gestures techniques

which are which is used in each which are useful in which are powerful in
recommended to follow part of a presentation. delivering information. boosting understanding
in making a and comprehension.
presentation.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Learning content and practices are
selected from these two books.
 COURSE OUTLINE
(45 periods)

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

An Introduction
to the course The physical The The Visual Question and
The Body The Conclusion
and message Introduction Message Answer
presentation
 ASSESSMENTS
FORMATIVE assessment
30% • Attendance
• Homework

Mid-term
30% • Presentation about a topic within a time limit

Final project presentation

40% • Individual presentation about a given topic
within a time limit
 A PRESENTATION…
• is a means of communication that can be adapted to various speaking situations, such as talking to a
group, addressing a meeting or briefing a team.
• requires you, as a presenter, to get a message across to the listeners and will often contain a
'persuasive' element.
 KEY ELEMENTS
of a presentation

01 02 03 04 05 06 07
CONTEXT PRESENTER AUDIENCE MESSAGE REACTION METHOD IMPEDIMENTS
When & where?
Formal or informal Factors that can
The audience’s
setting? influence the
To communicate reaction will largely
effectiveness of
with the audience depend upon
To a small group of the content Direct or indirect how your message
and control the whether you, as
a large crowd? To receive the message: the over a distance is communicated to
presentation presenter,
presenter’s information that is with support of the audience, such
effectively
What equipment & message(s) delivered through conferencing as background
To deliver a communicated
technology the language systems? noise, distractions,
comprehensive your message, and
available? temperature or
message whether it met their
state of audience
expectations.
What to learn from alertness, …
the presentation?
messages
• S____ message stages
• P____ message
• V____ message • P____
• D____
PRESENTATION • R____

main parts
• The I____
• The B____
• The C____
THE STORY MESSAGE
The information that is delivered through
3 TYPES OF MESSAGES
the information that is delivered
the language

THE PHYSICAL MESSAGE

posture, eye contact, gestures, voice
inflection

THE VISUAL MESSAGE

items of illustrative matter designed to
supplement information so that it can be
understood more easily
 3 STAGES OF GIVING A
1 PREPARATION
PRESENTATION
Researching audience, selecting the topic
and organizing information, preparing
visuals and rehearsing

2 DELIVERY
Presenting all the messages

REFLECTION
3 Reviewing the performance and making
improvements
 3 PARTS OF A
1 THE INTRODUCTION
PRESENTATION
Introduce and tell what you are going to
say

2 THE BODY
Say it

THE CONCLUSION
3 Make a summary and a final thought
 3 COMMON TYPES OF
1 INFORMATIVE SPEECHES
• make listeners aware of an
SPEECHES
• object or to give new ideas or
information

2 PERSUASIVE SPEECHES
• to influence beliefs, choices or
opinions

SPECIAL OCCASION SPEECHES

3 • important events
• to introduce someone, or pay tribute
TASK: Read the following statements. Which ones do you agree with and why?
........ 1. A good presentation should fit within the time limit given to the speaker.
........ 2. A good speech topic is the one that interests the audience.
........ 3. The speaker should choose a topic that he or she knows much about, so that he or she does
not have to spend time researching it.
........ 4. A speech itself must have an exact purpose.
........ 5. The audience will remember all the ideas from the presentation.
........ 6. Preparing a note with full sentences is a good idea.
........ 7. The introduction is to catch the audience’s attention; therefore, it’s necessary to outline the
introduction before the body.
........ 8. The speaker should spend more time on important points.
........ 9. The delivery of information in the body should account for 50% the time of the whole
presentation.
........ 10. The presenter should do rehearsal.