Presentations PLANNING PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations PURPOSE Defining Your Objectives (Ziele festlegen): Subject What am I going to talk about? Purpose/Objective What am I trying to achieve? Preparation How will I achieve my objectives? PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations PEOPLE Identity Who are the people in the audience? Number How many people are there? Knowledge What do they know about the subject? Attitude What is their attitude? Relationship How can I establish a good relationship? PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations PLACE AND EQUIPMENT Room Size Is it a large room or a classroom? Position Where will I stand? Where is the audience? Equipment What do I need? What preparations have to be made? PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations PRESENTING YOURSELF A) Your Voice: What you say Plan the content of your presentation carefully! How you say it How do I have to use my voice? Speak loudly, clearly and slowly! PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations PRESENTING YOURSELF B) Body Language: Eye contact Facial Expression Movement and Gesture Posture Keep eye contact with the audience and stand still! PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations TIMING Length of Presentation Decide how long each part should take in minutes. Mark this time on your notecards! Rehearsals Rehearse out loud; sometimes parts have to be reduced or left out. Questions Allow the audience to ask questions; rehearse answers to possible questions beforehand. PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations VISUALS Not too many, not too few! Prepare your audience for visuals! Visuals and Layout Use a well-designed layout! Give the audience time to absorb the information! Not too much information on visuals! Present only key words and phrases! Do not use long sentences! Audience and visuals! Talk to the audience, not to the visuals! Do not leave a visual longer on the screen than necessary! PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations CONTENT What has to be included in my presentation? How do I structure the content? What kind of language and vocabulary do I need? (spoken language vs written language) Note Cards:  key words and phrases  reminders for when to use visuals  occasionally, the full text (e.g. a quotation fom a novel)  one notecard for each important point of your presentation PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations STRUCTURE Greeting and introduction Stating the purpose Outline of presentation Main Content Summary and conclusion Questions PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

Presentations Greeting the audience and introducing yourself Good morning, everyone. Thank you all for coming. Let me introduce myself. My name is James Bond and I am from the BRG Schoren In Dornbirn. Good morning, everyone. Thank you all for coming. Let me introduce myself. My name is James Bond and I am from the BRG Schoren In Dornbirn.

Presentations Greeting the audience and introducing yourself Good morning, I´d like to welcome you all here this morning to my presentation about The Stuarts in Britain.

Presentations Saying something about yourself Before I carry on, let me tell you something about myself. I have been attending the BRG Schoren for... Before I carry on, let me tell you something about myself. I have been attending the BRG Schoren for...

Presentations Stating the purpose In my presentation this morning, I´ll be talking about the latest development of special effects in the film industry.

Presentations Stating the purpose The purpose of my talk is to present the political system in the USA.

Presentations Giving an outline I´ll begin with some general information about the USA and then I´ll deal with some some larger states in turn. After that, we´ll look at some of the biggest cities of the USA. I´ll begin with some general information about the USA and then I´ll deal with some some larger states in turn. After that, we´ll look at some of the biggest cities of the USA.

Presentations Giving an outline I have divided my presentation into three main parts: firstly, I´d like to focus on some general information about the USA; secondly, I would like to deal with some of the larger states; and finally, we´ll look at some of the biggest cities of the USA.

Presentations Main Content – getting started I should like to begin by looking at the present situation of immigrants in Great Britain. Let´s begin… I first heard of J.R.R. Tolkien when I was looking for a thrilling book that would keep me reading for some time.

Presentations Main Content – changing to another topic This leads me to the next point which is the present situation of the Aborigines in the Australian Outbacks. Moving on now to Glasgow, the fourth-largest city in Great Britain.

Presentations Main Content – referring to visuals If you look at this photograph, you can see one of the best known sights of Australia, Ayers Rock. I´d like you to have a look at these figures which reveal some interesting details about the government´s funding of public institutions.

Presentations Summarising and concluding To sum up then, we must reduce exhaust fumes if we want our planet to survive this century. That brings me to the end of my presentation, [ladies and gentlemen]. I´d like to thank you all for your attention.

Presentations Dealing with Questions I´d like to thank you for attention. Now, if there are any questions, I´ll be pleased to answer them. Thank you all for listening. If there are any questions, I´ll do my best to answer them. (Inviting questions in the middle of your presentation) Before I go on, are there any questions on what I´ve said so far? (Inviting questions in the middle of your presentation) Before I go on, are there any questions on what I´ve said so far?