Presentation skills ...

Task 1. Read the content of slide A and slide B. Compare between them and decide which one is more appropriate.Label the slides as ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ in the space provided. (1/2 point)

 ______wrong___________                                                       ________right__________

Task 2. Choose one correct option. Circle the letters only. (3.5 points)

1.  When presenting, your posture should be:
   • nervous and enthusiastic
   • Confident and relaxed
   • Cheerful and funny
   • Shy and annoyed
2. The best way to use transitions (signpost language) is to:
   • not use them at all
   • use short transitions
   • keep repeating  the same transitions
   • use creative transitions to avoid boredom

3. You will sound, look and feel more present and your entire delivery will have more life and more energy, if you use one of the following effectively:

1. • • Voice
     • Visuals
     • Gestures
     • All of these

4. Which of the following presentations is not academic:

1. • • • Conferencing
       • School project
       • Political speech
       • Dissertation defense

5. Which of the following is not true?

1. • • • • The key to any good oral presentation is preparation
         • The most successful oral presentations are unplanned
         • It is a good idea to keep your presentation short and punchy
         • If you keep your presentation brief, it will make more of an impact on your audience

6. Which of the following is true?

• The purpose of any talk is to impress by showing off knowledge
• The main aim of the presentation is to impart information.
• The aim of the presentation is to persuade
• None of the above

7. When you are relying on, or reading from, a word-for-word text you are not able to:

• • respond and interact with your audience
  • make eye contact
  • move freely
  • All of these

8. Which grammatical tense is used for introducing the outline of a presentation?

• • • Conditional
    • Past tense
    • Future tense
    • Passive voice

9. Using citations and references is vital in any successful presentation because they are:

• • • • Easy to understand
      • Easy to remember
      • Easy to believe
      • None of these

10. A well-structured opening, body and conclusion make the presentation:

• • • • • credible
        • incredible
        • vulnerable
        • easy to follow

11. When you receive a question in the middle of your talk, what do you do?

• • • • • • You don’t answer it at all
          • You answer it immediately
          • You postpone the answer till the end
          • You make it clear from the start that questions are not allowed

12. Which tense is not supposed to be used in an academic talk?

• • • • • • • Conditional
            • Future
            • Present
            • Passive voice

13. An effective academic oral presentation should be:

• • • • • • • • Polite & formal
              • Friendly & entertaining
              • Both
              • None of these

14. Which statement is true?

• • • • • • • • • Visuals must be as ‘high-tech’ as possible.
                • A final slide that says ‘thank you for your attention’ is a great way to end up a presentation.
                • An academic talk is a great way to network with like-minded people
                • It is very acceptable to talk in very abstract terms.

Task 3. Group the following signpost phrases into the correct column. There is one signpost language that does not fit in any category. Write numbers only. (3 points)

1) I’m happy to answer any queries…    2) Let's look now at...     3) Briefly, I have three things to say…

4) I'm going to talk about ...    5) As an illustration...     6) To put it another way....

7) Let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered...

Task 4. Finish the sentences by choosing the correct words and writing them into the empty spaces, or just find out the appropriate word(s) by yourself. (3 points)

1.   ____If_______   ____you________  _____look______   _____at________   this first graph, you can see that our sample have increased  their ability to use transitional phrases in their writings.

take / see / look / watch / if / you / at  

2.  _______As______       _______you_______    ______can_______        _____see_______ , we have a large percentage of female students in our Department.

see / watch / you / as / know / they / can   

3.  _____a_____       ______good_______    ____example________       _______of______   the importance of good communication can be seen here

example / in / a / of / soon / at / good 

4. Use the slide to help you support your presentation by explaining it further

ignoring it / reading from it / explaining it further

5. A good start to your presentation is to greet your guests, thank them for coming, and introduce yourself/the topic/introduce the outline

6. You can outline your oral presentation clearly and concisely by using a three-point framework.

Good luck!