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

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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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 ....

14. 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 .....

15. 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.

16. 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.