Before the seminar:

Task 1: Revisit and review "Week 3: Presentation skills" in Week 3 of the Interactive Syllabus, especially the part about handling questions (pg. 9).

Task 2: Think of a topic that you would like to cover in your semester presentation. Focus on a purpose statement and an introductory part i.e. describe the aim and reason for your talk and context,  and why your audience should be interested in your presentation  - you will do a short peer review and ask for some feedback. (Remember that by stating your presentation’s purpose in the first few minutes, you shape your audience’s expectations. This adds to your credibility as a speaker). 

Task 3: Please read the below handout (up to the end of page 3) and focus on Tasks 1, 2, 3

Optional task: 

For more help with grammar, the Linguistic Quizzes should be useful: