ESL - Guidelines on how to give a good ORAL PRESENTATION

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Summary

TLDRThe video lesson by Mr. P teaches how to give a good oral presentation, equating the preparation process to writing an essay with an introduction, body, and conclusion. Initial steps include reviewing guidelines to understand time constraints, purpose, and audience, followed by selecting a topic and gathering information. Develop clear notes and an instructional outline without reading directly from a written essay during the presentation. Use concise visual aids to communicate ideas effectively and rehearse thoroughly, including predicting potential questions from the audience. Specific language examples for introducing points and changing subjects are provided. Conclude confidently, summarizing key points.

Takeaways

  • 🗣️ Structure your presentation like an essay: intro, body, conclusion.
  • 🗒️ Create concise notes instead of reading an essay.
  • 🖼️ Use clear visual aids with large text and minimal content per slide.
  • 🎙️ Practice several times, both alone and with an audience.
  • ❓ Anticipate audience questions and prepare answers.
  • 🔄 Use transition phrases like 'moving on' or 'let's discuss this'.
  • 🎭 Start with a hook—something engaging like a joke or fact.
  • 👏 Conclude by summarizing key points and inviting questions.
  • 📢 Adjust your tone and clarity for better engagement.
  • 📚 Prepare by researching and understanding your topic thoroughly.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    Mr. P introduces today's lesson on giving a good oral presentation, emphasizing the steps: think, plan, and talk. He equates preparing a talk to writing an essay with an introduction, body, and conclusion. He outlines guidelines including reviewing instructions, writing the talk, producing notes, preparing visual aids, practicing, and preparing for questions. The initial focus is on reviewing guidelines such as understanding time limits, the purpose of the talk (inform, entertain, persuade), and audience knowledge.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:03

    Mr. P discusses writing the talk by making notes on essential points to include, creating an outline with an introduction, body, and conclusion, and not merely reading an essay. He advises producing concise notes on cards, using visual aids efficiently, and practicing extensively. Visual aids should support communication and be clear without overcrowding information. The importance of practice is stressed, including checking tone, pronunciation, and predicting audience questions, and the use of specific language during the presentation is suggested for clarity and engagement. He concludes by encouraging confidence, preparation, and sharing the lesson resources if found helpful.

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Video Q&A

  • What is similar between preparing an oral presentation and writing an essay?

    Both require an introduction, body, and conclusion and involve careful planning and structuring.

  • What should you begin with when planning a presentation?

    Start by reviewing the presentation guidelines and understanding the purpose and audience.

  • What is a key strategy for engaging the audience in a presentation?

    Begin with a joke, a surprising fact, or a personal anecdote to capture attention.

  • How can you effectively use visual aids during a presentation?

    Ensure that your visuals, like slides, have large, clear text or images and don't overcrowd them with information.

  • What are some methods to practice your presentation?

    Practice alone while timing yourself, then with a friend for feedback on voice clarity and engagement.

  • How should you prepare for questions from the audience?

    Try to predict possible questions and rehearse your responses beforehand.

  • What are some opening phrases to use in an oral presentation?

    Start with phrases like, 'Good morning, my talk today examines...' or 'Today I am going to discuss...'

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  • 00:00:00
    hello there this is mr p
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    on today's lesson we're going to learn
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    how to give a good oral presentation
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    think
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    plan
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    and talk
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    preparing an oral presentation
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    giving an oral presentation or talk as
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    part of
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    your academic course is similar in many
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    ways to preparing an essay
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    remember
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    introduction
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    body
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    and conclusion
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    the following guidelines apply to most
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    types of talk
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    follow these steps
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    number one
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    review guidelines number two
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    writing your talk
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    number three producing notes
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    number four preparing visual aids number
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    five
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    practicing your talk
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    number six preparing for questions
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    the first one
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    review guidelines
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    well number one
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    check the guidelines and how much time
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    you have you have been given
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    number two think about the purpose of
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    your talk is it to inform
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    to entertain or to persuade your
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    audience
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    number three
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    think about your audience who are they
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    how much do they already know about your
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    topic how much information do you need
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    for your speech
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    number four
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    decide on the topic
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    if you don't know it already
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    if you do decide on the specific area
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    you will present pay attention to the
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    time you have available
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    number five collect your ideas and
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    gather more information if you need to
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    number two
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    write writing your talk
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    number 1
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    make notes on what you want to include
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    think about what you must tell your
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    audience
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    what you should tell them and what you
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    would like to tell them if you have time
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    number two
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    create an outline or a plan of your talk
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    consider writing an introduction
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    a mid-talk and a conclusion to your
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    presentation
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    number three
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    if you decide to follow the guidelines
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    of an essay do not read it when you give
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    your presentation
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    instead make notes based on what you
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    wrote and discuss them using your own
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    words
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    are you with me i hope so
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    let's take a look at number three
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    producing notes
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    make notes in english for esl students
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    on cards like this ones
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    to use them while speaking
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    open with an introduction to the title
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    and an overview of what you want to say
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    so these are examples of cards i would
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    use when giving a presentation about
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    learning english
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    well the first
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    thing that i would do i will show slide
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    one and i would
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    introduce myself by saying good morning
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    everyone my talk today examines how
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    students learn english
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    i will give
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    an overview also and i will say
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    something like i tend to outline three
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    important points about learning english
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    so moving on to slide two
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    i would
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    show this slide too and i would say the
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    first point i want to discuss is how a
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    student
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    learns a language
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    and i will discuss how the student
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    learns a language a further point is
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    where the student learns english
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    is it in their own country or
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    in an english-speaking country
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    and i would talk about learning where
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    the student learns english
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    let's take a look at producing notes
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    number one try to get the attention of
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    the audience at the beginning
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    starting with a joke a surprising fact
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    or a personal anecdote
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    number two
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    close with a summary and an invitation
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    for people to ask questions
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    like do you have any questions
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    number three
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    some people find it useful to write out
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    the whole introduction and conclusion
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    this depends on how you feel prepared
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    about the topic
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    so number four preparing visual aids and
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    this is the fun part
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    number one
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    visual aids help you to communicate
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    your talk to the audience
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    number two
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    if using powerpoint or keynote your
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    writing and diagrams must be large and
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    clear
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    number three do not put too much
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    information on each slide number four
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    if you use posters or pictures make sure
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    they are clear and readable from a
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    considerable distance
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    number five
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    avoid writing or drawing things on the
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    board during your talk
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    considering i'm giving a presentation on
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    learning english i will show some slides
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    and these are some examples
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    learning english so that would be the
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    title and the three main points that i
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    would talk during my presentation so
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    listening
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    reading and speaking then on my second
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    slide i will show examples of listening
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    of course because the first one is
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    listening right so listening what can
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    you listen
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    well you can listen to movies you can
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    listen to podcasts you can listen to
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    audiobooks okay and i will give some
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    examples of each so movies like you'll
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    really enjoy for example as i enjoyed uh
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    watching joker for example so you can
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    watch that
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    movie with subtitles in english and in
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    english
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    podcasts there are tons of podcasts
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    available to learn english and
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    audiobooks well um i'm reading a lot of
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    books right now so um instead of reading
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    them i like to you know listen
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    and at the same time follow the book so
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    listen and reading
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    that is an excellent exercise to learn
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    english
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    and here mr p says use notes not
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    sentences just like in these examples
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    so let's take a look at practicing your
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    talk now
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    well number one is practice of course
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    the more you practice the more you feel
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    confident
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    number two try practicing alone first
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    trying to keep track of time i'm
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    focusing on the topic of presentation
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    number three
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    ask a friend to listen to your
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    presentation
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    ask them to check your tone of voice is
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    it
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    loud is it clear
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    is it low
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    number four use your dictionary or
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    online sites to check your pronunciation
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    vocabulary and grammar
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    so preparing for questions
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    number one try to predict some of the
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    questions your audience may ask you and
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    practice your answers
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    so
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    how how did you learn english if we're
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    giving a presentation on english
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    learning
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    what
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    what did you learn while you were in
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    canada
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    why why is that english is the most
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    difficult language in the world
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    well these are some questions that your
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    audience might ask you right
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    so let's take a look at some useful
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    language that you can use during your
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    oral presentation
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    in your introduction you can start by
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    saying obviously your name and then good
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    morning good afternoon good evening my
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    talk today examines
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    hello everyone today i'm going to
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    discuss or to talk about
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    explaining structure
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    in this presentation i intend to outline
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    or i will discuss the main features of
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    introducing each point
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    i want to begin by looking at
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    the first the second the third point
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    if you want to clarify something you
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    will say something like in other words
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    that is to say what i mean is
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    if you want to change subject then you
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    would say something like
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    so i have discussed
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    now i'd like to turn to
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    moving on to the next point
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    when you conclude your presentation you
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    can say something like i have talked
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    about in my case learning english to sum
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    up
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    or to summarize
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    in conclusion i believe etc
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    last suggestions before giving your
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    presentation you must feel confident
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    about your english if english is not
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    your first language
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    practice your pronunciation
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    be fully prepared about the topic
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    learn how to answer possible questions
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    and most important of all rehearse
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    practice
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    so that's it for today if you have any
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    questions about oral presentations
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    having said that have a nice day and see
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    you
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    the next lesson
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    take care bye bye
Tags
  • Oral Presentation
  • Public Speaking
  • Presentation Skills
  • Visual Aids
  • Presentation Practice
  • Audience Engagement
  • Question Preparation