How to talk about your experience Ø What do you know about giving a formal presentation? Share your experience and tips in small groups. DOs DON´Ts Ø Watch the following video about presentation structure and check if you had the same ideas. Were there any tips you did not think of? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLylS0Tbr20 Ø What do you find difficult about delivering presentations? What do you think you need to work on? Ø Watch the following video showing some DON´Ts while delivering a presentation and give tips for improvement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkgT0j2DhP0&t=213s One of the difficult parts of delivering a presentation is speaking freely without relying on your notes too much. It is good to know some signposting phrases to guide your listeners and keep yourself on the right track. Useful language Starting I am here today to … My name is … and I am going to talk about / tell you about … I´d like to begin by … (-ing) Previewing In my presentation, I am going to cover three points. I am going to divide this talk into three parts. First, I will … Then, we´ll go on to … And finally I´ll … Feel free to ask any questions. I´ll take questions at the end. Referring to visuals As you can see, … You´ll notice that … Introducing the first section / subtopic Let´s start by talking about … To begin, … I´ll start with … Finishing a section We´ve looked at … We´ve talked about … Starting a new section Let´s move on to … Now, let´s turn to … And I’d now like to talk about … The next /second … Explaining reasons The main reason for this is … The best thing about this is … Closing To sum up, … Overall, … That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thanks for listening. Are there any questions? (Adapted from Business Result Intermediate, OUP, 2008; https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/signposting-language.html) Ø Watch the following video about Steven, who has an intellectual disability, and take notes on his experience. Steven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-kDsBrHAYs Ø Now watch a video about a day in the life of Judy Beach, a special needs teacher, and take notes. (00:0/35 – 4:46) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twazeoiBUcQ Judy Ø Try to organize your notes so that you can use them to re-tell one of the stories. Use bullet points only. Ø Work in pairs and tell each other the stories using only your notes and some of the useful phrases above.