Oral Presentation

Purpose-Course

• To help improve– oral skills

– public speech skills

– English speaking skills

• To assess

Purpose-Students

• To inform– informative speech

• To persuade – persuasive-argumentative sp.

• To teach how to do sth.• To show how sth.

works/occurs– how to speech

Remember

• 3-5 minutes

• Before the whole class

• It is a “speech”

• Submit your presentation outline and all the materials you use

• 3 speeches plus final presentation

• Class presentations over 5

• Final presentation over 40

Preperation

• Knowledge of – content– materials – presentation

• Prompt Cards – indicate when to do what– help you find your place easily– help you focus on your points

Preparation 2

• Practice your presentation

–Run through what you intend to say

–Time your talk

–make sure you are familiar in advance with the technology.

Content• Introduction & Thesis

– talk about your topic & aim– state your thesis– give the flow-chart of your speech– inviting

• Adequate Support for ideas – examples– definitions– quotations, etc

• Definite Conclusion– sense of an ending– summarize– recommendation

Content

• Question Answer Session-Adequate Knowledge of topic– invite questions before the end– at least 1 minute for questions– better to say “don’t know” than to lie– respect all questions

• Vocabulary – apporiate– rich

• Grammar– appropriate– simple– clear

Materials

Effective & Appropriate

• Audi-visual Aids – Slides – Posters– Music– Video

• Handouts & Worksheets

Materials – Internet

www.slideshare.net

www.scribd.com

www.authorstream.comIn google; ppt: history of Sarajevo

Presentation• Order

– logical – smooth

• Use of allotted time• Effective Delivery

– Clear & comprehensible (not fast, not ambiguous)

– appropriate to the purpose – everybody feels “learned something”– interesting&eye-catching

• Confidence • Freedom from “uh”s & “like”s, etc.• Pronounciation, Enunciation, Audibility

Presentation

• Take a few deep breaths before you start - Less oxygen adds to the feeling of stress.

• Emphasise key points • Try to maintain eye contact with the

group • Gesture & Posture• Movement- Vicious circle• Vocal variation & Enthusiasm

Presentation- Please• Behave yourself

• Help your friends in presentation

• Listen to the speakers

• Ask questions & help your friend show his knowledge

• don’t distract other people

• don’t assume the role of a clown

Presentation- DON’T• read on the

– paper – slide– screen

• panic• be late• forget it is a speech• don’t tell to the lectures

Topics to avoid

• which you do not well; Gravity• tourism presentations; New Guinea• popular themes; football, music• too abstract topics; philosophy• how to cook; difficult to translate• controversial topics; the best

computer game• time-consuming themes; love &

money

Assesment Criteria• 5 points

– Introduction&thesis– Adequate support – Conclusion– Visual aids– Use of alloted time– Posture, gesture, movement– Ey contact– Enthusiasm and vocal variation– Preparation& knowledge of materials– Freedom from distraction– Pronunciation, enunciation, audibility– Grammar

• 10 points – Presentation organization– Q&A session-knowledge of topic– Effectiveness – Vocabulary