ENGLISH B2/ PRESENTATIONS-KEY POINTS

PREPARATION:
Think about presentations you have given or listened to.

What makes a good or a bad presentation?

Is it important to prepare? How should you do that? How did you prepare?

Key stages in preparing a presentation:

TOPIC: choose an interesting topic or you are given a topic by a tutor

GRADING CRITERIA: what elements are assessed in your presentation, what is
expected
RESEARCH: sources of information (the Internet, library, journals), references to
sources should be included in the bibliography (final slide in the presentation)
CHOOSING THE FOCUS OF YOUR TOPIC: do not talk about general things,
choose specific and challenging aspects of your topic
WRITE NOTES: decide the main points will be in your presentation and write notes
to remember them when presenting; however, do not read the entire text of the
presentation
VISUAL AIDS: think about what visuals will help you present your topic successfully

GRADING CRITERIA:
Topic: is it interesting, valuable, challenging?
Clarity: are the main points about the topic clear?
Organization: is it well planned and structured?
Fluency: is it presented easily and effortlessly?
Visuals: are visuals appropriate and do they support the topic adequately?
Language: is grammar and vocabulary at the required level?

PRESENTATION FORMAT:
OVERALL:

Introduction and presentation outline

Presenting new information
Conclusions/ Recommendations

Introduction:

Introduce yourself and your topic to the audience. How do you do that?

What is the topic and why have you chosen it?

What is your THESIS what is the research question you are going to answer?
Invite the audience to ask questions at the end of the presentation

MAIN PART:

Introducing main points:

o first main point + supporting argument, examples
o second main point + supporting argument, examples
o third main point + supporting argument, examples
...

CONCLUSION:

It should clearly state what your presentation has shown

It should be memorable for the audience summarize the main points discussed and
give a final thought to take home

LANGUAGE OF PRESENTATIONS:
Introduction:
Good morning and welcome...Thank you all very much for coming...
So, let me introduce myself: my names ...and this is my partner/ colleague...
If you have any questions you would like to ask, please leave them to the end, when Ill be
very happy to answer them.
My presentation today concerns...
I would like to talk to you today about...
The purpose of this presentation is to explain.../ describe.../ discuss...
Outline:
I shall be looking at the following areas:
I have divided my talk into the following areas:
In my presentation, Im hoping to do three things...First, Ill...Then Ill tell you...and finally
Ill..
MAIN POINTS DISCUSSED:
Introducing you first point:
To begin with ...

Turning then to the first point...

Lets start with my first point
Adding more points:
My next point concerns...
That brings me to ...
I want to turn now to...
Now to move to my second point:
And I think that just about covers...so now lets deal with the third part of my presentation,
which is to explain.../ recommend.../ propose... suggest...

CONCLUSION:
Finally, I would like to turn to...
My final point is with regard to...
On the whole,...
Now, If I can just summarize the main points again, they are these: first, ...
In conclusion, ...
So, finally, Id like to finish off by saying that its been a pleasure talking to you... If you have
any questions, please feel free to ask them now.
TO BE USED IN ANY PART:
To illustrate this point.../ For instance,.../ For example, ..../ A good example of this is ...
(giving examples)
In addition.../ Furthermore.../ Not only...but also.../ I should add that (adding more
information)
It must be remembered that.../ It should be emphasized that.../ I would like to underline the
point that... (giving emphasis)
On the one hand... but on the other hand... (balancing the argument)