Sometimes, we do not dare speak in front of other people even though we are using our native language. So, for most of us having to speak to an audience of any kind in a language that we are learning seems to be "mission: impossible".
Well, we will try to learn some tips that will help us feel more comfortable when the teacher asks us to prepare a presentation for next week about...
1. Never try to speak about something that you don't control well. If you don't understand the topic your teacher has assessed, you will have to look for information about it before preparing your presentation. It can also happen that you understand the topic, but what you want to say is very difficult to express. Just, do not say it. It is much better that you find a synonym or a short explanation.
2. Prepare your presentation carefully. First, you should think about the topic and make an outline of the main ideas you want to mention. Then, write everything down as if you were going to hand in a writing exercise.
3. Read what you wrote a few times, not only to correct possible mistakes, but also to learn it. But be careful, do not try to learn it word by word. It won't make sense if you recite what you wrote just like a parrot. You must understand it in such a way that if you forget something you can still continue speaking.
4. When the presentation moment arrives, try to keep calm and introduce yourself and the topic you are going to speak about. It doesn't matter that all your classmates have been with you since you were 3 years old, you still have to tell them who you are and why they should listen to you.
5. Do not read or recite by heart. Remember that this is not a reading exercise, but a speaking one. In most occassions your teacher will allow you to have the outline of your speech with you, but that doesn't mean that you can read it. You will use it only if you forget the next point or a special word that you want to mention, for instance.
6. Once you have finished your presentation, you must give it a closing which can be a conclusion or just a sentence, such as "I hope you liked my speech. Do you want to ask me anything about it?" But, please, never end a presentation with "and that's it" :(
Here you have two videos about oral presentations. In one of them you will see what you shoul NOT do and what you should do. In the other one, you will see two students presenting their speeches.
Both of them have been taken from YOUTUBE. The links are:
The other one belongs to The British Council, but it has also been taken from YOUTUBE. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eeYrHOV0UE
I hope you success in your next presentations!!!
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