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Tips On Presenting

This document provides guidance on structuring the introduction of an oral presentation. It discusses establishing rapport with the audience, introducing yourself, outlining the topics to be covered, stating the objectives, and addressing questions. The introduction should get the audience's attention, introduce the presenter and topic, and outline the main points. It outlines phrases to get the audience involved, greet them, introduce yourself and your qualifications, and announce the objectives and structure of the presentation. The introduction concludes by informing the audience when they can ask questions.

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Tips On Presenting

This document provides guidance on structuring the introduction of an oral presentation. It discusses establishing rapport with the audience, introducing yourself, outlining the topics to be covered, stating the objectives, and addressing questions. The introduction should get the audience's attention, introduce the presenter and topic, and outline the main points. It outlines phrases to get the audience involved, greet them, introduce yourself and your qualifications, and announce the objectives and structure of the presentation. The introduction concludes by informing the audience when they can ask questions.

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E BEGINNING OR THE INTRODUCTION

A good oral presentation is well structured; this makes it


easier for the listener to follow.
Basically there are three parts to a typical presentation: the beginning, middle and end
or (introduction, body and conclusion). We are going to look at the content of each part
individually and the language needed to express its structure and content.
The beginning of a presentation is the most important part. It is when you establish a
rapport with the audience and when you have its attention. More detailed techniques are
to
be
found
later.
Get the audience's attention and signal the beginning.

Right. Well. OK. Erm. Let's begin.


Good. Fine. Great. Can we start?

Shall we start?

Let's get the ball rolling.

Let's get down to business.

Try to get your audience involved in your talk either by asking direct or rhetorical
questions. Ask for a show of hands for example in response to a question. Some of
these approaches may not be appropriate in all countries. Ask yourself how things are
done in your country together with regard to your own experience and adapt
accordingly.
Greet
the
It is important to greet the audience by saying something like:

Hello ladies and gentlemen.


Good morning members of the jury.

Good afternoon esteemed guests

Good
evening
members
of
the
board
colleagues Mr. Chairman/Chairwoman

audience.

Fellow

Introduce
yourself
(name, position, responsibility in the company) Not only to give that important
information so people can identify you but also to establish your authority on the subject
and to allow the audience to see your point of view on the subject (you are a student,
researcher, responsible for, director of, neophyte, layman).

Good afternoon ladies


introduce myself.

Good morning everyone, I'd like to start by


introducing myself. My name is... I am a student
at the INT where I am a doctoral candidate,

I am X. Y. from 3 Com. I'm the manager of

I am a researcher from

I've been working on the subject now for X


years..and I've had wide experience in the field
of ...

Good morning, my name is Lawrence Couderc. I


am a student at the INT and I would like to talk
to you today about some of my findings in I study
I did on

and

gentlemen,

let

me

Sometimes, especially when invited to speak, the host introduces the guest, gives the
same information as above and then gives the floor to the guest speaker.

I am very pleased and proud to introduce who


is.
He/she is known for
Now I'll turn the floor over to today's speaker.
(take the floor, to have the floor, to give the
floor to someone.)

In English-speaking countries it is not uncommon that the speaker begin with a joke, an
anecdote, a surprising statement to get the audience's attention, to make people want
to
listen,
to
feel
relaxed
and
even
to
introduce
the
subject.
An illustration from real life can be useful here as this may be a way to present

information in such a way that the audience can identify with.

Give title and introduce subject


What exactly are you going to speak about?

Situate the subject in time and place, in relation to the audience, the importance. Give a
rough idea or a working definition of the subject.

I plan to speak about...

Today I'm going to talk about...

The subject of my presentation is...

The theme of my talk is... I've been asked to talk


to you about...

A cultural aspect may be important here; scientists want to demonstrate their work
and findings while managers and humanities people want to share ideas and
reflections with their audience. It may be the result of a desire to persuade and
convince. It may be comparison of two or more products, plans or proposals. Why
are you going to speak about it?

I have chosen to speak about this because...


I was asked to speak about X because...

Have you set any limits on the scope of your talk? What won't you speak about? It
may be very useful to eliminate certain areas before you start so as to avoid
confusion or deviation from your main task. It also protects you from criticism later
if do not mention it in advance.
Have you limited the time? It is useful to give the listeners some idea of the time so as
to maintain their attention better.

I will not speak about...


I have limited my speech to

I will speak for 15 minutes

My talk will last about 15 minutes

You may want to give acknowledgements here too. If you have been sponsored,
supported or encouraged by a particular firm, organization, professor, etc. you may
want to acknowledge their contribution. Your research and paper may have been the
work of a collaborative effort and you should acknowledge this too and give the names
of all the participants. At some point you should ask a question or somehow try to
determine where the audience is. How do they feel about the subject? You will then
have to modify the contents, as you never know exactly what to expect.

Have you ever heard of ...?


Every day you encounter.

To get the audience's attention and perhaps to find out where they are you could
introduce the subject by saying:

Have you ever heard of/seen X?


You've
probably
seen
countless
You may have wondered...

times...

Give your objectives (purpose, aim, goals)


The main purpose of an informative speech is to have the audience understand and
remember a certain amount of information. You should thus have two purposes: a

general purpose and a specific one. The former is to inform: to give an overview, to
present, to summarize, to outline; to discuss the current situation or to explain how to
do something or how something is done. The latter is what you want the audience to
take away with them after listening to you, what you want them to do, what they should
remember.

My purpose in doing this paper is to give you a solid


background on the subject of oral presentation so
that in the future, at the INT or elsewhere you can
deliver a successful speech in front of a group.
What I would like to do today is to explain...

to illustrate...

to give a general overview of...

to outline...

to have a look at...

What I want my listeners to get out of my speech


is...

Once you have established your specific objectives you may go on to formulate your
content.
Announce your outline.
You want to keep the outline simple so 2 or 3 main points are usually enough.
Concerning grammar the headings of the outline should be of the same grammatical
form.

I have broken my speech down/up into X parts.


I have divided my presentation (up) into Y parts.

In the first part I give a few basic definitions. In


the next section I will explain In part three, I am
going to show...

In the last place I


practical example...

would

like/want

to

give

Questions and comments from the audience.


You should also let the audience know at some point in the introduction when they may
or may not ask questions.

I'd ask you to save your questions for the end.


There will be plenty of time at the end of my speech
for questions and discussion.

You may interrupt me at


questions or make comments

any

moment

to

ask

Sample Presentation: How to start and end a


presentation in 2 minutes 37 seconds [VIDEO]
by CA RL KWA N on SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

What is the ideal amount of


time to give an effective presentation? If youve ever
watched a Ted video, youll have seen that some of the
presentations are very short. In fact, some of them are only
about three minutes or less. However, those presentations
are highly effective and often very memorable. Ive never
given a presentation at Ted, but I have given a short
presentation in the past. So this week, youre going to see a
sample presentation of me giving a real presentation that is
only two minutes and 37 seconds long. But to make this
more helpful for you, Im also going to include an analysis
of what I said and the key expressions that I used.
Heres the presentation
If YouTube is unavailable in your area, click the following
link to view or download the video: How to start and end a
presentation in 2 minutes & 37 seconds (Length 2:37!^^)

Heres the analysis broken down into the beginning, the


middle, and the end
(Dramatic voiceover) In the beginning
I start this presentation with a very direct overview of what
the audience can expect. Nothing fancy, just to the point
and fast.
Today were going to be talking about how to analyze
your presentation script.
The next thing I tell the audience is the first purpose of my
talk. Notice that I am telling them that I will help them to
do something. This is something that you must always
consider How your information is going to do something
for the audience. And heres what I said:
Now the purpose of this is to help you find the absolute
core, the core message of your presentation.
And in the middle
Starting at the 22 second mark, I tell them exactly what we
are going to be doing to achieve the first purpose.
So what were going to do Im going to teach you guys
to analyze your presentation so that you can find the
keywords or key phrases in your presentation.
After that, I move right into the second purpose.

And what we are going to do today, too is were going to


help you to figure out, Okay, how do I get into the mind of
my audience and understand the audience.
From there, I go into explaining they need to do three
things to achieve the two purposes. I just simply say
The very first thing youre going to need
The second thing you need
And the third thing youre going to need
But its not the end
This presentation was about something I wanted people to
do. I gave them an overview of what they had to do. To end
my presentation, I tell them what they need to be careful of.
I say to them
The important thing is that during this exercise you have
to be very, very strict; otherwise, this entire thing does not
work.
Heres how it all ends
Finally, I tell them what the big picture is, what the ultimate
achievement for them will be.
So what this is gonna do is help you to start thinking like
the audience member
And last but not least, I give them the first thing they must
do. In other words, I give them a call-to-action.
So thats basically it. Were going to take the next few
steps that Ive outlined in the handouts there. Okay? And
we are going to get going with that.
In summary
To do something like this, you must first be well prepared,
organized, and know your stuff. But you also have to keep in
mind the basic structure of a presentation: Beginning,
middle, and end. In the sample presentation, the structure
Ive followed is

1. The beginning to introduce


2. The middle to explain the details
3. The end to give a call-to-action
Question time
What do you think makes people the most nervous when
giving a presentation?
Let me know what you think by writing your answer in the
comments section below.
As always, let me know if you have any questions about
presentations or this particular topic by leaving a comment
below or using the contact page.
Thanks and see you again soon.
Carl
PS Dont forget to check out Liams presentations
book available on Amazon.com for FREE until
Sept. 12/12: How to Make a Great Presentation
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