Presentation Tips
HOW TO MAKE A GOOD PRESENTATION
- PREPARE YOUR PRESENTATION
- What am I going to talk about?
- What do I know about the topic?
- PRACTICE YOUR PRESENTATION
- Place yourself in front of a mirror
- Record your voice
- Make your presentation to a friend or relative
- SPEAK CLEARLY, SLOWLY AND STOP WHEN NECESSARY
- Your audience needs time to understand you
- They will understand you better
- If you take your time, you will relax
- USE GESTURES IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY
- Voice is not the only tool you have
- Look at your audience (all your audience)
- Use your hands, they are a good help
- USE DIFFERENT MATERIALS
- Photos, maps, drawings, etc
- Make a poster or a Power Point presentation
- Don’t forget materials help you, but you must speak
- BE NATURAL AND USE AN EASY LANGUAGE
- Look for an easy way to tell your ideas
- Avoid complicated words or expressions
- Check the pronunciation of difficult words
- WHEN YOU FINISH, GIVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS
- Ask them if they have any questions
- Tell them where they can find more information
- RELAX AND ENJOY
- The audience will appreciate your work
- You have learned new things
ORal Presentation Transitions
Introduction
- Good morning / afternoon / evening, everyone.
- Today / tonight I’m going to talk about…
First Support Point / Intro to talk
- I would like to start by…
- I will begin by…
- First, I will talk about…
- Then, … Next, … After that, …
- And finally,…
Main part of talk
- So, let us begin with…
- Moving on to… Let’s move on to…
- My next point deals with…
- And last but not least…
Conclusion / Summing up and ending the talk
- To sum up, …
- In conclusion, you can see that…
- Thank you for listening.
- Does anyone have any questions?
- Good morning / afternoon / evening, everyone.
- Today / tonight I’m going to talk about…
First Support Point / Intro to talk
- I would like to start by…
- I will begin by…
- First, I will talk about…
- Then, … Next, … After that, …
- And finally,…
Main part of talk
- So, let us begin with…
- Moving on to… Let’s move on to…
- My next point deals with…
- And last but not least…
Conclusion / Summing up and ending the talk
- To sum up, …
- In conclusion, you can see that…
- Thank you for listening.
- Does anyone have any questions?