ENGLISH SPEAKING PRESENTATION (2)

5 Most Important Body Language
Tips!

Tip 3 : Be mindful of your
hands!

❖ Hold your hands at waist
level or hold on to the
podium

❖ Allows you to gesture
easily

❖ Keep away from your
hands fidgeting or
distracting the audience

❖ Do not hold your hands
straight by your side

5 Most Important Body Language
Tips!

Tip 4 : Be mindful of your
breath!

❖ Manages your anxiety and
nervousness

❖ Try to take deep breaths
before and during your
presentation

5 Most Important Body Language
Tips!

Tip 5: Smile!
❖ Great way to connect with

audience
❖ Don’t frown and look

unhappy

Good and Bad Body Language

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Eye Contact

❖ When we make eye contact, we look at other people in the eyes
while we speak.

❖ Shows you are confident
❖ Shows you are prepared
❖ Keep audience focused

5 Most Important Eye Contact
Tips

Tip 1 : Be Prepared
❖ Preparing well helps us for

good eye contact
❖ Helps us focus on

connecting with audience
❖ It’s okay to use note cards

but look at the audience 90%
of the time.

5 Most Important Eye Contact
Tips

Tip 2 : 3-5 Second Rule
❖ Keep eye contact with each

person for 3-5 seconds
❖ Do not look at one person

for a long time.

5 Most Important Eye Contact
Tips

Tip 3 : Talk to everyone
❖ Look at everyone not just

the people you know.
❖ See the audience as

individual listeners.
❖ Try to connect with the

whole audience.

5 Most Important Eye Contact
Tips

Tip 4 : Don’t do “The Sprinkler”
❖ Do not look around too

evenly from left to right.
❖ Look at all sections of the

room at random.

5 Most Important Eye Contact
Tips

Tip 5 : Look at the space between
❖ When you’re thinking of

what to say, look at the space
between people.

Gestures

Gestures are the motions and movements we make with our hands
when we speak.
Gestures are very important in presentations for many reasons:
★ Help keep audience focused and interested.
★ Help the audience understand us
★ Add emphasis to important points

Gestures

What can we use gestures for?
➢ To express actions
1. My friend and I were _______ for hours yesterday.
2. I was ______ for so long yesterday, my hands hurt.
3. I’ve been playing the ______ lately.

Gestures

➢ To emphasize adjectives
1. My brother is really _______
2. I have a very ______ to ask you.
3. Yesterday I ate a really ______ watermelon.

➢ To illustrate what we say
1. What number point we are talking about - First, second, third
2. To show what we’re saying - continue, disbelief, important point

3 Important Tips for Using Gestures in
Presentation

Tip 1 : Make gestures slowly and
clearly
● Not too quickly as it might

distract audience

Tip 2: Be natural
● Use gestures while you speak
● Keep your hands close to your

body

Tip 3: Don’t overuse gestures
● Only use gestures to express

important words and ideas

PRESENTING
WITH

CONFIDENCE,
USING VISUAL

AIDS AND
SPEAKING
CLEARLY

Using Your Voice in a Presentation

1. Intonation
❏ Is the music of language
❏ It is the the way our voice rises and

falls when we speak
❏ Intonation in English language might

be different than other languages.

Let’s Practice
Basic Rising and Falling Intonation

Rising Intonation ↗

★ This is when our tone goes up.
★ We often use rising intonation for:

Questions
Lists

Listen and Practice:
a. Can I help you?↗
b. What will you do?↗
c. Would you like some water?↗
d. I’d like some eggs↗, some milk↗, some cheese↗, and

some bread↗.

Let’s Practice
Basic Rising and Falling Intonation

Falling Intonation ↘

★ This is when our tone goes down.
★ We often use falling intonation for:

Statements
Commands
At the end of sentences

Listen and Practice:

a. I love hiking↘.
b. Put that down ↘.
c. Go over there ↘.
d. I’ll probably stay home this weekend↘.

Let’s Practice

➢ You may be comfortable with basic rising and
falling tones, but to be more expressive in
English, you’ll need to show more emotions
through your tone of voice.

➢ This can feel hard at first. That’s why we are
going to practice!

Say it with emotion! Remember to
show your
Guess which one I’m saying. emotions
when you
1. It’s okay. (Happy) speak
It’s okay.(Sad) English.

2. This is fun. (Excited) Don’t speak
This is fun. (Bored) like a robot!

3. Okay! (Agreeing)
Okay! (Annoyed)

Using Your Voice in a Presentation

2. Projecting Your Voice
❏ Everyone can hear your voice
How to Project Your Voice
● Use good volume
● Breathe deeply
● Speak from the diaphragm

Using Your Voice in a Presentation

3. Speaking Clearly
❏ Everyone can understand you

How to Speak Clearly
● Say each word clearly
● Don’t talk too fast/slow
● Pause at commas and between

sentences

Using Visual Aids to Support and Strengthen
your Presentation

What is Visual Aids?

Visual = something you can see.
Aid= something helpful or useful

So, a visual aid is something you can see like a photo,
chart, video, GIF, etc., that makes your presentation easier
to understand.

Using Visual Aids to Support and Strengthen
your Presentation

● Easier to understand
● Often used to express idea or show important point

Example 1 - first body paragraph of presentation with
visual aids







Different types of Visual Aids

❖ PPTs (PowerPoint/Google slides/Predzi etc)

DO

● Include pictures
● Use a simple but interesting theme
● Use font size and color to draw attention to what

is important
● Be consistent and keep it simple - not too many

colors, theme, styles, fonts etc. We want audience
to pay attention on us, the PPT is just an aid.

DON’T

● Write too many words on each slide
● Use a white background and black text
● Use many different transitions and animations

Different types of Visual Aids

❖ Photos

An apple is the fruit
of an apple tree,
species Malus
domestica. It can be
eaten just like that.
But remember….

Different types of Visual Aids

❖ Photos

DO

● Use pictures are relevant and useful
● Use pictures that illustrate what you are saying
● Show and talk about one picture at a time

DON’T

● Use too many pictures
● Use irrelevant pictures

Different types of Visual Aids

❖ Charts and Graphs

DO

● Use charts and graphs to show trends and
important information

● Use simple charts with simple lines and
colors

● Use well -labeled charts and graphs

DON’T

● Use confusing charts with too many words
or variables

● Use irrelevant pictures

Different types of Visual Aids

❖ GIFs

DO

● Use GIFs occasionally, usually to express
or a reaction

DON’T

● Use too many GIFs; they can distract the
audience

Different types of Visual Aids

❖ SHORT VIDEOS

DO

● Use video to show things you cannot show
as you give your presentation.

● Use video to illustrate the most important
points.

● Use video as an opener or closer.

DON’T

● Use very long videos.
● Use too many videos. (1 or 2 only)

Different types of Visual Aids

❖ Props

DO

● Use props only when they are important to
the story.

● Make sure everyone in the audience can
see the prop.

● Explain why you are showing the prop.

DON’T

● Use very small props that are hard to see.

Presenting with Confidence in
English

How do you feel when present in English?

Presenting with Confidence in
English

Tips on how to present with confidence!

1. Practice and Preparedness
2. Recording and self-feedback
3. Posture
4. Speaking Clearly
5. Making Mistakes

Presenting with Confidence in
English

Tip#1 Practice and Preparedness
❏ Practice your script until you are overprepared.
❏ Find a relaxation technique that works for you.
❏ Watch English presenters for inspiration. What

do they do well? How can you mimic it?

Presenting with Confidence in
English

Tip#2 Recording and Self-Feedback
❏ First, record the audio of your

presentation.
● Listen to it. How does your voice sound?

Pay attention to speed, clarity and
intonation.
● Practice until you’re happy with it!

❏ Next, record a video of your presentation.
● Watch it. How is your body language? Eye

contact? Gestures?
● Practice until you’re happy with it!

Presenting with Confidence in
English

Tip#3 Posture
❏ Practice standing tall with a

straight back. Hold your
head high.
❏ Practicing looking confident
can help us to feel more
confident.
❏ “Fake it till you make it”!

Presenting with Confidence in
English

Tip#4 Speaking Clearly
❏ Practice speaking slowly and enunciating each

word especially at the beginning of your
presentation.
❏ Pause effectively
● Pausing gives you a small break.
● Pausing gives the audience a chance to process
what you have said.

Presenting with Confidence in
English

Tip#5 Making Mistakes
❏ Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
❏ Keep a positive mindset.
❏ Focus on communication.





What have we learned?

How to write an Effective Presentation
➢ Introduction, Body and Conclusion
➢ Openers, Body Planning and Writing, Closers

Presentation skills
➢ Gesture, Eye Contact, Body Language

How to Prepare and Give an A+ Presentation
➢ Using Intonation, Using Visual Aids, Presenting with

Confidence