HowtoMakeaPresentationWhatisapresentation?Apresentationisaformaltalktooneormorepeoplethatpresentsideasorinformationinaclear,structuredway.IntroductionAllpresentationshaveacommonobjective.Peoplegivepresentationsbecausetheywanttocommunicateinorderto:•inform•train•persuade•sellWewillstartbyexploringtheimportanceofpreparation.Then,wewilllookathowtodeliverapresentation.Afterthat,wewillexaminethelanguageofpresentations,beforemovingontoThereviewofthispresentation.Wewillnowbeginbyexploringtheimportanceofpreparationforallpresentation…PreparationCanyounamethe3mostimportantthingswhengivinganypresentation?Number1is…PreparationNumber2is…Preparation!Number3is…Preparation!!Preparationiseverything!Whattoprepare?Objective---why:inform,amuseAudience---who:yourclassmatesVenue---where:classroomContent---what:topicinquestionTimeandlength—when:3’Method---howStructureNotesRehearsalStructureAwellorganizedpresentationwithaclearstructureiseasierfortheaudiencetofollow.Itisthereforemoreeffective.Youshouldorganizethepointsyouwishtomakeinalogicalorder.Mostpresentationsareorganizedinthreeparts,followedbyquestions:BeginningShortintroductionwelcomeyouraudienceintroduceyoursubjectexplainthestructureofyourpresentationexplainrulesforquestionsStructureMiddleBodyofpresentationpresentthesubjectitselfEndShortconclusionsummarizeyourpresentationthankyouraudienceinvitequestionsQuestionsandAnswersStructureNotesWhenyougiveyourpresentation,youshouldbe-orappeartobe-asspontaneousaspossible.Youshouldnotreadyourpresentation!Youshouldbesofamiliarwithyoursubjectandwiththeinformationthatyouwanttodeliverthatyoudonotneedtoreadatext.Readingatextisboring!Readingatextwillmakeyouraudiencegotosleep!Soifyoudon'thaveatexttoread,howcanyouremembertosayeverythingyouneedtosay?Withnotes.Youcancreateyourownsystemofnotes.Somepeoplemakenotesonsmallcards.Somepeoplewritedownjustthetitleofeachsectionoftheirtalk.Somepeoplewritedownkeywordstoremindthem.Thenoteswillgiveyouconfidence,butbecauseyouwillhavepreparedyourpresentationfully,youmaynotevenneedthem!RehearsalRehearsalisavitalpartofpreparation.Youshouldleavetimetopracticeyourpresentationtwoorthreetimes.Thiswillhavethefollowingbenefits:•youwillbecomemorefamiliarwithwhatyouwanttosay•youwillidentifyweaknessesinyourpresentation•youwillbeabletopracticedifficultpronunciations•youwillbeabletocheckthetimethatyourpresentationtakesandmakeanynecessarymodificationsSoprepare,prepare,prepare!Prepareeverything:words,visualaids,timing,equipment.Rehearseyourpresentationseveraltimesandtimeit.Well,we'vetalkedabouttheimportanceofpreparation.Let'sturnnowtothevarioustechniquesfordeliveringapresentationinEnglish...NervesMostspeakersarealittlenervousatthebeginningofapresentation.Soitisnormalifyouarenervous.Theansweristopayspecialattentiontothebeginningofyourpresentation.Firstimpressionscount.Thisisthetimewhenyouestablisharapport(友善)withyouraudience.Duringthistime,trytospeakslowlyandcalmly.Youshouldperhapslearnyourintroductionbyheart.Afterafewmoments,youwillrelaxandgainconfidence.AudienceRapportYouneedtobuildawarmandfriendlyrelationshipwithyouraudience.Enthusiasmiscontagious.Ifyouareenthusiasticyouraudiencewillbeenthusiastictoo.Andbecarefultoestablisheyecontactwitheachmemberofyouraudience.Eachpersonshouldfeelthatyouarespeakingdirectlytohimorher.Thismeansthatyoumustlookateachpersoninturn-inasnaturalawayaspossible.BodyLanguageWhatyoudonotsayisatleastasimportantaswhatyoudosay.Yourbodyisspeakingtoyouraudienceevenbeforeyouopenyourmouth.Yourclothes,yourwalk,yourglasses,yourhaircut,yourexpression-itisfromthesethatyouraudienceformsitsfirstimpressionasyouentertheroom.Generallyspeaking,itisbettertostandratherthansitwhenmakingapresentation.Beawareofandavoidanyrepetitiveandirritatinggestures.speed:youcanspeakatnormalspeed,youcanspeakfaster,youcanspeakmoreslowly-andyoucanstopcompletely!Youcanpause.Thisisaverygoodtechniqueforgainingyouraudience'sattention.intonation:youcanchangethepitchofyourvoice.Youcanspeakinahightone.Youcanspeakinalowtone.volume:youcanspeakatnormalvolume,youcanspeakloudlyandyoucanspeakquietly.Loweringyourvoiceandspeakingquietlycanagainattractyouraudience'sinterest.VoicequalityVisualaidsOfalltheinformationthatentersourbrains,thevastmajorityofitentersthroughtheeyes.80%ofwhatyouraudiencelearnduringyourpresentationislearnedvisually(whattheysee)andonly20%islearnedaurally(whattheyhear).Thesignificanceofthisisobvious.Therefore,itiswellworthspendingtimeinthecreationofgoodvisualaids.Butitisequallyimportantnottooverloadyouraudience'sbrains.Keeptheinformationoneachvisualaidtoaminimum-andgiveyouraudiencetimetolookatandabsorbthisinformation.Remember,youraudiencehaveneverseenthesevisualaidsbefore.Theyneedtimetostudyandtounderstandthem.Withoutunderstandingthereisnocommunication.We'velookedatdelivery.Nowwe'llmoveontothelanguageofpresentationsinEnglish...LanguageSaywhatyouaregoingtosay.SimplicityandClarityIfyouwantyouraudiencetounderstandyourmessage,yourlanguagemustbesimpleandclear.Useshortwordsandshortsentences.Donotusejargon