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HOW TO PREPARE A TALK

HOW TO PREPARE A TALK. KEYS TO A SUCCESSUL PRESENTATION. YOUR TALK WILL NOT WORK UNLESS YOU FOLLOW THESE STEPS Research Planning Organisation Signposting Practising Clear delivery Not reading or reciting Good eye contact. RESEARCH AND PLANNING. Decide what your talk will be about

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HOW TO PREPARE A TALK

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  1. HOW TO PREPARE A TALK

  2. KEYS TO A SUCCESSUL PRESENTATION • YOUR TALK WILL NOT WORK UNLESS YOU FOLLOW THESE STEPS • Research • Planning • Organisation • Signposting • Practising • Clear delivery • Not reading or reciting • Good eye contact

  3. RESEARCH AND PLANNING • Decide what your talk will be about • Research and make notes on information you will find useful • Use your notes to organise the content of your talk • NOW YOU CAN START TO DIVIDE UP YOUR TALK INTO SECTIONS

  4. GIVING YOUR TALK A STRUCTURE INTRODUCTION/BEGINNING State what you will do State how you will do it State why you have chosen this topic MIDDLE Ordering points Giving examples Emphasising Putting it in other words Moving on CONCLUSION/END Concluding and summarising Inviting questions

  5. USEFUL LANGUAGE FOR SIGNPOSTING • INTRODUCTION/BEGINNING • Greet your audience • Introduce yourself • My topic today is .. • Today I’m going to talk about .. • I am going to divide my presentation into three sections. • Firstly, .. Secondly, . Thirdly, .. Finally, ...I will talk for about ... minutes. I will talk about .., then I will talk about ., finally I will talk about .. • I’m going to give a short presentation about .. • I have chosen to talk about this topic because……

  6. USEFUL LANGUAGE FOR SIGNPOSTING • MIDDLE • This is where the bulk of your information will go and where you will use your facts, figures and key visuals. • The first/second/third/final point I would like to mention is………….. • Following on from that I would like to add……………. • In addition to this……………………. • This picture/diagram illustrates…………………… • An example of this……………………….. • Another interesting point/fact is…………… • Furthermore

  7. USEFUL LANGUAGE FOR SIGNPOSTING • CONCLUSION/END • In conclusion I’d like to emphasise that .. • Then we considered .. Then I argued .. • To sum up .. • That completes my presentation. • If you have any comments I would be happy to hear them. • Does anyone have any comments or questions?

  8. HOW DID I DO • Did I speak clearly and at a suitable pace? • Was my content well organised? • Did I link my points effectively? • Did I use a variety of specialised vocabulary? • Did I have a clear introduction and conclusion?

  9. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN • PREPARE A 4 MINUTE TALK ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: • Mobile phones have improved our lives. • School uniform should be compulsory in all schools. • Governments must do more to tackle obesity.

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