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Class ideas about a good presentation (with teachers comments):

Think about: Body Language, Powerpoint, Voice, Information

- Be confident
o Stand up straight. Dont walk around too much. Dont look down.
- Face everyone
o Eye contact is very important. Also, dont show your back to the audience.
- Speak clearly
o Try to pronounce clearly. Slow down!
- Speak loud enough
o Make sure even people in the back of the class can hear you.
- Speak with melody
o Dont use the same tone in your voice. Stress important words.
- Give a good summary before and after speaking
- Easy words
o Dont use any words you dont understand. If you have to use a difficult word, explain it.
- Good grammar
- Interesting topic
o Make sure you provide useful information. Use examples to make it more interesting.
- Use Powerpoint well
o Make sure that your slides have many images (not too much text no paragraphs!)
o Make sure that your slides are easy to understand
o Make sure that your slides are easy to read (text is big enough, no crazy colors)

Also:

- Involve your audience

o Greet them at the beginning and thank them at the end of the presentation.
o Ask questions to the audience.
o Give them some time for questions after the presentation.

Class ideas about a bad presentation:

- The presenter is not self-confident.

- The presenter doesnt make eye contact.
- The presenter doesnt speak loud enough.
- The presenter shows his back to the listeners.
- The presentation doesnt have an introduction or a conclusion.
- The details of the presentation are not clear.
- The slides are not clear (too much text, text is too small or too difficult)
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Signposting (adapted from http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/presentations-lang.htm)

When you drive on the roads, you know where you are on those roads. Each road has a
name or number. Each town has a name. And each house has a number. If you are at house
#100, you can go back to #50 or forward to #150. You can look at the signposts for directions. And you
can look at your atlas for the structure of the roads in detail. In other words, it is easy to navigate the
roads. You cannot get lost. But when you give a presentation, how can your audience know where they
are? How can they know the structure of your presentation? How can they know what is coming next?
They know because you tell them. Because you put up signposts for them, at the beginning and all
along the route. This technique is called 'signposting' (or 'signaling').

During your introduction, you should tell your audience what the structure of your presentation will be.
You might say something like this:

"I'll start by describing the current position in Europe. Then I'll move on to some of the achievements
we've made in Asia. After that I'll consider the opportunities we see for further expansion in Africa.
Lastly, I'll quickly recap before concluding with some recommendations."

A member of the audience can now visualize your presentation like this:

Welcome
Introduction Explanation of structure (now)

Europe
Asia
Body Africa

Summing up
Conclusion Recommendations

He will keep this image in his head during the presentation. He may even write it down. And throughout
your presentation, you will put up signposts telling him which point you have reached and where you are
going now. When you finish Europe and want to start Asia, you might say:

"That's all I have to say about Europe. Let's turn now to Asia."

When you have finished Africa and want to sum up, you might say:

"Well, we've looked at the three continents Europe, Asia and Africa. I'd like to sum up now."

And when you finish summing up and want to give your recommendations, you might say:

"What does all this mean for us? Well, firstly I recommend..."
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The table below lists useful expressions that you can use to signpost the parts of your presentation.

Signposting

Function Language

Good morning / Good afternoon everyone

My name is
Greeting and welcoming
Let me introduce myself

Today, Id like to talk to you about

Today, Id like to present
The purpose of my presentation is

Introducing the subject Let's begin by...
First of all, I'll...
Starting with...
I'll begin by...

Well, I've told you about...

Finishing one subject... That's all I have to say about...

Now we'll move on to...

Let me turn now to...
...and starting another Next...
Let's look now at...

For example,...
Giving an example A good example of this is...

Firstly...secondly...thirdly...lastly...
First of all...then...next...after that...finally...
Ordering
To start with...later...to finish up...

In conclusion,...
Right, let's sum up, shall we?
Summarizing and concluding
I'd like now to recap...

Thats the end of my presentation. Thank you for your attention.

That brings the presentation to an end.
Finishing and thanking
Id like to thank you (all) for your attention and interest.
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Presentation assignment
WHAT? - Prepare a short presentation about your hobby, your interest or a
special skill. Choose only one hobby/skill/interest. Try to answer the wh-
questions in your presentation (What is your hobby? Why do you like it? When
did you start liking it? When do you do it? Where? How often? How much? etc.)

WHO? Everyone will present individually (no groups).

HOW? Use PowerPoint or other presentation software. Make sure you follow
the PowerPoint tips on the next page. You can use my laptop or bring your own
laptop.

HOW LONG? - Your presentation should be about 3-5 minutes. Much shorter (2
minutes or less) means you will get a lower grade. Much longer means I will ask
you to stop.

WHERE? Our classroom (1206).

WHEN? Look at the presentation schedule.

GRADE? Your presentation will be graded as a quiz. It will be 5% of your total

grade.

You will be graded on

- Speaking
- Body Language
- Information in your presentation
- Powerpoint presentation
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Conversation (n)(= talk)

How to improve your
conversation skills.
No. 1 Teach 1,2 (others take notes)

No. 2 Teach 3,4

No. 3 Teach 5,6
No. 4 Teach 7,8
Look at the text on p. 8 again. Read it all and compare it
with your notes.
1) Do your notes match the text?
2) Read every point and write agree or disagree.
Then compare in your group.
Explain why you agree/disagree.
3) What other things are important in a
conversation? Can you add a point 9 and a point
10?
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Write 2 paragraphs 14-20 (7-10 sentences per paragraph) about

1) Yourself (introduction about your past, present

and future).
2) A special skill or interest you have.
Dont use your dictionary too much!
Finished? Check your writing! And this is H/W for tomorrow:

- ex. 3A (p. 3) + ex. 2A (p. 13)

- Add todays new words (Ollys class + Joes class) to your vocabulary
notebook. Review.
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Name: Arus Chintasak Grade: 80%

Topic: Basketball

Date: May 6, 2014

- Speaking
o Your voice is loud enough and easy to hear for everybody.
o You dont always pronounce words clearly.
Village /VIL-lutch/ (not: /WIL-let/)
Elementary /el-luh-MEN-tuh-ree/ (not: /el-leh-men-tah-REE/)
- Body Language
o You smiled and tried to make eye contact. Sometimes you read from
your paper.
o You had to walk back and forth a lot because of the position of the
computer. This is not your fault.
- Information in your presentation
o It was clear but a little short. You didnt give much information
o Free time job is not an English word. Use hobby or What I do in
my free time
- Powerpoint presentation
o It was clear and you did not use too much text.
o It was nice that you gave a summary at the beginning of the
presentation
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Name: Mattareeyapron Puttaket Grade: 70%

Date: May 6, 2014

Topic: Dancing

- Speaking
o You seemed a little nervous. Speak slowly
o You read from your paper sometimes.
o Some grammar mistakes:
I usually to dance => I usually dance.
When Im serious => When I feel down / stressed.
Thank you for your listening my presentation => listening to
- Body Language
o A little nervous.
o You showed steps. That was good.
- Information in your presentation
o It was very nice of you to show the steps. Everybody enjoyed that.
o Your presentation was really short. It was a little shorter than 3
minutes. (13:29 13:32)
o You had a very nice conclusion.
- Powerpoint presentation
o Your slides were clear. There was not too much text.
o There were not many slides.
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Name: Peerat Grade: 75%

Date: May 7

- Speaking
o Your voice was clear and everybody could understand you.
o You introduced yourself and thanked the audience. That was good.
o Pronunciation: check vs shake"
o Some grammar mistakes:
Sport car => sports car
We will meeting => We will meet

- Body Language
o You looked at your PowerPoint a little too much.
- Information in your presentation
o Good, useful and interesting.
- Powerpoint presentation
o Very clear, well organized. You showed a summary and a good
graphic organizer.
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Name: Mew Grade: 55%

Date: May 7, 2014

- Speaking
o Your voice was not clear and you did not speak loud enough.
o Sometimes you were funny and made people laugh. That was nice!
o Pronunciation: ghost vs goat
o Your presentation was too short (less than 2 minutes)
- Body Language
o You read quite a lot from your paper.
o You never made eye contact with the audience.
- Information in your presentation
o There was not much information in your presentation. You did not
have much to say. Maybe because sleeping is not really a hobby?
- Powerpoint presentation
o Your presentation was clear. You had a contents page, which was
good.
o There was not much information in your presentation.
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Name: Ploy Grade: 65%

Date: May 7, 2014

- Speaking
o Your voice was clear and you seemed a relaxed.
o Make sure to use the past tense when you tell a story about the past.
o Grammar: will help you healthy => will help you get healthy
- Body Language
o You read from your paper quite a lot.
o You did not make a lot of eye contact.
- Information in your presentation
o Good information. Interesting.
o Your presentation was very short. It was a little shorter than 3
minutes.
- Powerpoint presentation
o The summary at the beginning was good.
o There was not too much text. Thats good.
o You were confused by your presentation sometimes. Why?
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Name: Mew Grade: 55%

Date: May 7, 2014

- Speaking
o Your voice was not clear and you did not speak loud enough.
o Sometimes you were funny and made people laugh. That was nice!
o Pronunciation: ghost vs goat
o Your presentation was too short (less than 2 minutes)
- Body Language
o You read quite a lot from your paper.
o You never made eye contact with the audience.
- Information in your presentation
o There was not much information in your presentation. You did not
have much to say. Maybe because sleeping is not really a hobby?
- Powerpoint presentation
o Your presentation was clear. You had a contents page, which was
good.
o There was not much information in your presentation.
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Name: Kunat Noiubol (P) Grade: 50%

Date: May 14, 2014

- Speaking
o Your voice was clear and you spoke loud enough.
o Sometimes you did not know how to pronounce a word
(imagination and sesame). You should practice this at home
before the presentation
o Pronunciation: imagination /im-meh-juh-NAY-shun/
o Pronunciation: sesame /SEH-suh-mee/
o Vocabulary: chocolate cake (not: cake chocolate), sesame cookies
(not: cookie sesame), cornflake cookies (not: cookie flake)
o Your presentation was too short (a little more than 1 minute)
- Body Language
o You read quite a lot from your paper.
o You did not make eye contact with the audience.
- Information in your presentation
o There was not enough information in your presentation. It was too
short. Ideas: you could have explained the recipe for one dish or you
could have shown some tools for cooking.
- Powerpoint presentation
o Your presentation was clear. You had a contents page, which was
good.
o There was not much information in your presentation.
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Name: Prissela Grade: 80%

Date: May 14, 2014

- Speaking
o Your voice was very clear and easy to understand, except when you
answered questions.
o Dont say Good morning when its afternoon.
o Your introduction and conclusion were excellent. It was very nice you
told the class how much you enjoyed Korea and that you want to go
back again.
o Pronunciation: island /EYE-lund/ (not: /EES-land/)
o Your presentation had a good length (about 4 minutes).
- Body Language
o You did not read much from your paper. Good job.
o You did not make much eye contact with the audience. Instead, you
mainly looked at me (the teacher) or at the screen. Make sure you
look at the whole class, not just the teacher.
o Dont walk to the person if he/she asks a question. If you dont
understand, make them repeat it louder.
- Information in your presentation
o The information in your presentation was excellent.
- Powerpoint presentation
o Your presentation was clear. You had a contents page, which was
good. The pictures were fun to watch.
o The presentation had many grammar errors:
What I eat in Korean food => What food I ate in Korea (or:
What food did I eat in Korea?)
Who do I went with => Who I went with (or: Who did I go
with?)
What does I like => What I liked (or: What did I like?)