This document provides guidance for students to prepare and deliver a 5-10 minute presentation on their home country. It outlines the three main parts of a presentation: introduction, body, and conclusion. For each part, it lists steps and example language to structure the presentation, signal transitions, and engage the audience. Students are encouraged to practice their presentation out loud and time themselves. The goal is for students to feel prepared and organized to present to their classmates during an upcoming language class.

1. Making a Presentation
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2. Presentation Topic
Your Home Country

3.  Make a short presentation 5-10 minutes long
 Send it to your eFacilitator for feedback (submit to Language Samples)
 Send the final presentation a day before the class so we can upload it to the virtual
classroom before the class
 Present it to your fellow learners in the Weekly Rendezvous of Week 6 (Monday 9
am or Tuesday 7:30 pm)
If you know how to use MS PowerPoint, you can support your presentation with a
slide show. If you don’t know yet, this is a perfect opportunity to learn it 
Your Task

4. Find
meaningful
content
Structure
your topic
Practise!
Agenda

5. What you can talk about:
•history
•current situation
•how different it is from Canada
•nature
•food
Your Home Country
Find
meaningful
content

6. Structure
your topic
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
3 Parts of a Presentation

7. Make some
notes
•An introduction consists of
several steps:
Introduction
1. Get the audience attention and
signal the beginning.
2. Greet the audience
3. Introduce yourself
4. Give title and introduce topic
5. Give your objective
6. Announce your outline
http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/txie/publications/oral_presentation_skills.pdf

8. Make some
notes
1. Get the audience attention
and signal the beginning.
Introduction
•Right. Well. OK. Erm. Let's begin.
•Good. Fine. Great.
•Can we start?
•Shall we start?
•Let's get the ball rolling.

9. Make some
notes
2. Greet the audienceIntroduction
•Hello ladies and gentlemen.
•Good morning dear members of our
course.
•Good evening fellow learners.
•Thank you for your kind introduction..

10. Make some
notes
3. Introduce yourselfIntroduction
•Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,
let me introduce myself.
•Good morning everyone, I'd like to start
by introducing myself.
•My name is...
•I am a….

11. Make some
notes
4. Give title and introduce
topic
Introduction
•I plan to speak about...
•Today I'm going to talk about...
•The subject of my presentation is...
•The theme of my talk is…
•I will not speak about...
•I have limited my speech to
•My talk will last about 10 minutes

12. Make some
notes
5. Give your objectiveIntroduction
•What I would like to do today is
•to explain…
•to illustrate...
•to have a look at...
•What I want my listeners to get out of my
speech is...
•If there is one thing I'd like to get across to you
today it is that…

13. Make some
notes
6. Announce your outlineIntroduction
•I have broken my speech down/up into X
parts.
•I have divided my presentation (up) into Y
parts.
•In the first part I give a few basic definitions.
•In the next section I will explain…
•In part three, I am going to show...
•In the last part I would like/want to give a
practical example...

14. Structure
your topic
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
3 Parts of a Presentation

15. Structure
your topic
Now you need a transition to the next part:
Introduction
Body
Let us now
move on to
the next
part….

16. Make some
notes
Body
Here are some aspects you should
consider when planning the main
part of your presentation:
1. Sequence your ideas
2. Use signposting or signal where you
are.
3. Link ideas, sections/make transitions

17. Make some
notes
Body 1. Sequence your ideas
Here are a few possibilities for organizing your
ideas:
•logical; chronological order;
•from general to specific;
•from known to unknown;
•from accepted to controversial;
•cause/effect;
•problem/solution.

18. Make some
notes
Body
2. Use signposting or
signal where you are.
Imagine you are driving along a road that you do
not know – signs will guide you to find your way.
This is the same for people listening to a
presentation: they need signals to guide them so
that it is easy to follow the presentation.

19. Make some
notes
Body 2. Use signposting
Function Language
I'd like to start by...
Let's begin by...
Introducing First of all, I'll...
the subject
Starting with...
I'll begin by...

20. Make some
notes
Body 2. Use signposting
Function Language
Well, I've told you about...
Finishing one subject... We've looked at...
So much for….

21. Make some
notes
Body 2. Use signposting
Function Language
Now we'll move on to...
Let me turn now to...
...and starting another Next...
Turning to...
I'd now like to discuss...
Let's look now at...

22. Make some
notes
Body 2. Use signposting
Function Language
For example,…
Giving an example To give you an
example,...
To illustrate this point...

23. Make some
notes
Body 2. Use signposting
Function Language
I'd like now to recap...
Summarising Let's summarise briefly
and concluding we've looked at…
If I can just sum up the
main points...

24. Structure
your topic
Now you need a transition to the next part:
Body
Conclusion
These are
my main
points, now I
would like to
give a short
summary…

25. Structure
your topic
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Almost done: the last part…

26. Make some
notes
Conclusion The last part consists of
three steps:
1. A short conclusion
2. Thanks to the audience
3. A invitation to ask questions

27. Make some
notes
Conclusion 1. Short conclusion
•I'd like now to recap...
•Let's summarise briefly whatwe've looked at…
•If I can just sum up the main points...
•In conclusion I would like to say that...
•My final comments concern...
•I would like to finish by reminding everyone that...

28. Make some
notes
Conclusion 3. A invitation to ask
questions
•I'd be happy to answer any questions....
•If there are any questions please feel free to ask.
•Thank you very much for your attention and if
there are any suggestions or comments…

29. Structure
your topic
Prepare your presentation
step-by-step.
The following overview
might help you.

30. • 1. Get the audience attention and signal the
beginning.
• 2. Greet the audience
• 3. Introduce yourself
• 4. Give title and introduce topic
• 5. Give your objective
• 6. Announce your outline
Introduction
• 1. Sequence your ideas
• 2. Use signposting to signal where you are.
• 3. Link ideas, sections/make transitions
Body
• 1. A short conclusion
• 2. Thanks to the audience
• 3. An invitation to ask questions
Conclusion

31. Since your presentation will only
be about 5-10 minutes long, it
will be easy to practise it:
•Close the door and speak loudly!
Imagine you are in front of an
audience.
•Time your presentation!
Practising in front of a partner
might even better!
Talk to Yourself

32. Practise!
Don't read your presentation. You
can use short notes, but reading a presentation
is unnatural; also, it makes it very difficult for
your audience to follow.
Don't try to cover too much
material. Remember you only have 5-10
minutes.
Important Don’ts

33. Practise!
Important Do’s
Be organized!
The more organized and focused your
presentation is, the more relaxed you'll feel.
Breathe! (It helps you relax.)
Speak clearly, slowly and at an
appropriate level for your audience.
Use vocabulary that is appropriate
for your audience.

34. Your eFacilitators and classmates look forward to
listening to your presentation as part of our Online
Folklorama marathon during Week 6 Rendezvous.
Make sure that you contact an e-Facilitator if you have
a PowerPoint slideshow to accompany your talk.
Ready to go?

35. Further Resources
• Further resources
http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/txie/publications/oral_presentation_skills.pdf
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/listening/presentations1.htm
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/listening/presentations2.htm
Video examples of bad
presentations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YivQYeI0vys&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBthvuOQpKc&feature=related

36. The End 
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