How to structure an excellent presentation

2. Team: Doaa/Farshid/Michelle
Supervisor: Sheila E. Baker
Course: ESPL - 085

3. Outline
 What to Consider Before Structuring a Presentation
 Introduction
 Body
 Conclusion
 Questions? + Quiz & presents

4. Outline
 Time: 15 – 20 minutes
 www.Slideshare

5.  Time limit
 Amount of information
 Relationship between introduction, body
and conclusion
What to Consider Before Structuring
Your Presentation

6.  Showing instead of telling
 Be straight forward and logic
 The title of your presentation
What to Consider Before Structuring
Your Presentation

7.  Roadmap
 Attract audience’s attention
Structure 1: Introduction
Importance

8.  Greeting
 Hooking
 Introduce the topic
 Outline the structure
Structure 1: Introduction
How

9.  State the outcomes
 Provide any necessary information
 State what the audience will need to do
Structure 1: Introduction
How

10. Role Play

11.  The main part of the presentation
 Presents all information about the topic
Structure 2: Body
Importance

12.  3 – 5 major points
 7 organization principles, most important:
- Chronological
- Order of importance
(inductive or deductive )
Structure 2: Body
How

13.  Use supporting information
 Use verbal transitional phrases
 Emphasize important information
Structure 2: Body
How

14.  When you are presenting:
- Wait
- Eye contact
- Use non-verbal transitions
Structure 2: Body
How

15.  Summary of the main points
 Giving recommendations
 Closing
Structure 3: Conclusion
Importance

16.  Signal your conclusion
 Restate the main points
 Do not introduce any new topic
Structure 3: Conclusion
How

17.  Give recommendations
 Thank the audience
 Ask inviting questions
Structure 3: Conclusion
How

18. Role Play

19.  English Club
http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/presentations-pres.htm
 University of Leicester
http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/presentation/structuring-presentation
 University of New South Wales
https://student.unsw.edu.au/planning-and-structure
References
Conclusion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMGJJFnnbFk

22. 1- Mention 3 points you have to consider
before structuring your presentation?
2- What are the 2 most important ways to
organize your body main points?
3- Why introduction is important?
4- Where can you find another copy of our
Presentation?

23. 5- Mention 3 transitional phrases you can use
to conclude your presentation?
6- Mention 3 points an introduction should
include?
7- Mention 3 points a body should include?
8- Mention 3 points a conclusion should include?
9- What is the importance of the conclusion in
a presentation?

24. 10- Sheila, what was the color of the man’s
suit in the first slide?