ENG 222 Preparing Your Presentation Unit 1- Week 2

 What is a presentation?  How do you plan a presentation?  How many key messages should you have?  What do you need to know about your audience?  What types of presentations do you give?  What types of audience do you present to?

The group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc. The audience was clearly delighted with the performance of the presenter.

Describes a meeting at which all the members of group or organization are present, especially at a conference plenary session of the UN Security Council

Existing or happening inside an organization, a place, or a country Internal meeting

Existing or happening outside an organization, a place, or a country Yesterday I gave a presentation to the external people who are from different companies all over the country.

To succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort She finally achieved her goal to visit South America.

The most important point in a presentation or a speech. You should decide key messages very carefully, for they are the most essential parts of your presentation.

To recognize a problem, need, fact, etc. and to show that it exists: You need to identify your key messages while planning a presentation.

To be about a particular thing or person: Today's lesson is concerned with punctuation.

To repeat the main points of an explanation or description Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.

Especially Are you looking for anything in particular?

Worried or nervous He’s anxious about speaking in public.

Take measures concerning (someone or something), especially with the intention of putting something right: The government is unable to deal with the economic crisis.

Feeling or showing confidence (belief) in oneself or one’s abilities or qualities He was confident of his skills as a manager.

The importance, worth, or usefulness of something Your support is of great value.

 Watch video 1.1 and fill in the table on page 2 of your course pack.  Watch Andrew Mallet (1.2) and find out how many key messages you should have in a presentation. (p. 4 in course book)

 How should you practice for a presentation?

 Watch video 1.3 and fill in the chart on page 1 of your course pack.  Then do the activities 7 and 8 on page 5 of your coursebook.

 Do you get nervous before a presentation?  What do you worry about?  What can you do to control your nerves?

 Watch the other people’s opinions (Video 1.5) and do the activity 10 on page 2 of your course pack.  Then watch video 1.6 and do the activity 11 on page 5 of your course book.

 Activity 1- match the words to the items.

Data projector microphone lectern Laser pointer screen laptop Whiteboard Flip chart

 Then do the activity 1 on page 2 of your course pack.

 Giving feedback on presentations do the activity 5 on your book p. 7 and course pack p.3