English for Presentation

&
Public Speaking
 PREPARATION
• OBJECTIVE
'Why am I making this presentation?‘
• AUDIENCE
'Who am I making this presentation to?'
• VENUE
'Where am I making this presentation?'
• TIME AND LENGTH
'When am I making this presentation and how long will it be?'
• METHOD
'How should I make this presentation?'
• CONTENT
'What should I say?'
 STRUCTURE
Organize your presentation in a logical structure.
INTRODUCTION - BODY OF PRESENTATION - CONCLUSION

• NOTES
Do not read your presentation.
Use notes to remember
everything you need to say.
Write down just the title of each
section of your talk. Write down
keywords to remind yourselves.
 STRUCTURE
• REHEARSAL  Practice your presentation
two or three times so that you:
 become more familiar with what
you want to say
 identify weaknesses in your
presentation
 can practice difficult
pronunciations
 can check the time that your
presentation takes and make
any necessary modifications
 EQUIPMENT
Your most important piece of equipment is YOU!

• OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
• WHITEBOARD
• DUSTER
• MARKERS
• FLIPCHART
• 35MM SLIDE PROJECTOR
• NOTEBOOK COMPUTER
• HANDOUTS
 DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.

• NERVES  Try to
speak slowly and
calmly. After a few
moments, you will
relax and gain
confidence.
 DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.

• AUDIENCE
RAPPORT
 You need to build a
warm and friendly
relationship with
your audience.
 DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.

• BODY LANGUAGE
 Your body is speaking to your audience even before you
open your mouth. Avoid repetitive and irritating gestures.
 DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.

• CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS  Try to learn about

any particular cultural matters that may affect your
audience.
 DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.

• VOICE QUALITY  Your

audience must be able to hear
you clearly. In general, you
should try to vary your voice
(speed, intonation, volume).
 DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.

• VISUAL AIDS  80% of what we learn is learned

visually (what we see) and only 20% is learned aurally
(what we hear).
 DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.

• AUDIENCE REACTION  Remain calm and polite if

you receive difficult questions during your presentation.
 LANGUAGE
SIMPLICITY AND CLARITY  your language must be simple and clear

SIGNPOSTING  put up signposts for the audience, at the beginning and all
along the route.
• INTRODUCING THE SUBJECT  "I'd like to start by...“, "Let's begin by..."
• FINISHING A SUBJECT  "Well, I've told you about...“, "That's all I have
to say about..."
• STARTING ANOTHER SUBJECT  "Let me turn now to...“, "Next..."
• ANALYSING A POINT AND GIVING RECOMMENDATIONS  "Let's
consider this in more detail...“, "What does this mean for ...?"
• GIVING EXAMPLES  "For example,...“, "A good example of this is..."
• DEALING WITH QUESTIONS  "I'd like to deal with this question later, if
I may...”, "I'll come back to this question later in my talk..."
• SUMMARISING AND CONCLUDING  "In conclusion,...“,
"Right, let's sum up, shall we?"
• ORDERING  "Firstly...secondly...thirdly...lastly...“, "First of
all...then...next...after that...finally..."
 PARTS OF PRESENTATION
1. In the introduction  say what your
message is going to be.
2. In the body  say your real message.
3. In the conclusion  say what your
message was.
 REPETITION IS VALUABLE

"Say what you are going to

say, say it, then, say what
you have just said."
 THE STRUCTURE
1. Introduction
- welcome your audience
- introduce your subject
- explain the structure of your presentation
- explain rules for questions
 INTRODUCTION
explain the
welcome your introduce your explain rules for
structure of your
audience subject questions
presentation
"Good morning, "My purpose "To start with I'll "Please feel free
ladies and today is to...“ describe .... Then to interrupt me if
gentlemen“ I'll mention .... After you have any
"I am going to that I'll consider ..... questions.“
"Good afternoon, talk about..." Finally, I'll
everybody" summarize my "I'll try to answer
presentation any of your
(before concluding questions after the
with some presentation."
recommendations)"
 THE STRUCTURE
2. Body of presentation
(present the subject itself, may consists of
many subjects/ topics)
In each subject:
- Introducing the subject
- Finishing a subject
- Starting another subject
 BODY OF PRESENTATION
introducing the Finishing a Starting another
subject subject subject

"I'd like to start by...“ "Well, I've told you "Now we'll move on
about...“ to...“
"Let's begin by...“
"That's all I have to "Let me turn now to...“
"First of all, I'll..." say about...“
"Next..."
"We've looked at..."
 THE STRUCTURE
3. Conclusion
- summarize your presentation
- thank your audience
- invite questions
 CONCLUSION
summarize your thank your
invite questions
presentation audience

"In conclusion,...“ "Thank you very "Are there any

much for your questions?“
"Right, let's sum up, attention...“
shall we?“ "Can I answer any
"May I thank you all questions?"
"I'd like now to for being such an
recap...“ attentive audience."

"I'd like to sum up

now..."
Notes:
Remember these key points while delivering the body of
your presentation:
• do not hurry
• be enthusiastic
• give time on visuals
• maintain eye contact
• modulate your voice
• look friendly
• keep to your structure
• use your notes
• remain polite when dealing with difficult
questions
Are you ready to speak up?