This document provides an overview and agenda for a public speaking and presentation class. The class will include a review of asking questions politely and avoiding answers. It will focus on language aspects like tempo, volume and articulation. Examples will be shown from Oprah Winfrey and Steve Jobs presentations. A golden checklist for presentations will be reviewed. Students will then have a turn practicing an introductory presentation with advice for new students, focusing on strong delivery skills.

1. Unit 9 – Putting it all together
Public Speaking & Presentation
Week 12

2. Today’s Class
• Review
• Language Focus
• Examples
• Golden Checklist!
• Your Turn!

3. Review – Question Time
How do you ask polite questions?
How do you avoid giving an answer?
How do you ask if the questioner is satisfied?

4. Review – Question Time
• What is the “Magic 6” of answering
a question?
1. WELCOME the question
2. take time to THINK before answering
3. CLARIFY the question
4. Accept CRITICISM positively
5. REPLY positively
6. CHECK that the questioner is satisfied
WELCOME / THINK / CLARIFY / CRITICISM /
REPLY / CHECK

5. Language Focus
• Tempo
• Volume
• Expressiveness
• Articulation
• Sentence length
• Register/Style
• Linkers
• Emphasizers / Minimizers

6. Golden Checklist
• take a look at page 56
• “The Golden Rules of
Presentations”

7. Examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKmifwiAgb4
Oprah Winfrey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
Steve Jobs

8. Review Test
• Unit 1 – Checklist for
Presentations, The Structure of a
Presentation
• Unit 2 – What goes in an
introduction?
• Unit 3 – “Tell the audience what
you are going to SAY, SAY it, tell
them what you’ve SAID,”
Language on linking ideas

9. Review Test
• Unit 4 – KISS
• Unit 5 – Language on
Describing Trends, 1 Rule on
Visual Aids
• Unit 6 – The power of 3s,
pause, body language; chart on
body language
• Unit 7 – What goes in a
conclusion

10. Review Test
• Unit 8 – Checklist for
answering questions
• Unit 9 – Overall Checklist

11. Your Turn!
• Imagine you are making a
presentation to students who are
entering HUFS
• Give some advice
• Speak with conviction, pay
attention to your delivery and
style!!!!