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Mastering Presentation Skills in Applied Linguistics/ELT

Learn how to prepare and deliver effective presentations in Applied Linguistics and ELT. Discover key strategies for planning, organizing, using visuals, practicing, handling questions, and engaging your audience. Enhance your delivery skills through tips on body language, voice modulation, language clarity, and audience interaction.

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Mastering Presentation Skills in Applied Linguistics/ELT

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  1. Giving a presentation in Applied Linguistics/ELT Will Baker

  2. Preparation • Plan your presentation carefully. Think about the different stages in preparing your presentation • Consider: • Objectives • Audience • Content (be selective)

  3. Organisation • A clear and coherent structure • introduction • main body • conclusion • Tell your audience what you are going to talk about, talk about it, and then tell your audience what you have talked about

  4. Visual aids • PowerPoint • Use key words • Make sure your slides are clear • Do not write everything you are going to say • Do not overuse animation • Use charts, diagrams, pictures etc • Visuals must be relevant and should not distract from your main ideas.

  5. Practise • Practise, Practise, Practise! • As many times as you can. • Time it to make sure it is not too long or too short. • Get other people to listen and give you feedback.

  6. Questions • Prepare for questions. • Try to think of the kinds of questions your audience might ask and prepare answers to them. • Do not panic if you can’t understand a question – ask for it to be repeated or rephrase it yourself

  7. Delivery • Nerves – you will be nervous (most people are) but try not to speak too fast. • Audience engagement –make your audience interested by engaging with them. Be enthusiastic, look around at your audience, and make eye contact. • Body language – stand do not sit; be positive in your body language do not just stand still. However, do not use too much body language and be careful of negative hand signals or mannerisms. • Voice – speak slowly, clearly and audibly. Vary your intonation. • Audience reactions – deal with questions politely; repeat or rephrase the question to make sure you have understood it and that the rest of the audience has heard it.

  8. Language • Simplicity – use short words and sentences you are comfortable with. • Clarity – do not use lots of jargon or other technical terms. • Signposting – indicate when you have finished one section and are moving on to another. Give the audience clear signals or signposts as you go along. • Accuracy – check your English is correct. You will need to check grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.

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