1. WHAT MAKES PRESENTATION EFFECTIVE
Tatiana MYKHAILENKO,
Editor-in-chief,
Newspaper English language and culture weekly

2. “Three things matter in a speech - who says it, how he says it and what he says, and of the three, the latter matters the least.”
John Morley,
English publisher, bibliographer and politician

3. Main qualities during talk
1. Competence
2. Erudition
3. Enthusiasm and faith
“He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.”
 B. Forbes, founder of the famous magazine

4. AN EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
What do we need to think about
when preparing a talk?
Structure
Collocations
Grammar
Pronunciation
General tips

5. Structure Introduction: greeting, name, position
Introduction: theme and organisation of talk
Body of presentation (in three parts)
Summary of talk
Questions

6. Key phrases Thanks for coming to my presentation
I’m going to talk to you today
First, then, after that, Finally
Let me start with
Let me add

7. OK, now what about..?
Finally, a few words about
Well, thanks very much for listening to my talk
Are there any questions?

8. Grammar and Pronunciation
Tenses
How can we improve our speaking?
Chunking
Stress
Intonation

9. What is chunking? Good morning, everyone./
Thanks for coming to my presentation. /
My name’s Tatiana Mykhailenko. / I’m editor-in-chief of the newspaper English language and culture weekly

10. Phrases for giving a presentation
Introduction
Good morning/afternoon everyone…
My name is…
Today I’m going to talk about _____
My presentation will cover 3 main points:
1. __________
2. _________
3. __________

11. Transitions Let me begin with my first point______
Let’s move to my second point______
Let’s focus on my third point _______

12. Conclusion and Closing
To sum up, I talked about__________
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
That concludes my presentation.
Do you have any questions?
I’m sorry we are out of time. Thank you very much.

13. Tips Find out as much as possible about your audience
Rehearse your presentation, especially using the equipment
Have a back-up plan

14. Think about the first two minutes
Be enthusiastic
Introduce yourself
Start with a joke

15. Keep eye contact
Vary the tone/speed/intonation of your voice
Use clear visual aids
Summarise your main points
Be careful what you wear
KISS – keep it short and simple

16. “Educators take something simple and make it complicated
“Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.”
John C. Maxwell,
America’s expert on leadership

17. Now let’s sum up Competence, erudition and faith
1. Name three qualities necessary for a presenter.
Competence, erudition and faith
2. What do we need to think about
when preparing a talk?
Structure, collocations, grammar, pronunciation, general tips

18. What is the structure of the talk?
Introduction: greeting, name, position
Introduction: theme and organisation of talk
Body of presentation (in three parts)
Summary of talk
Questions

19. References
1. Seminars conducted by Jennifer Herrin in 2007
2. Alan McNair ‘Public speaking.” – articles and seminars published in the paper English in
3. David Lewis “How to get your massage across.”
4. The Internet resources

20. Any questions?

21. Thanks for coming!
Happy Easter!