The document provides guidance for giving presentations in English. It outlines 7 stages of a presentation: greet the audience, introduce the topic and group, present the main parts, show pictures/clips, summarize and conclude, thank the audience, and invite questions. It offers tips for the introduction such as having a good first impression. Sample phrases are given for stating the purpose of the presentation and concluding it. Presenters are advised to tell the audience what they will, do, and have covered. The document also includes content topics to cover in a presentation about musical subcultures.

1. Making a Presentation in English

2. Good vs. Bad Presentations
 Think
about:
 -What makes a good presentation?
 What irritates people during a
presentation?
 -What would be your concerns in
making a presentation in English?

3. Stages in a presentation
1.Greet your audience
 2. Introduce the group
 3. Introduce your topic
 4. Present main parts
 5. Show your pictures/clips
 5. Summarise and conclude
 6.Thank the audience
 7.Invite questions
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4. Greeting and introduction
 Remember:
”There is no second
chance for a first bad impression…”

5. Stating your purpose- Phrases
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This morning we are going to
be…
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So, we’ll begin by…
Talking about…
Telling you about…
Showing you…
Taking a look at…
Showing you
Outlining…
Bringing
Discuss..
Talk about…
Highlight…
…and then we’ll go on to…

6. Stating your Purpose
 Say
 Do
what you are going to do
it
 Say
what you have done

7. Assignment
 You
will give an oral presentation about
your subculture.
 The presentations will be given in groups
and it is important that everyone gets
almost the same amount of time to
speak.

8. Pictures
 In
addition, you need to use pictures (for
example in a PowerPoint) to visualize
your presentation.

9. Time
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You as a group will have 20 minutes to give
your presentation which will include every part
including time to answer a few questions.
At least about 15 minutes of the presentation
should be comprised of group members
speaking, and you can use the additional five
minutes for playing examples of songs or
showing video clips etc.

10. Prepare to cover!
 Finally,
make sure that every person in
each group knows about the others parts
so that if someone gets sick you are
supposed to be able to cover for her/him
with giving some basic accounts of
her/his part.

11. The presentation cowboy says:
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Tell ’em what you’re
gonna tell ’em.
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Then tell ’em.
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Then tell ’em what
you’ve told ’em!

12. Spoken vs. Written English
 Remember:
”Written information should be easy
to read; Spoken information should
be easy to remember”

13. Tips from the coach!
 Make
your speech light and interesting!
 Be sure to use your own words! If you do
not know how to pronounce a word, be
sure to check it (such as at
dictionary.com)

14. Ending your talk
 ”Tell
them what you have told them”
• Summarise facts
• Thank the audience
• Invite questions

15. Ending your talk - phrases
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Let me just run over the key points again…
To sum up briefly…
To conclude…
As we have seen…
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This brings us to the end of the presentation
Thank you for listening/Thank you for your attention.
Thank you for your attention and if you have any questions
I’ll be happy to answer them
Are there any questions you would like to ask?
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16. Contents
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Introduce your subculture with information about its origin, influences and
noteworthy features.
Political aspects or ideologies (then and now)
Attitude toward mainstream society, sex, money, violence, and/or crime,
drugs etc.
Discuss the subculture from the perspective of, homosexualitity and race,
social class, gender, as well as age groups and generations.
Describe some or all of the following themes and phenomenon related to
your subculture: religion and spirituality, lifestyle, alcohol and drugs.
Language (typical vocabulary and slang – what they mean and how they are
used)
Noteworthy events, festivals, traditions and so forth. (optional)
One or several important icons and influential musicians/individuals
Music – provide examples of and discuss lyrics that are typical of and
exemplify aspects of the subculture
What form does the subculture take today – how has it evolved over the
decades?
Discuss your subculture’s impact on society. What have you learned? What
are your reflections on your subculture and genre?