Presentations


“One way to prepare for a bad presentation is not to prepare at all. Step up to the platform, open
your mouth, and see what^ comes out.”



Taken from

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7276/1570


"Help, I've got a presentation coming up next week and don't know what to do"


FIRST – think of the topic of your presentation

Then outline the draft of your presentation – this step is essential



The structure of a presentation = A Presentation Outline


A well organised presentation with a clear structure is easier for the audience to follow. It is
therefore more effective. You should organise the points you wish to make in a logical order. Most
presentations are organised in three parts and follow this sequence:


Introduction
  * Greetings and introduction
  * State your purpose
  * Give a brief outline

Main body
  * Main content
  * (When planning your presentation, remember that the introduction, summary and conclusion should
be brief. The main content should take the longest amount of time)

Conclusion
  * Summary
  * Conclusion
  * Question time
  * Farewell


You know the topic and the structure of your presentation and now think more of language
(vocabulary, phrases, etc.) you will use.

Presentation phrases


Beginning the presentation

Good morning, everyone. Thank you all for coming. Let me introduce myself. My name is …… and I am
from…

Before I carry on, let me tell you something about myself. I’ve been working/studying …

Good morning. I’m delighted to be here today. Ma name’s …


Stating the purpose, giving an outline

As you know, I’m here today to talk about ….

The purpose of my talk is to present ….

I have divided my talk into three main parts: firstly, ……   , secondly, ……., and, finally, ..

I’ll begin with (some general comments about …) and then I’ll deal with …. After that, we’ll look
at …

I’ll be talking about three main areas: first of all, (I’ll describe …). Then, I’ll go on to (talk
about …), and finally, (I’ll tell you about..)


The main content

How would you deal with this?

What was the reason for this?

How can we explain this?

Did you know that ….. ?

You will all know what I mean.

Let’s move to (the advantages and disadvantages ..)

I’d like you to have a look at (this bar chart ..)

If you look at (this graph…)


Summarising and concluding

To sum up then, (we must reduce …)

I’d like to conclude by (reminding you of something ..)

That brings me to the end of my presentation, ladies and gentlemen.


What else you need? Notes and rehearsal!


Notes

Try to appear as spontaneous as possible.

Do not read your presentation. Reading a text is boring and will send your audience to sleep!

Use notes to remember everything you need to say. Some people make notes on small, A6 cards. Some
people write down just the title of each section of their talk. Some people write down keywords to
remind them.

Rehearsal

Practise your presentation two or three times so that you

·        become more familiar with what you want to say

·        identify weakness in your presentation

·        can practise difficult pronunciations

·        can check the time that your presentation takes and make any necessary modifications


The Three Presentation Essentials

- Use visual aids where you can

- Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse

- The audience will only remember three messages

Click on the lessons one by one and remember as much as possible.

http://www.presentationhelper.co.uk/Essential_Presentation_skills.htm



Look – how easy it is! Watch the video.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4692301/presentation_tip_when_someone_introduces_you/