1. English for University StudiesHow to plan and deliver an effective oral presentation

2. Effective Presentations Planning Organising Communicating Conclusion Q&A

3. Effective PresentationsPlanning Purpose Audience Needs and interests Aim to be a speaker, not an oral reader: be a speaker who really understands and communicates with an audience Lucas [1] Setting Audience numbers? Facilities?

4. Effective PresentationsOrganising Body Planning the presentation Organising the presentation Developing the body Introductions Conclusions Written and spoken English Outlining Delivering the presentation Comfort [2]

5. Effective Presentations Planning Purpose Audience Setting Organisation

6. Effective PresentationsDelivering Introductions Conclusions Written and spoken English Visual aids Body language Q & A session

7. Effective PresentationsDelivering First impressions Cheung [3] gain attention orientate listeners Last impressions signal overview reinforce

8. Effective Presentations Spoken Written Language LanguageSimple words Complex sentencesShort sentences Passive voiceFragments Longer wordsPersonal pronounsContractionsQuestionsRepetition

9. Effective PresentationsRehearsal Memorise? Detailed outline Blueprint

10. Effective Presentations (1) Visual Aids (2) Non verbal (3) Q & A session Visual Aids Support your words Simple and clear Visible Explain

11. Effective Presentations Non verbal Communication communicating without words Pease [4] Personal appearance Facial expressions Eye contact Posture Movements Gestures

12. Effective Presentations Q and A Session Anticipation Preparation Weaknesses and limitations

13. Effective Presentations Purpose People Preparation Planning Performance

14. Effective PresentationsReference List1. S. Lucas, The art of public speaking. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008.2. J. Comfort, Effective presentations. Oxford: Cornelsen & Oxford University Press, 2001.3. Y.L. Cheung, "Teaching effective presentation skills to ESL/EFL students," The Internet Tesl J., vol. 14, no. 6, 2008.4. B. Pease, and A. Pease, The definitive book of body language. New York: Bantam, 2006.