1. I am Anila Nosheen from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. I have done my Masters in English (Linguistics & Literature) from National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad. I did my MPhil from International Islamic University (IIU), Islamabad. I have worked with Higher Education Commission (HEC) for more than two and a half years as a Project Manager of English Language Teaching Reforms (ELTR) Project. There I got exclusive experience of organizing Teacher Training Programs. I have also organized the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Programs for the capacity building of COMSATS Teaching faculty. Currently I am rendering my services to COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Chak Shahzad Campus, Islamabad as a Lecturer in Humanities Department.

2. Essay Writing & Presentation Skills (ENG406)
About the Course
Essay Writing & Presentation Skills (ENG406)

3. COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENG406 is Essay Writing and Presentation Skills course designed for students to:
develop knowledge of essay crafting skills
presentation techniques
relevant to future programs and career fields

4. LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successfully completing ENG406, the student will be able to:
• Write variety of essay styles (narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive)
• Write for a variety of purposes and audiences
• Apply the writing process (prewriting, writing, and revising)
• Demonstrate basic grammar and sentence skills in writing
• Develop his/her personal writing style/voice
• Self-edit writing and analyze other writing samples
• Critically evaluate a variety of reading passages
• Carry out library and on-line research
• Organize and deliver an oral presentation

5. What is an Essay?
An essay is an organized collection of your thoughts on a particular topic.
An essay consists of three major parts:
Introduction
Main body
Conclusion

6. What is an Essay? Essays can be either: Long or Short
Serious or Humorous
Formal or Informal
Can describe your opinions or be a synopsis of expert opinions.

7. 32 Lectures= 32 Topics on Essay Writing and Presentation Skills
Course Contents
32 Lectures= 32 Topics on Essay Writing and Presentation Skills

8. 1. Language and Communication Skills
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

9. Receptive Skills Productive Skills
Listening
Reading
Receptive Skills
Speaking
Writing
Productive Skills

11. 2. The Writing Skill Writing styles Formal writing Informal writing
Essays, Reports, Proposals, Letters, Memorandums, Thesis etc
Follow a specific format
Specific contents
Written for specific audience
Informal writing
Articles, Creative writing etc
No format
Use of figurative language
Personal thoughts and feelings

12. 3. What is Essay? Definition & Characteristics
Essay and Paragraph (similar yet different)
An essay is an organized collection of your thoughts on a particular topic.
Topic Sentence (Beginning)
Supporting Details (Middle)
Closing Sentence (End)

13. 3. What is Essay? Cont.. What is an Essay? Writers use essays to:
Describe or define a subject (What is Life?)
Compare related items in a subject
(The Difference Between Apples and Oranges)
Show cause and effect (If You Write It, They Will Read)
Write a narrative (My Summer Vacation)
Explain a process (How to Write an Essay)
Deliver an argument (The Case Against Essay Questions)
Critique (My Least Favorite Movie)

14. 4. The Writing Process Pre-writing Stage Writing Stage Re-writing
Free-writing
Note keeping
Brain storming
Mind Mapping
Clustering
Tree Diagram etc
Writing Stage
Re-writing

15. 5. Types of Essays
There are many different kinds of essays. The following are a some of the most common ones that we are going to study in this course:
Descriptive Essay
Definition Essay
Process Essay
Compare/Contrast Essay
Academic Essay
Cause/Effect Essay
Narrative Essay
Argumentative (persuasive) Essay
Critical Essay
Expository Essays

16. 6. Writing an Essay with the help of outline
An essay outline is probably the most important friend you will have while writing your essay.
It is the skeleton of your ideas.
It is the framework by which you will write an essay.
It is difficult to write one without an outline.

17. 7. Essay Organization Common methods of beginning Cohesion Coherence
means connecting your ideas together in a logical way, depending on the type of essay you are writing.
Coherence
means using pronouns, conjunctions etc to tie the ideas in your essay together.

18. 8. Descriptive Essay Descriptive Essay:
The descriptive essay provides details about how something looks, feels, tastes, smells and makes one feel, or sounds.
It can also describe what something is, or how something happened.
These essays generally use a lot of sensory details.
The essay could be a list-like description that provides point by point details.
Examples: A descriptive essay could describe . . .
* a tree in my backyard;
* a visit to the children's ward of a hospital;

19. 8. Definition Essay 2. Definition Essay
A definition essay attempts to define a specific term.
It could try to pin down the meaning of a specific word, or define an abstract concept.
Examples: A definition essay may try and define . . .
* the meaning of an abstract concept, like love;
* the true meaning and importance of honesty;
* how the meaning of family goes deeper than just your blood relatives.

20. 10. Process Essay
It describes how to do something or tell how something happens.
When readers finish this type of essay, they get to know how to do something that they didn't know before

21. 11. Compare/Contrast Essay
The compare/contrast essay discusses the similarities and differences between two things, people, concepts, places, etc.
A comparison essay usually discusses the similarities between two things
the contrast essay discusses the differences.
Examples: A compare/contrast essay may discuss …
* the likenesses and differences between two places, like New York City and Los Angeles;
* the similarities and differences between two religions, like Christianity and Islam;
* two people, like my brother and myself

22. 12. Cause/Effect Essay 4. Cause/Effect Essay
 The cause/effect essay explains why or how some event happened, and what resulted from the event.
A cause essay usually discusses the reasons why something happened
An effect essay discusses what happens after a specific event or circumstance.
Examples: A cause/effect essay may explain . . .
* why a volcano erupts, and what happens afterwards;

23. 13. Narrative Essay 5. Narrative Essay
The narrative essay tells a story. It can also be called a "short story."
Conversational in style
Tells of a personal experience
Examples: A narrative essay could tell of ...
* my brother's and my fishing trips;
* a boring trip to the grocery store;
* my near-death experience at the beach.

24. 14. Argumentative (persuasive) Essay
An argumentative essay is one that attempts to persuade the reader to the writer's point of view.
The writer can either be serious or funny, but always tries to convince the reader of the validity of his or her opinion.
Examples: An argumentative essay may persuade a reader that . . .
* he or she should use public transportation instead of driving
* cats are better than dogs

25. 15. Critical Essay 7. Critical Essay
A critical essay analyzes the strengths, weaknesses and methods of someone else's work.
A critical essay can be written about another essay, story, book, poem, movie, or work of art.
Examples: A critical essay may analyze . . .
* how Shakespeare presents the character, Hamlet, in his play, Hamlet;
* the strengths and weaknesses of the movie, Bol;
* the use of color in Monet's painting, Sunflowers.

26. 16. Expository Essays
Expository essays are essays that explain something with facts, as opposed to opinion. Sample styles include:
Papers that analyze events, ideas, objects, or written works
Papers that describe a process
Papers that explain/describe a historical event

27. 17. Academic Essay/Paper
The academic essay is generally written in response to a question
You are expected to present a point of view (expressed in a thesis statement) that is informed by research
Your aim is to develop a supporting argument for the thesis you propose

28. “Great speakers aren’t born, they are trained”
18. What is Presentation?
Introduction
Is Presentation a Communication?
Planning Your Presentation
How to make a Presentation?
“Great speakers aren’t born, they are trained”

29. 19. Types of Presentations
Informative-
used to present research.
Paper presentation
Demonstrative–
show how to do something
Procedural
Persuasive–
A try to change the way you think about a subject or issue
Inspirational–
These speeches are designed to make your audience move
Also considered a “motivational” speech

30. 20. Creating the Presentation
Performing a needs analysis
Writing the basic outline
Researching, writing and editing
etc

31. 21. The Presentation Sequence
Creation
Preparation
Presentation

32. 22. Verbal communication Skills
Listening and Hearing: They aren't the same thing
Asking questions
Communicating with power
etc

33. 23. Non-verbal communication in Presentation
Body language
The signals you send to others
It's not WHAT you say, It's HOW you say it

34. 24. Use of Para-verbal Communication during Presentation
25. Creating Effective Visual Aids

35. 26. Effective Presentation Techniques
Do’s and Don’ts
Slides
Ground rules
Font analysis
Color schemes
Text tips
Bullets
Spelling and grammar
etc

36. 27. Choosing your Delivery Methods
Basic methods
Advanced methods
Basic criteria to consider
etc

37. 28. A Word from the boss Preparing mentally
Physical relaxation techniques
How to prepare yourself look confident in front of the crowd
etc

38. 29. Pumping it up a Notch Make them laugh a little Ask them a question
Encouraging discussion
Dealing with questions
etc

39. 30. Overcoming Nervousness 31. Sample Presentations (slide
30. Overcoming Nervousness Sample Presentations (slide shows)- discussion Sample (videos)- discussion