Final Presentation Tips
I. Introduction
A. Attention grabber
B. Introduce main idea
II. Body (answer who, what, when, where, why, how questions....)
(use facts, reasons, details, comparisons, and/or examples)
A. Supporting Details 1
B. Supporting Details 2
C. Supporting Details 3
III. Conclusion
A. Why is this topic important to you?
B. Restate main idea
A. Attention grabber
B. Introduce main idea
II. Body (answer who, what, when, where, why, how questions....)
(use facts, reasons, details, comparisons, and/or examples)
A. Supporting Details 1
B. Supporting Details 2
C. Supporting Details 3
III. Conclusion
A. Why is this topic important to you?
B. Restate main idea
HOW TO MAKE A GOOD ORAL PRESENTATION
- PREPARE YOUR PRESENTATION
- What am I going to talk about?
- What do I know about the topic?
- DESIGN AN OUTLINE
- Identify the general ideas
- Write down important information you mustn’t forget
- Examples
- 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 got any questions
- Tell them where they can find more information
- RELAX AND ENJOY
- The audience will appreciate your work
- You have learned new things
- You are an “expert” on the topic
ORal Presentation Transitions
You need to include at least 1 from each group in your presentation.
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?