© 2016 SkimaTalk, Inc. SkimaTalk Official Course Advanced Presentation Skills Lesson 1 : Practice, Practice, Practice
© 2016SkimaTalk,Inc.
SkimaTalk OfficialCourse
AdvancedPresentationSkillsLesson1:Practice,Practice,Practice
SessionGuidelines
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Introduction/briefing
Deliverpresentation(Usingpages8– 10)
Teacherfeedback/discussion
Deliverpresentationagain/feedback
5min
5min
5min
10min
Spend2– 3minutesreviewingthecontentonpages4-5.Answeranystudentquestions.
PracticeMakesPerfect
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Todeliveragoodpresentation,itiscriticaltopracticeinadvance.
Practicingwillimproveyour…l Confidence: masterthematerialandspeakwithconfidence.
l Pronunciation: identify&practicedifficultwordsinadvance.lAudienceinteraction: focusontheaudience,notyournotes.lDelivery: prepareandpracticeemphasizing thekeypoints.
5PracticeTipstoNailYourPresentation
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1 Writeoutpresentationnotesbeforepracticing
• Deliverthefullpresentation,withoutpausing.• Speakatpresentationvolumeandspeed.• Practiceatleast3times.
2 Practiceyourpresentationinfrontofamirror
• Focusonbody languageandeyecontactwiththeaudience.• Attheendofyourpresentation,askforfeedback.
3 Practiceyourpresentationinfrontofanaudience
4 Updateyournotesbasedonthefeedback
5 Practiceagaininfrontofamirror
PreparingForYourPresentation
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Spend1hourpreparingforyourSkimaTalk session.
1. Review thepresentation&samplepresentationnotesforthiscourse(pages8– 14).
2. Practicedeliveringthepresentation3timesinfrontofamirror.
3. Write downanyquestionsyouwanttoaskyourteacher.
AreYouReady?
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TeacherInstructions:1.Listentothestudentdeliverthefullpresentationwithoutinterruption.2.During thepresentation,writedownareasforimprovement (e.g.,vocabulary&pronunciationmistakes,speakingspeed,etc.)3.Askthestudentthefollowingquestions:à “Whatdoyouthinkwentwellduring thepresentation?”à “Whatareasdoyouthinkyoucanimproveupon?”4.Reviewtheareasforimprovement thatyouwrotedown.5.Havethestudentdeliverthepresentationasecondtime(timepermitting)
PracticePresentation:Slide2
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NewYorkisfamousforitsbigbuildings,celebrities,andfashion.
BigBuildings FamousPeople PopularFashion
PracticePresentation:Slide3
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WhileParisisfamousforitsamazingfood,world-classmuseums,andarchitecture
DeliciousFood FamousMuseums OldArchitecture
SamplePresentationNotes:Slide1
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l NewYorkCityandParisarebothfamouscities,buttheyarealsoverydifferent.
l Mygoalforthispresentationistocomparethetwocities,andteachyouaboutthebestaspectsofeachcity.
l Let’sbegin!
OVERVIEW
SamplePresentationNotes:Slide2
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l NewYorkisfamousforitsbigbuildings,celebrities,andfashion.l BigBuildings
o NewYorkhasmanyfamousbuildings,includingtheEmpireStateBuildingandtheBrooklynBridge.
o ThemostfamousstructureinNewYorkisprobablytheStatueofLiberty.
l FamousPeopleo ManyfamouspeopleliveinNewYorkCity,includingactors,musicians,
athletes,andmodels.o SomeofthemostfamouspeopleinNewYorkincludeDonaldTrump,
Jay-Z&Beyonce,LeonardoDiCaprio,andDerekJeter.l PopularFashion
o NewYorkisoneofthefashioncapitalsoftheworld.o Itishometosomeoftheworld’smostfamousfashiondesigners,
including:CalvinKlein,TommyHilfiger,andVeraWang.o NewYorkisalsohometosomeoftheworld’slargestfashionshows.
NEWYORKCITY
SamplePresentationNotes:Slide3
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l Nowlet’stalkaboutParis,whichisfamousforitsgreatfood,famousmuseums,andoldarchitecture.
l DeliciousFoodo ManypeoplevisitFrancetoindulgeinthegreatfood.o Franceisespeciallyfamousforitswineregions,includingBordeaux
andBurgandy.o IfyouvisitParis,don’tforgettotrythedesserts!
l FamousMuseumso ParisishometotheLouvre,arguablythemostfamousmuseuminthe
world.ThetopattractionattheLouvreistheMonaLisapainting.o AnothertopmuseuminParisistheMusee d’Orsay.
l OldArchitectureo Parisisalsohometolotsfamousarchitecture.o ThemostfamousbuildingsandstructuresincludeNotreDame
Cathedral,theArcdeTriomphe,andtheEiffelTower.
PARIS
SamplePresentationNotes:Conclusion
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l IhopeyouenjoyedlearningaboutNewYorkCityandParis.l Theyarebothgreatplacestovisit,eventhoughtheyareverydifferent.l Irecommendyoucheckoutbothcitiesandthenyoucandecidewhichcity
youlikebetter!
CONCLUSION