Giving a presentation

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• 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?

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

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?

What did Ranjit do wrong?

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.