PRESENTATION SKILLS Le Thi Giao Chi, M.A., M.Ed.

Why know how to speak in public (public speaking)? PRESENTATION SKILLS Why know how to speak in public (public speaking)?

PRESENTATION SKILLS Rank the following from most (1) to least important (5) ____ Choosing an interesting topic ____ Telling jokes and funny stories ____ Making eye contact ____ Teaching the audience something new ____ Keeping the speech short

PREPARING FOR A PRESENTATION PRESENTATION SKILLS PREPARING FOR A PRESENTATION Planning will make you more confident and help you to overcome your nervousness

Planning the CONTENT and STRUCTURE PRESENTATION SKILLS Planning the CONTENT and STRUCTURE Pick a topic Brainstorm your ideas Research the area Plan what to say (Select the most relevant) Develop the key points in an interesting and varied way

PRESENTATION OUTLINING PRESENTATION SKILLS PRESENTATION OUTLINING Three basic parts: Introduction Main body (Development) 2.1 Main point 1 Supporting point 1 Supporting point 2 Summary/Transition

PRESENTATION SKILLS 3. Summation (Conclusion) 2.2 Main point 2 ….

FOUR intents in the body of PRESENTATION SKILLS FOUR intents in the body of a well-made speech To instruct To persuade To inspire To entertain

PRESENTATION SKILLS SUGGESTED PROCEDURE: 1. Start with a brief introduction Welcome the audience Introduce your topic Give an overview of your talk And provide guidelines on questions  Leave an impression

PRESENTATION SKILLS 2. Move on to the main part of your presentation 3. Finish with a brief conclusion To summarise the main points Thank the audience and invite questions  Be open to ideas and comments

Rule of the thumb PRESENTATION SKILLS Tell what you are going to say Say it Tell what you have said

ORGANISING IDEAS Chronological order Order of importance Sequence / process order Topic / Category order (positive-negative, advantages vs. disadvantages; strengths & weaknesses) Comparison - Contrast Problem solving – Solution Cause – Effect Induction – deduction

Welcoming the audience Introducing the topic Good morning, ladies and gentlemen Hi, everybody It’s my/our pleasure to be here this morning to present my (research) topic which is ... I am very delighted to talk to you this morning about ... I am very happy to be with you today to share some of my thoughts about a very interesting topic, which is ....

Giving an overview of your talk My talk consists of .... parts. In the first part, I will give some introduction on .... In the second part, I will describe ..... Then, I will ... In the final part I will close the presentation by giving you ... In this presentation, I am going to deal with ... And here is the structure of my presentation. First of all, I will talk about ..... Second, I will mention ..... Third, I will give a description of .....

Providing guidelines on questions If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to (interrupt me to) ask. This is a short presentation. So if you have any question, please keep until the end.

Moving from part to part And now, I will move on to ..... I have just told you about the benefits of working at home. And now my focus would be on ................. Besides the benefits, there are some problems arising from home working which I am going to tell you now/ which is the focus of my presentation now.