1. PRESENTATIONS

2. HOW TO BE A GOOD PRESENTER: Be enthusiastic well prepared in control (body language, time, voice, aids) interesting in delivery (DO NOT READ, use simple language) Build confidence and competence through PRACTICE

3. IMPORTANT FACTORS WHEN PREPARING A PRESENTATION audience (number, knowledge, register, etc.) venue/location (size, equipment, set-up) objectives (to entertain, teach, persuade, etc.) topic (be selective, well researched, organized) visual aids (know language for describing graphs) notes (DO NOT READ) rehearsal

4. Organization: 1.Introduction Welcome your audience Introduce yourself and the topic Explain the structure of the presentation Explain the rules about questions 2.Body: the subject itself 3.Conclusion Summarize Thank the audience Invite questions

5. Signalling or signpost language: Words and phrases that help you organise your presentation these help the listener: they make your presentation easy to follow E.g.: I’ll start by..., First of all..., Then..., Next..., Finally/Lastly...

6. The following signposts are from a presentation. Put them in the right order 1. Good morning, everybody. 2. Thank you for your attention. 3. My name is.... 4. My presentation is divided into three parts. 5. I’d like to conclude by repeating the main points. 6. I’ll try to answer all of your questions after the presentation. 7. I’m going to talk about our new marketing strategy today. 8. Well, that’s all I have to say.

7. How to make an effective presentation Listen and make notes of the structure of this presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxeppcx E2v8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxeppcx E2v8

8. Listen again and write down the signposts I’m going to talk about 3 things in this presentation. First…, Then…., And finally… Let’s first talk about … I’ll tell you about … For example … Let’s look now at … I’ll recap what I’ve covered… I looked at … And finally showed you… So what sort of people are Kiva lenders? (a repetition of the title of one of the subsections)

9. What is wrong with these presentations? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YivQYeI0v ys&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YivQYeI0v ys&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck5vVU8q QWA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck5vVU8q QWA&feature=related