smooc_w5_making a presentation
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The document provides guidelines for creating a presentation on one's home country, highlighting a structure that includes an introduction, body, and conclusion. It offers specific advice on how to engage the audience, provide clear transitions, and effectively summarize key points while ensuring the presentation is concise (5-10 minutes). Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of practice and organization to improve delivery and audience engagement.
smooc_w5_making a presentation
- 1. Making a Presentation ‘Making a presentation’s by English Online Inc. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
- 2. Presentation Topic Your Home Country
- 3. Make a short presentation 5-10 minutes long Send it to your eFacilitator for feedback Send the final presentation a day before the class so we can upload it to the virtual classroom Present it to your fellow learners in the Weekly Online Rendezvous If you know how to use MS PowerPoint, you can support your presentation with a slide show. If you don’t know yet, this is a perfect opportunity to learn it Your Task
- 5. What you can talk about: •history •current situation •how different it is from Canada •nature •food Your Home Country Find meaningful content
- 6. Structure your topic Introduction Body Conclusion Three Parts of a Presentation
- 7. Make some notes •An introduction consists of several steps: Introduction 1. Get the audience 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
- 8. Make some notes 1. Get the audience attention and signal the beginning. Introduction •OK. Let's begin. •Can we start? •Shall we start? •Let's get the ball rolling.
- 9. Make some notes 2. Greet the audienceIntroduction •Hello everyone •Good morning/evening dear participants of our summer course. •Good evening fellow learners. •Blaine/Yuliana, thank you for your kind introduction..
- 10. Make some notes 3. Introduce yourselfIntroduction •My name is... •I am a….
- 11. 4. Give title and introduce topic Introduction •I plan to speak about... •Today I'm going to talk about... •The subject of my presentation is... •My talk will last about 10 minutes
- 12. Make some notes 5. Give your objectiveIntroduction •What I would like to do today is •to explain… •to illustrate... •What I want you to get out of my speech is...
- 13. Make some notes 6. Announce your outlineIntroduction •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...
- 14. Structure your topic Introduction Body Conclusion 3 Parts of a Presentation
- 15. Structure your topic Now you need a transition to the next part: Introduction Body Let’s now move on to the next part….
- 16. Make some notes Body Here are some aspects you should consider when planning the main part of your presentation: 1. Sequencing your ideas 2. Signposting where you are 3. Linking ideas, sections; making transitions
- 17. Make some notes Body 1. Sequence your ideas Here are a few possibilities for organizing your ideas: • chronologically • from general to specific • from known to unknown • from accepted to controversial • from a problem to a solution
- 18. Make some notes Body 2. Signposting where you are 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. Signpost image by erlandh https://openclipart.org/detail/194589/signpost PD
- 19. Make some notes Body 2. Signposting Function Language I'd like to start by... Let's begin by... Introducing First of all, I'll... the subject Starting with... I'll begin by...
- 20. Make some notes Body 2. Signposting Function Language Well, I've told you about... Finishing one subject... We've looked at... So much for….
- 21. Make some notes Body 2. Signposting Function Language Now we'll move on to... Let me turn now to... ...and starting another Next... Turning to... I'd now like to discuss... Let's look now at...
- 22. Make some notes Body 2. Signposting Function Language For example,… Giving an example To give you an example,... To illustrate this point...
- 23. Make some notes Body 2. Use signposting Function Language I'd like now to recap... Summarising Let's summarise briefly and concluding we've looked at… If I can just sum up the main points...
- 24. Structure your topic Now you need a transition to the next part: Body Conclusion These are my main points, now I would like to give a short summary…
- 25. Structure your topic Introduction Body Conclusion Almost done: the last part…
- 26. Make some notes Conclusion The last part consists of three steps: 1. Conclusion 2. Thanks to the audience 3. Invitation to ask questions
- 27. Make some notes Conclusion 1. Short 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...
- 28. Make some notes Conclusion 3. An invitation to ask questions •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…
- 29. Structure your topic Your best bet s to prepare your presentation step-by-step. Use the following overview to check if you’ve done everything.
- 30. • 1. Get the audience 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 Introduction • 1. Sequence your ideas • 2. Use signposting to signal where you are. • 3. Link ideas, sections/make transitions Body • 1. Provide a short conclusion • 2. Thank the audience • 3. Invite Conclusion
- 31. Since your presentation will only be about 5-10 minutes long, it’ll be easy to practise it: • Close the door and speak loudly. Imagine you are in front of an audience. • Time your presentation. • Make a video recording of your practise sessions. Then watch them and think about what you could do better. Talk to Yourself Mirror image by frankes https://openclipart.org/detail/220076/mirror-coloured PD
- 32. Don't read your presentation. It’ll be easier for your audience to follow you when you speak from your heart, not from your script. Don't try to cover too much material. Remember you only have 5-10 minutes. Important Don’ts Practise
- 33. Important Do’s Be organized It helps you to relax and feel good about your presentation. Breathe It helps you relax. Speak clearly and slowly, at an appropriate level for your audience. Use vocabulary that is appropriate for your audience. Practise
- 34. Your eFacilitators and peers look forward to listening to your presentation. Make sure that you contact an e-Facilitator if you have a PowerPoint slideshow to accompany your talk. Ready to go?
- 35. The End ‘Making a presentation’s by English Online Inc. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License