Topic 1.12.1 Presentations

PRESENTATIONS

1. DISCUSSION:

What makes a presentation memorable?

How many times have you given presentations at work?

Have you ever attended an engaging presentation? What was it like?

Tell your colleagues about your last presentation.

2A. VIDEO: before you watch, discuss what you consider the best way to handle PresentationTime Length is.

2B. After watching, discuss the following topics mentioned in the video. Why are they important? And give your personal opinion.

a 70% presentation length

a compact presentation

Q&A time

3A. ACTIVITY: work in pairs. Look at different visual aids. What are they called? How often do you use them?

3B. DISCUSSION: work in pairs. Which visual aid from the previous exercise would you use

to introduce / summarize a topic?

to show trends?

to present facts and figures?

to show market / regional share of a product or service?

4A.ACTIVITY: Listening. Listen to three extracts from a presentation about museum visitor numbers.

Which visual aids does the presenter use in each extract?

4B.ACTIVITY: Vocabulary.

4C. ACTIVITY: work in pairs. Choose one of the following visual aids and explain it to your classmate.

main causes of climate change:

world coffee consumption

USA working from home

BODY LANGUAGE IN PRESENTATIONS

5. DISCUSS: look at the photo. What is wrong about this presentation?

VIDEO: watch the video then answer the questions below.

Can you name the four aspects that are mentioned in the video?

How many of these techniques do you use when you give presentations?

6. ACTIVITY: look at the following phrases. Where are they used in a presentation?

7A. ACTIVITY: work in pairs.

STUDENT A: prepare a presentation with the following information.

STUDENT B: prepare a presentation with the following information.

7B.DISCUSSION: discuss the benefits and drawbacks the social media has on teenagers.

Work in pairs

Read them aloud together with your teacher.