English course Delivering Professional PowerPoint Presentations

By MitchellPotter

Languages

English

Level

Upper-Intermediate

Lessons

School

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In this course, the student will work on properly delivering a professional PowerPoint presentation. The course will cover learning useful expressions and techniques for introducing, transitioning, describing slides, concluding, and answering questions. This will involve, but will not be limited to, keeping the attention of the audience, making use of rhetorical questions and statements, clearly referring in part or in whole to specific slides and the information they contain, and ensuring accurate comprehension of questions using repeats and reformulations.

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1. Answering and Responding to Questions + Discussion

In this lesson, the student will concentrate on properly... more In this lesson, the student will concentrate on properly answering both random and planned questions from the audience. This will include how to ask for repeats and/or reformulations when necessary. Additionally, the student will simulate interactive discussion of the presentation he/she has made. less

2. Introduction + Agenda

In this lesson, the student will work on professionally... more In this lesson, the student will work on professionally introducing him/herself to the audience, introducing the presentation in a general sense, and presenting an itemized agenda or outline of the presentation. less

3. Presenting and Describing PowerPoint slides

In this lesson, the student will learn useful phrases,... more In this lesson, the student will learn useful phrases, expressions, and techniques for presenting and describing slides during a PowerPoint presentation. This will include using rhetorical statements and questions, engaging the audience, and highlighting and describing information contained in a given slide. less

4. Summarizing the Key Points and Claims of the Presentation + Concluding the Presentation

In this lesson, the student will practice summarizing... more In this lesson, the student will practice summarizing arguments, findings, and claims. This will include reformulating, in his or her own words, the major points made during the presentation. Therafter, the student will learn how to properly conclude and end a Powerpoint Presentation. less

5. Transitions, Speech Cues, and Ensuring Comprehension

In this lesson, the student will learn how to properly... more In this lesson, the student will learn how to properly transition from one slide to another and from one part of the presentation to another, how to employ speech cues such as intonation and rhetorical questions and statements, and how to ensure audience comprehension using repeats and reformulations. less

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