PresentationsPLANNING

PLAN PURPOSE PEOPLE PLACE AND EQUIPMENT PRESENTING YOURSELF TIMING VISUALS CONTENT STRUCTURE

PresentationsPURPOSE

  Defining Your Objectives (Ziele festlegen):

Subject What am I going to talk about?

Purpose/Objective What am I trying to achieve?

Preparation How will I achieve my objectives?

PresentationsPEOPLE

Identity    Who are the people in the audience?

Number    How many people are there?

Knowledge    What do they know about the subject?

Attitude    What is their attitude?

Relationship    How can I establish a good relationship?

PresentationsPLACE AND EQUIPMENT

Room SizeIs it a large room or a classroom?

Position    Where will I stand? Where is the audience?

Equipment    What do I need? What preparations have to be made?

PresentationsPRESENTING YOURSELF

A) Your Voice: What you say   

Plan the content of your presentation carefully!

How you say it    How do I have to use my voice?

Speak loudly, clearly and slowly!

PresentationsPRESENTING YOURSELF

B) Body Language: Eye contact Facial Expression Movement and Gesture Posture

Keep eye contact with the audience and stand still!

PresentationsTIMING

Length of PresentationDecide how long each part should take in minutes. Mark this time on your

notecards!

RehearsalsRehearse out loud; sometimes parts have to be reduced or left out.

Questions    Allow the audience to ask questions; rehearse answers to possible questions

beforehand.

PresentationsVISUALS

Not too many, not too few!Prepare your audience for visuals!

Visuals and LayoutUse a well-designed layout!

Give the audience time to absorb the information!

Not too much information on visuals! Present only key words and phrases!Do not use long sentences!

Audience and visuals!Talk to the audience, not to the visuals!Do not leave a visual longer on the screen than necessary!

PresentationsCONTENT

What has to be included in my presentation? How do I structure the content? What kind of language and vocabulary do I need?

(spoken language vs written language)

Note Cards: key words and phrases reminders for when to use visuals

occasionally, the full text (e.g. a quotation fom a novel) one notecard for each important point of your presentation

PresentationsSTRUCTURE

Greeting and introduction Stating the purpose Outline of presentation Main Content Summary and conclusion Questions

PresentationsGreeting the audience and

introducing yourself

Good morning, everyone. Thank you all for coming. Let me introduce myself. My name is James Bond and I am from the BRG SchorenIn Dornbirn.

Good morning, everyone. Thank you all for coming. Let me introduce myself. My name is James Bond and I am from the BRG SchorenIn Dornbirn.

PresentationsGreeting the audience and

introducing yourself

Good morning, I´d like to welcome you all here this morning to my presentation about The Stuarts in Britain.

Good morning, I´d like to welcome you all here this morning to my presentation about The Stuarts in Britain.

PresentationsSaying something about yourself

Before I carry on, let metell you something about myself. I have beenattending the BRGSchoren for ...

Before I carry on, let metell you something about myself. I have beenattending the BRGSchoren for ...

PresentationsStating the purpose

In my presentation this morning, I´ll be talking about the latest development of special effects in the film industry.

In my presentation this morning, I´ll be talking about the latest development of special effects in the film industry.

PresentationsStating the purpose

The purpose of my talk is to present the political system in the USA.

The purpose of my talk is to present the political system in the USA.

PresentationsGiving an outline

I´ll begin with some generalinformation about the USAand then I´ll deal with somesome larger states in turn.After that, we´ll look at someof the biggest cities of theUSA.

I´ll begin with some generalinformation about the USAand then I´ll deal with somesome larger states in turn.After that, we´ll look at someof the biggest cities of theUSA.

PresentationsGiving an outline

I have divided my presentation into three main parts:

I have divided my presentation into three main parts:

firstly, I´d like to focus on some general information about the USA;

firstly, I´d like to focus on some general information about the USA;

secondly, I would like to deal with some of the larger states;

secondly, I would like to deal with some of the larger states;

and finally, we´ll look at some of the biggest cities of the USA.

and finally, we´ll look at some of the biggest cities of the USA.

PresentationsMain Content – getting started

I should like to begin by looking at the present situation of immigrants in Great Britain.

I should like to begin by looking at the present situation of immigrants in Great Britain.

Let´s begin… I first heard of J.R.R. Tolkien when I was looking for a thrilling book that would keep me reading for some time.

Let´s begin… I first heard of J.R.R. Tolkien when I was looking for a thrilling book that would keep me reading for some time.

PresentationsMain Content – changing to another topic

This leads me to the next point which is the present situation of the Aborigines in the Australian Outbacks.

This leads me to the next point which is the present situation of the Aborigines in the Australian Outbacks.

Moving on now to Glasgow, the fourth-largest city in Great Britain.

Moving on now to Glasgow, the fourth-largest city in Great Britain.

PresentationsMain Content – referring to visuals

If you look at this photograph, you can see one of the best known sights of Australia, Ayers Rock.

If you look at this photograph, you can see one of the best known sights of Australia, Ayers Rock.

I´d like you to have a look at these figures which reveal some interesting details about the government´s funding of public institutions.

I´d like you to have a look at these figures which reveal some interesting details about the government´s funding of public institutions.

PresentationsSummarising and concluding

To sum up then, we must reduce exhaust fumes if we want our planet to survive this century.

To sum up then, we must reduce exhaust fumes if we want our planet to survive this century.

That brings me to the end of my presentation, [ladies and gentlemen]. I´d like to thank you all for your attention.

That brings me to the end of my presentation, [ladies and gentlemen]. I´d like to thank you all for your attention.

PresentationsDealing with Questions

I´d like to thank you for attention. Now, if there are any questions, I´ll be pleased to answer them.

I´d like to thank you for attention. Now, if there are any questions, I´ll be pleased to answer them.

Thank you all for listening. If there are any questions, I´ll do my best to answer them.

Thank you all for listening. If there are any questions, I´ll do my best to answer them.

(Inviting questions in the middle of your presentation)

Before I go on, are there anyquestions on what I´ve said so far?

(Inviting questions in the middle of your presentation)

Before I go on, are there anyquestions on what I´ve said so far?