ELSAC Workout: Speaking 1, Delivering an Oral Presentation

ELSAC Workout: Speaking 1, Delivering an Oral Presentation
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Level: Advanced
Time: approx. 20 mins
Suggested next workout: Try a vocabulary workout to power up your words, or a grammar workout to strengthen your grammar

Extra support: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5c1susCPAE

Work through the practice activities in order, by clicking on the tabs at the top of the next page. After completing all practices, the Result tab will summarize your workout. Record your results as proof of independent learning and as motivation to repeat the workout and beat your score. Practice makes you fitter!

Material developed by Hebe Wong, Alison Wood.

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1. Explain the purpose of the talk.
2. Summarize the main points again.
3. Remind the audience how relevant your talk is.
4. Give your audience a reason to listen by highlighting the relevance of your topic.
5. Invite questions from the audience.
6. Provide a brief outline of the structure of your talk.
7. Thank the audience for their attention.

Introduction

Body

Include relevant points and supporting information.
Add clear visual information.
Use signposting language to help your audience follow your ideas.

Conclusion

1. What I aim to do today is......
2. The first point I'd like to make is......
3. My reason for talking to you all is......
4. Thank you for listening.
5. Please feel free to ask me any questions.
6. First I will clarify the problem, then outline several solutions before recommending one.
7. I am very grateful for your attention.
8. So to conclude, the main points are......
9. I will begin with an overview of the advantages, then explain the disadvantages of this idea.
10. That's enough from me. I'd be happy to answer your questions.
11. Now that I've explained the first point, I'd like to talk about......
12. That's why I believe this is an important topic.

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Giving your audience a reason to listen at the beginning of your talk can be done by stating how the topic affects their lives or by asking them a question. Compare A and B below:

A: Single use plastics are part of most people's lives, for example
plastic straws, plastic water bottles, plastic cutlery,
plastic bags and plastic wrapping of products.

B: Raise your hand if you used a single use
plastic product last week?

Although the question in example B may grab your audience's attention because it makes them think, some people would rather not raise their hands in public. This is why you need to find out as much about your audience as you can before your presentation.

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1. Find out who your audience is before you plan your presentation.
2. Apologise for your poor English.
3. Read your presentation from a script.
4. Read your presentation from powerpoint slides.
5. Use notes to help you remember content.
6. Project your voice to the person at the back of the room.
7. Make eye contact with all areas of your audience.
8. Use lots of colours and fonts in your slides.
9. Outline what you are going to say, then say it, then summarize what you just said.
10. Display about 7 words per line, 7 lines per slide, 7 slides per presentation.
11. Practise, record and watch your presentation before you deliver it for your audience.
12. Speak quickly so that it doesn't last too long.
13. Pause before important points.
14. Stand tall and use occasional hand gestures.
15. Move around a lot.
16. Smile and be enthusiastic!

1. Warm up for the workout

2. The plan

3. The Language

Final Result of Speaking 1