Being concerned about how me as teacher, can help students (targeting in non-native speakers) to do a good oral presentation. I summarized some specific aspects to take into account. Also, I made some advice in how to reenforce certain moments, as starts, ends, or how to introduce a partner.

1. Preparing presentations in
English.
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ENGLISH TEACHER.
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2. Start (How do you feel?)
• Prepare what you are going to talk about before. Avoid reading as
much as you can.
• Control your speech volume. As necessary to be listened in a room,
not too loud, not too weak.
• Don’t feel nervous or uninterested.
• If you are going to be in group, at least read about your partner’s
section in case you need.
• Move properly. Don’t watch the Wall, or facing yourself opposite to
the audience.
• Avoid to have your hands inside your pockets.

3. Start
• Start with a salute as Good morning, good afternoon, good
evening/good night.
• If you are going to talk as group, the most simple ways you can start
are: “Our group is going to talk about…”, “We want to talk about…”,or
“We would like to refer about…”.
• If you are going to start alone, then have in mind to say: “I’m going to
talk about…”, or “I would like to start with…”

4. Introduce your partner
Some simple examples to introduce a partner:
• Well, now my partner “x” will talk about “x”
• …and my classmate “x” is going to talk.
• Now it’s the turn of “x”

5. Position in front
• Don’t put your hands inside your pockets.
• Don’t bite chewing gum when you’re in front the class.
• Try to be in a place that should be perceived by everybody.
• You can move over the place, but avoid to move fast or being in front
a partner of your team.
• Avoid to keep too much in hand things (you can sweat and misuse)
Prevent using folders or small cards with pieces of information.
• Ask people to turn down their phones or have them in silence, and
you do the same.

6. End
Some simple expressions to say you have finished your presentation.
• That’s it.
• That’s all.
• Thank you.

7. Teacher’s intervention.
Teacher can ask you or someone in the classroom about a specific
thing. These are the most common things:
• Talk aloud/ talk louder
• Can you repeat that again?
• Please, silence.
• Time’s up.
• Ok, enough.

8. Beware:
• If you are a non-native speaker, learn how to pronounce before say a
Word/phrase/ sentence.
• Get the main idea of what you are saying if you can’t keep much
information.
• Use the specific information as a feedback.
• Prepare your presentation by listening and repeat as much as you
can.
• Don’t drink too much water before start a presentation.
• Be physically and mentally well-prepared to face a public
presentation.