1. Presentation Stategies

2. Preparation Stage Collect information
Read magazines, newspaper, books, text books
Search information on the Internet
Organize information
Use mind map to organize information
Ask yourself ‘Wh’ questions, e.g. What? Why? Where? When? Who? How?
Draft
Write the draft of the presentation. A good presentation should include 3 parts, introduction, body and ending
Prepare things for display
Prepare things, e.g. paper, poster, PowerPoint, to display in the presentation
Write cue-card
Write the keynotes on the cue-card reminding yourself of the main points
Practice
Practise the presentation at home or with your friends before doing in class

3. How to organize a presentation?
Start
Use formulaic expressions, e.g.
Good morning. / Good afternoon.
Hello. / Hi!
Introduce yourself, e.g.
I’m XXXXXXX.
Introduce the topic, e.g.
I’m going to show you…
We would like to report on …

4. How to organize a presentation?
How to organize the content?
Ask ‘Wh’ questions, e.g.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Why do you want to be a XXX?
Where will you go to work?
When will you go to work?
How do you prepare yourself to be a XXX?
Only present the answers of the questions
Write a brief conclusion for the topic

5. How to organize a presentation?
How to end the presentation?
Use formulaic expressions, e.g.
This is the end of my presentation.
Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy it.
Any questions?

6. When you are doing the presentation
Don’t
Stand up straight
Smile
Look at your friends
Speak loudly and clearly
Be relaxed and speak confidently
Use gestures and body language while speaking
Read out the notes word by word
Speak fast
Look at the notes

7. What should an audience do?
Listen to the presentation patiently
Jot down the key points if necessary
Encourage your shy friends to speak up
Evaluate your friends’ performance using the peer evaluation form
Give positive comments to your friends for improvement
Clap hands when your friends finish the presentation