how to make a presentation

PRESENTATIONS

In today’s business climate, you want to send the right message in presentations. This integrated course will

help you improve presentation skills, English language skills, idiom, and slang.

When you give a presentation, you are not only presenting your topic but also yourself. Presentations today

should not only be convincing in terms of their content, but should also be entertaining and professional. This

module takes you step by step through the presentation process and provides you with important information,

skills and techniques to ensure that the preparation and delivery of your presentation are a success. Thanks

to a practice-oriented approach and direct feedback, you will conquer stage fright and insecurities connected

with speaking in English in front of an audience. With the help of video analysis you will improve your verbal

How to Give an Effective Presentation

Jannette Collins, MD, MEd, FCCP

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Introduction

When asked for a definition of CME (continuing medical education), many physicians

will describe a short course with instructors presenting didactic lectures to large

groups of physicians sitting for long hours in a hotel conference room in rows of

narrow tables. The lecture is the staple format of CME course instruction. Lectures

have been viewed as a poor method to promote the development of thinking skills

for the formation of attitudes [1-3]. The main reason for this is the lack of

involvement by the participants who remain passive recipients of information.

However, when done effectively, the lecture can allow participants to learn new

material, explain difficult concepts, organize thinking, promote problem solving, and

成功英语演讲的秘诀：开场白、结束语

应对问题

-I will be pleased to answer any questions you may have at the end of the

presentation.

-Please can you save your questions till the end.

-If you have any questions, I will be pleased to answer them at the end of the

presentation.

-there will be time at the end of the presentation to answer your questions-so

please feel free to ask me anything then.

-Don't hesitate to interrupt if you have a question.

-Please feel free to interrupt me at any time.

-Please stop me if you have any questions.

-If you need clarification on any point, you're welcome to ask questions at any

time.

-Can I come back to that point later?

-I will be coming to that point in a minute.

-That's a tricky question.

-We will go into details later. But just to give you an idea of...

-I am afraid there's no easy answer to that one...

Giving an Oral Presentation

1HOW TO PREPARE AN

CCORDING TO SPEAKING CONSULTANT Lilyan Wilder (1999), two of the greatest myths

about delivering oral presentations are that you’re better off “winging it” and that good

speakers are “naturals.”

In order to give an effective presentation, it is necessary to prepare and practice, practice,

practice. Despite the need to prepare, one of your goals still should be to sound spontaneous and

comfortable while delivering your message in a clear, organized, and stimulating fashion. Theinformation below should help you achieve this goal:

FIRST STEPS

HERE ARE A FEW steps you need to take before writing your presentation, including thinking

about who your audience is, what the expectations for the speech are, and selecting an

appropriate topic.

Researching the topic

If you are presenting something that you’ve already written, then this step won’t require much