How to start a presentation

1. STARTING OUT

2. Which of these are good titles?
a) The age factor
b) No chance for adults? FLL after school
c) English Renaissancfe in classical music
d) Heroes and villains in Irish and
Hungarian folf traditions
e) Shakespeare’s comedies
f) „The heroine of our time” or what is the
ideal woman like in Shakespeare’s plays?
g) Gays – nature or nurture?
h) Save me from the Jurassic Park!

3. What are the functions of an intro?
Attention
Interest
Topic announcement

4. Components
Opening
- greeting
- introduction
- suitability
Introduction
- topic
- content
- time
- surprises
- questions

5. Which intro is more effective?
I’d like to report on a study which was conducted
with adult language learners. On the basis of
interviews with 10 successful and 10 unsuccessful
learners it seems that what leads to success is an
„obsession”, a positive attitude and a strong
instrumental motivation.”
„ I’d like to report on a study which was
conducted with adult language learners. On the
basis of interviews with 10 successful and 10
unsuccessful learners I shall describe the factors
that may make an adult language leaner
successful.”