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ENG101A
Lesson 12
Oral Communication Skills
Your experience in giving
presentations
Make notes on your answers to these
questions. Then form a group of 4, and
present the main points of your ideas
to your group.
Language of Introductions
Greeting
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Hi.
Hello.
Good morning.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome to Chuhai College of Higher
Education. It’s an honour to have the
opportunity to address such a distinguished
audience.
Language of Introductions
Name
 My name’s Cecilia Li.
 I know I’ve met some of you, but just for the
benefit of those I haven’t, my name’s …
Language of Introductions
Position
 I’m a Year 2 Journalism student.
 I’m the Finance Manager.
 Let me start by saying just a few words about
my own background. I got into the College in
2014, and started my degree programme on
Chinese language and literature…
Language of Introductions
Title/topic
I’m going to …
I’d like to …
I want to …
I intend to …
talk about …
present …
explain …
describe …
discuss …
brief you on …
inform you about …
Language of Introductions
Title/topic
 The subject/focus/topic of my
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talk
presentation
paper (academic)
speech (usually to public audience)
Language of Introductions
Purpose
 We’re here to:
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decide …
agree …
learn about …
Language of Introductions
Purpose
 The purpose of this talk is to:
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update you on …
put you in the picture about …
give you the background to …
Language of Introductions
Purpose
 This talk is designed to:
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prepare you for ...
provide you basic information on …
Language of Introductions
Length
 I shall only take 20 minutes of your time.
 I plan to be brief.
 This should only last 20 minutes.
Language of Introductions
Outline
 I’ve divided my presentation into four
parts/sections. They are …
 The subject can be looked at under the
following headings: …
Language of Introductions
Outline
 We can break this area down into the
following fields:
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Firstly/first of all …
Secondly/then/next …
Thirdly/and then we come to …
Finally/lastly/last of all …
Language of Introductions
Questions
 I’d be glad to answer any questions at the
end of my talk.
 If you have any questions, please feel free to
interrupt.
 Please interrupt me if there’s something
which needs clarifying. Otherwise, there’ll be
time for discussion at the end.
Attention-getters
The attention-getter is designed to:
 intrigue the audience
 motivate them to listen attentively
While there are infinite possibilities for attention-getting
devices, it is important for you to spend time creating
and practising the attention-getter.
Most importantly, an attention-getter should create
curiosity in the minds of your listeners and convince
them that the speech will be interesting and useful.
Conventional wisdom on structure
1. Tell people what you are going to say
2. Say it
3. Tel them what you have said
Linking words/transitional phrases
1. May I begin
2. at such short notice
3. As you know
4. purpose
5. up to date
6. First of all
7. Next
8. Finally
Linking words/transitional phrases
9. Priorities
10. draw your attention
11. As far as
12. as a whole
13. On the contrary
14. On the other hand
15. In other words
16. to sum up
Conclusions
 Signalling the end
 Summarising
 Concluding
 Recommending
 Closing
 Inviting questions
Conclusions
Signalling the end
 That brings me to the end of my presentation.
 That completes my presentation.
 Before I stop/finish, let me just say …
 That covers all I wanted to say today.
Conclusions
Summarising
 Let me just run over the key points again.
 I’ll briefly summarise the main issues.
 To sum up, …
 Briefly, I have talked about …
Conclusions
Concluding
 As you can see, there are some very good
reasons for us to …
 In conclusion, …
 I’d like to leave you with the following
thought/idea.
Conclusions
Recommending
 So, I’d suggest that we …
 I’d like to propose … (formal)
 In my opinion, the only way forward is …
Conclusions
Closing
 Thank you for your attention.
 Thank you for listening.
 I hope you will have gained an insight into …
Conclusions
Inviting questions
I’d be glad to try and answer any questions.
So, let’s throw it open to questions.
I think I’ll stop there to leave time for questions.
That covers the main points. If you have any
comments or questions, I’ll be happy to hear
them.
 Time is getting short so I’d better take questions
now.
 Any questions? (informal)
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Non-verbal communication
1. What does body language include?
Movement
 Don’t stand completely still – a little
movement between table and board, or
between notes and audience, is more
interesting
 Don’t move around too much, or the
audience may watch you instead of listening
to you
Non-verbal communication
1. What does body language include?
Posture
 Try to keep your posture upright but relaxed
 Look straight ahead, not down at the floor or
up at the ceiling
Non-verbal communication
1. What does body language include?
Hands
 Use your hands to emphasise what you say
 It is safer to keep hands out of pockets – in
some cultures this shows disrespect
 Hold a pen or pointer if you feel more
comfortable – but don’t play with it.
Non-verbal communication
1. What does body language include?
Eye contact
 Maintain good eye contact with different
people in the audience
 Don’t just look at one person
Non-verbal communication
1. What does body language include?
Facial expression
 Use facial expressions (e.g. smiles) to
emphasise your feelings
Non-verbal communication
2. Think of some situations where you have only
used body language to communicate.
a) What was the situation?
b) Where were you?
c) How successful were you in
communicating?
Non-verbal communication
Version 1
Version 2
Appearance
Scruffy
Smart
Movement
Static, several nervous Dynamic
gestures
Posture
Hunched
Upright
Hands – position
In pockets
Visible and active
Hands -- gestures
No helpful gestures
Clear helpful gestures
Eye contact
None
A lot
Facial expression
Depressed
Concerned,
enthusiastic