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

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

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

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

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

Key phrases Thanks for coming to my presentation Im going to talk to you today First, then, after that, Finally Let me start with Let me add

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

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

What is chunking? Good morning, everyone./ Thanks for coming to my presentation. / My names Tatiana Mykhailenko. / Im editor-in-chief of the newspaper English language and culture weekly

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

Transitions Let me begin with my first point______ Lets move to my second point______ Lets focus on my third point _______

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

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

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

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

Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple. John C. Maxwell, Americas expert on leadership

Now lets sum up 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

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

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

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