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Week 4: Making a Presentation

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Week 4: Making a Presentation

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  1. Week 4:Making a Presentation www.myenglishonline.ca

  2. Presenting professionally.This activity is a short guide to prepare an interesting oral presentation.You will present to your fellow students during our last class of the 4-week course.You either can present on skype or in a virtual class if you choose to use PPT.Your presentation should be 5-10 minutes long. Workplace communication: www.myenglishonline.ca

  3. There are 3 steps: 1 4 2 Find a meaningful topic Structure your topic Practice! www.myenglishonline.ca

  4. Find a meaningful topic • Some suggestions: • Speak about your home country (history, current situation, differences to Canada) • Tell us about a profession you want to pursue. (requirements, description of job ) • Share your experiences: Talk about your strategies how you found a job in Manitoba. 1 Topic www.myenglishonline.ca

  5. Find a meaningful topic • Some suggestions: • Have you ever volunteered? What are your experiences, what are advantages and disadvantages of volunteering? • How to get through the Winter in Manitoba. • Raising children as an immigrant: what are challenges and opportunities? 1 Topic www.myenglishonline.ca

  6. Find a meaningful topic • Make sure that you contact your eFacilitator and discuss your topic. • Your eFacilitator can be reached at • sstetefeld@myenglishonline.ca or • Skype: stephanie_myenglishonline 1 Topic www.myenglishonline.ca

  7. Every presentation has three parts: 2 Structure your topic www.myenglishonline.ca

  8. Introduction • The introduction itself consists of several steps: Make some notes 1. Get the audience's attention and signal the beginning. 2. Greet the audience 3. Introduce yourself 4. Give title and introduce topic 5. Give your objective 6. Announce your outline

  9. Introduction • 1. Get the audience's attention and signal the beginning. Make some notes Right. Well. OK. Erm. Let's begin. Good. Fine. Great. Can we start? Shall we start? Let's get the ball rolling.

  10. Introduction • 2. Greet the audience Make some notes Hello ladies and gentlemen. Good morning dear members of our course. Good evening fellow students. Thank you for your kind introduction..

  11. Introduction • 3. Introduce yourself Make some notes Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce myself. Good morning everyone, I'd like to start by introducing myself. My name is... I am a….

  12. Introduction • 4. Give title and introduce topic Make some notes 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 will not speak about... I have limited my speech to My talk will last about 15 minutes

  13. Introduction • 5. Give your objective What I would like to do today is to explain to illustrate... to have a look at... What I want my listeners to get out of my speech is... If there is one thing I'd like to get across to you today it is that… Make some notes

  14. Introduction • 6. Announce your outline Make some notes I have broken my speech down/up into X parts. I have divided my presentation (up) into Y parts. In the first part I give a few basic definitions. In the next section I will explain In part three, I am going to show... In the last part I would like/want to give a practical example...

  15. Every presentation has three parts: 2 Structure your topic www.myenglishonline.ca

  16. Now you need a transition to the next part: 2 Structure your topic Let us now move on to the next part…. www.myenglishonline.ca

  17. Body 1. Sequence your ideas 2. Use Signposting or signal where you are. 3. Link ideas, sections/make transitions • Here are some aspects you should consider when planning the main part of your presentation Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  18. Body Here are a few possibilities for organizing your ideas: logical; chronological order; from general to specific; from known to unknown; from accepted to controversial; cause/effect; problem/solution. • 1. Sequence your ideas Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  19. 2. Use Signposting or signal where you are. • Body Imagine you are driving along a road that you do not know – signs will guide you to find your way. This is the same for people listening to a presentation: they need signals to guide them so that it is easy to follow the presentation. In a presentation these signals or signs are expressions that help the audience. For example: first announce what you are going to say (“ I will give an example:...”) and then say what you want to say. In a written test this is not necessary but for presentations it is very important. Make some notes

  20. 2. Use Signposting • Body • FunctionLanguage • I'd like to start by... • Let's begin by... • Introducing the subject First of all, I'll... • Starting with... • I'll begin by... Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  21. 2. Use Signposting • Body • FunctionLanguage • Well, I've told you about... • Finishing one subject... We've looked at... • So much for…. Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  22. 2. Use Signposting • Body • FunctionLanguage • Now we'll move on to... • Let me turn now to... • ...and starting another Next... • Turning to... • I'd like now to discuss... • Let's look now at... Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  23. 2. Use Signposting • Body • FunctionLanguage • For example,… • Giving an exampleTo give you an example,... • To illustrate this point... Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  24. 2. Use Signposting • Body • FunctionLanguage • I'd like now to recap... • Summarising Let's summarise briefly what and concluding we've looked at… • If I can just sum up the main points... Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  25. Now you need a transition to the next part: 2 These are my main points, now I would like to give a short summary… Structure your topic www.myenglishonline.ca

  26. Almost done: the third part: 2 Structure your topic www.myenglishonline.ca

  27. The last part consists of three steps • Conclusion • 1. A short conclusion • 2. Thanks to the audience • 3. A invitation to ask questions Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  28. 1. Short conclusion • Conclusion • I'd like now to recap... • Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at… • If I can just sum up the main points... • In conclusion I would like to say that... • My final comments concern... • I would like to finish by reminding everyone that... Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  29. 3. A invitation to ask questions • Conclusion • I'd be happy to answer any questions.... • If there are any questions please feel free to ask. • Thank you very much for your attention and if there are any suggestions or comments Make some notes www.myenglishonline.ca

  30. Prepare your presentation step by step! The following overview might help: 2 Structure your topic www.myenglishonline.ca

  31. Since your presentation should only be about 5-10 minutes it is easy to practice your presentation: Close the door and speak loudly, Time your presentation! Practicing in front of a partner is even better! 4 Practice!

  32. Important Don’ts: Don't read your presentation. You can use short notes, but reading a presentation is unnatural; also, it makes it very difficult for your audience to follow. Don't try to cover too much material. Remember you only have 5-10 minutes. 4 Practice!

  33. Important Do’s: Be organized! The more organized andfocusedyour presentation is, the more relaxed you'll feel. Breathe! (It helps you relax.) Do speak clearly, slowly and at an appropriate level for your audience. Use vocabulary that is appropriate. 4 Practice!

  34. Ready to go? I am looking forward to listening to your presentation during our next virtual class! Make sure that you contact your eFacilitator if you have a PPT. Your eFacilitator can be reached at sstetefeld@myenglishonline.ca or Skype: stephanie_myenglishonline www.myenglishonline.ca

  35. Good Links:http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/txie/publications/oral_presentation_skills.pdfhttp://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/listening/presentations1.htmhttp://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/listening/presentations2.htmVideos: examples for bad presentationshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YivQYeI0vys&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBthvuOQpKc&feature=related Workplace communication: www.myenglishonline.ca

  36. Happy E-learning www.myenglishonline.ca

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