This document provides tips for giving an effective presentation. It discusses that the main qualities of a presenter are competence, erudition, and enthusiasm. When preparing a presentation, one should think about structure, language usage, pronunciation, and tips. An effective structure includes an introduction with greetings and an overview, three main body points, a summary, and time for questions. Phrases are provided to help with transitions between sections and maintaining an engaging delivery.

1. WHAT MAKESWHAT MAKES
PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION
EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVE
Tatiana MYKHAILENKO,Tatiana MYKHAILENKO,
Editor-in-chief,Editor-in-chief,
NewspaperNewspaper English language andEnglish language and
culture weeklyculture weekly

2. “Three things matter in a speech
- who says it, how he says it
and what he says, and of the
three, the latter matters the
least.”
John Morley,
English publisher, bibliographer and politician

3. Main qualities during talkMain qualities during talk
• 1. Competence
• 2. Erudition
• 3. Enthusiasm and faith
“He who has faith has... an inward reservoir
of courage, hope, confidence, calmness,
and assuring trust that all will come out
well - even though to the world it may
appear to come out most badly.”
B. Forbes, founder of the famous magazine

4. AN EXAMPLE OF PUBLICAN EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC
SPEAKINGSPEAKING
What do we need to think about
when preparing a talk?
• Structure
• Collocations
• Grammar
• Pronunciation
• General tips

5. StructureStructure
• Introduction: greeting, name,
position
• Introduction: theme and
organisation of talk
• Body of presentation (in three
parts)
• Summary of talk
• Questions

6. Key phrasesKey phrases
• Thanks for coming to my
presentation
• I’m going to talk to you today
• First, then, after that, Finally
• Let me start with
• Let me add

7. • OK, now what about..?
• Finally, a few words about
• Well, thanks very much for
listening to my talk
• Are there any questions?

8. Grammar andGrammar and
PronunciationPronunciation
• Tenses
• How can we improve our
speaking?
• Chunking
• Stress
• Intonation

9. What is chunking?What is chunking?
• Good morning, everyone./
• Thanks for coming to my
presentation. /
• My name’s Tatiana Mykhailenko. /
I’m editor-in-chief of the
newspaper English language and
culture weekly

10. Phrases for giving a presentationPhrases for giving a presentation
Introduction
Good morning/afternoon everyone…
My name is…
Today I’m going to talk about _____
My presentation will cover 3 main points:
1. __________
2. _________
3. __________

11. TransitionsTransitions
• Let me begin with my
first point______
• Let’s move to my
second point______
• Let’s focus on my
third point _______

12. Conclusion and ClosingConclusion and Closing
To sum up, I talked
about__________
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
That concludes my
presentation.
Do you have any questions?
I’m sorry we are out of time.
Thank you very much.

13. TipsTips
• Find out as much as
possible about your
audience
• Rehearse your presentation,
especially using the
equipment
• Have a back-up plan

14. • Think about the first two
minutes
• Be enthusiastic
• Introduce yourself
• Start with a joke

15. • Keep eye contact
• Vary the tone/speed/intonation
of your voice
• Use clear visual aids
• Summarise your main points
• Be careful what you wear
• KISS – keep it short and simple

16. “Educators take something
simple and make it
complicated. Communicators
take something complicated
and make it simple.”
John C. Maxwell,
America’s expert on leadership

17. Now let’s sum upNow let’s sum up
1. Name three qualities necessary for a
presenter.
Competence, erudition and faith
2. What do we need to think about
when preparing a talk?
Structure, collocations, grammar,
pronunciation, general tips

18. What is the structure of the talk?What is the structure of the talk?
• Introduction: greeting, name, position
• Introduction: theme and organisation
of talk
• Body of presentation (in three parts)
• Summary of talk
• Questions

19. ReferencesReferences
• 1. Seminars conducted by Jennifer
Herrin in 2007
• 2. Alan McNair ‘Public speaking.” –
articles and seminars published in the
paper English in 2007-2008
• 3. David Lewis “How to get your
massage across.”
• 4. The Internet resources

20. Any questions?Any questions?

21. Thanks for coming!Thanks for coming!
Happy Easter!Happy Easter!