PRESENTATION WORKSHOP

AIM: Delegate roles to have an organized and formal presentation in class today.
Identify the structure, vocabulary and expressions of a formal presentation as preparation for your TASK 3. (TED
TALK VIDEO)

ACTIVITY 1: TIPS

Based on the audio from Virtual Sabana, what tips do you recall? Compare your ticket-in and your mind maps

ACTIVITY 2: FORMAL EXPRESSIONS TO INTRODUCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Bellow you will find fairly formal expressions you could use to introduce your presentation. Select the expressions you
would feel more comfortable using and highlight them.

Erm, perhaps we should begin. My name’s…
For those of you who don’t know me
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
already, I’m responsible for…
On behalf of…, may I welcome you This morning I’d like to…
to… discuss.. report on… and present…
Perhaps we can leave any questions
you may have until the end of the
presentation.
If you have any questions you’d like to
ask, I’ll be happy to answer them.

2. Now that you have selected the formal expressions, it is time to assign the first role. Select the member of the group
who is going to be in charge of introducing the presentation.

ACTIVITY 3: STATING YOUR PURPOSE: OUTLINE

1. Bellow you will find a number of ways of stating the purpose of your presentation. Complete them using the words
given.

talking Showing Telling

Ok, let’s get started. Good morning, everyone. Thanks for coming. I’m (your name). This morning I’m going to be…

1. ……………………. You how volunteering has changed my life

2. ……………………. to you about the impact of famine in New Delhi
3. …………………… you about the infrastructure in Dubai

making outlining giving

… so I’ll begin by:

1. ……………………. a few observations about the city.

2. ……………………. you an overview of the social development carried out in…
3. ……………………. the most important features of the project.

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 talk highlight

… and then I’ll go on to:

1. ……………………. detailed information about the investment required in the project

2. …………………… about the importance of high-skilled professionals to execute the project.

2. Now that you have completed them, select the member of the group who is going to make the outline of the
presentation.

ACTIVITY 4: HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT OPENING

Look at the presentation openings bellow. They are used to present a topic inside a presentation as they call the public’s
attention. Besides, they make the presentation more interesting, don’t you think?

 Did you know that Japanese companies spend four times more on entertaining clients in a year than the entire GPD of Bulgaria?
40 billion dollars, to be precise. You know, that’s twice Colombia’s total foreign debt. You could buy General Motors for the
same money.
 Suppose your advertising budget was cut 99% tomorrow. How would you go about promoting your product?
 You know, R&D is 90% luck. When I think about creativity, I’m reminded of the man who invented the microwave oven. He
spent years messing around with radar transmitters, and then noticed the chocolate in his pocket was starting to melt!
 Have you ever wondered why is it that Americans are easier to sell than Europeans? And why nine out of 10 sales gurus are
American? You have? Well, if I could show you what stops Europeans buying, would you be interested?

1. Use the frames below to help you prepare effective openings, using the problem, amazing facts, or story technique.
Whatever technique you choose, prepare your opening carefully taking into account the information of your
presentation.

PROBLEM TECHNIQUE

1. Suppose____________________________________________________________________________________
How would you ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Have you ever wondered why it is that ___________________________________________________________?
You have? Well, if I could show you______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________would you be interested?

AMAZING FACTS TECHNIQUE

1. Did you know that___________________________________________________________________________?

2. According to the latest study, __________________________________________________________________
3. Statistics show that__________________________________________________________________________
4. I read somewhere the other day that ____________________________________________________________

STORY/ANECDOTE TECHNIQUE

1. You know,____________________________________________________________________________________
When I think about_____________________________________________________________________________

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 I am reminded of______________________________________________________________________________
2. Have you ever been in the situation where_________________________________________________________?
I remember when______________________________________________________________________________
It turned out__________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 5: COMMENTING ON VISUALS AND AUDIO AIDS (to keep in mind for your TED TALK VIDEO)

1. These expressions highlight important information in a visual. Complete them using the information you have
included in your presentation:

 Take a look at this ____________________________________________________

 Here we can see _____________________________________________________
 Let’s listen to this ____________________________________________________
 The ___________________________________________________represents
 As you can see in this ________________, people _________________________
 If you look at it more closely, you’ll notice that _____________________________.


ACTIVITY 6: HOW TO CLOSE A PRESENTATION

1. Complete the phrases below with the corresponding word from the box:

questions – attention- coming- enjoyed- end- finish- interest- time- now- thanking- pleased -up- best

a) Thank you for _________________ to our presentation. It was pleasure having you as an audience.
b) Unfortunately _________ is _________. We hope you ____________ our presentation.
c) Thank you for your_______________. If anyone has any________________, please feel free to ask them and I’ll do
my ______________to answer.
d) That brings the presentation to an____________. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask them_______.
e) Finally, I’d like to _______________by ______________you all for coming today.
f) I’d like to thank you all for your attention and ____________. If anyone has any questions, I’ll be __________to
answer them.

2. Select the member of the group who is going to close the presentation.

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