Giving a presentation

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

A presentation

After this lesson:

• You know the different parts of a presentation.
• You know some words and phrases that go with these parts. 

A presentation

How many parts does a presentation have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Public speaking skills

• Know your audience
• Tone and timing
• Dealing with nerves
• Practice!

Body Language

• Eye contact 
• Posture
• Hand gestures 
• Facial expressions
• Position and movement

What is this woman doing wrong?

What are these boys doing wrong?

01:33

What did Ranjit do wrong?

04:26

How did Ranjid improve?

What to take away from this session!

• Know your audience
• Prepare well, but not too much!
•  Have confidence in your ability
• Show you are passionate!

How can you start the presentation?
What can you say at the beginning?

WELCOME

• Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and gentlemen/everyone
• Hi, everyone. Welcome to my presentation.
• My name is ...

How can you introduce the topic?
What do you say to present the topic?

INTRODUCING THE TOPIC

• Today I am here to talk to you about…
• The subject/topic of my presentation today is...
• I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about…
• My presentation is about ...

PRESENTING THE PLAN OF YOUR PRESENTATION

• My talk/presentation is divided into “x” parts.
  
• I’ll start with…/ First, I will talk about…/I’ll begin with…
  
• …then I will look at…
  
• …next…
  
• and finally…

How can you introduce your first topic?

STARTING POINT

• I'd like to start with some information about ...
• Let me begin with ....
• I’d like to give you some background information about…

What can you say when you are finished with one section and you want to move on to something new?

TRANSITION TO A NEW SECTION

• That’s all I have to say about…
• I’d now like to move on to the next part…
• Let's now discuss/talk about...

What can you say at the end of your presentation?

CONCLUSION / END OF PRESENTATION

• That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thank you for listening/your attention.
• Thank you all for listening. It was a pleasure being here today.
• Well, that’s it from me. Thanks very much.
• That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thanks for your attention.

Some general tips

1. Keep it Simple, Silly

2. Start Strongly: Grab your audience’s attention and hold it.

3.Tell Stories.

4. Use media to enhance your presentation.