Style - Give Clear Presentations

Easy pattern

• Hello, my name is NAME.
• Today, I’m going to tell you about TOPIC.
• I will talk about KEYWORD 1, KEYWORD 2, and KEYWORD 3.
• To begin with, KEYWORD1. 50+ words of detail
• Next, KEYWORD2. 50+ words of detail
• Finally, KEYWORD3. 50+ words of detail
• In conclusion I think / you should 動詞
• Thanks for listening.
• 👏
• Any questions?
• Thank you again.
• 👏👏👏

Pattern with RR slides

• TItle slide
  • “Hello, my name is __. “
  • “Today, I’m going to talk about ___”
• Outline slide
  • “I will talk about these three things”
  • Pause so they can read. don’t read them yourself!
• Body Slides:
  • “The first thing/point/step/stage/thing I learned/idea is KEYWORD”
  • “The second thing/point/step/stage/thing I learned/idea is KEYWORD”
  • “The third thing/point/step/stage/thing I learned/idea is KEYWORD”
• Summary slide
  • “In this talk, the speaker said that/described/argued that “
  • TED SUMMARY
  • “However/For example/In addition, “
  • “an article in/by/on NEWS SOURCE said that “
  • NEWS SUMMARY
  • “Thank you for listening. Any questions?”
  • EXAMPLE “In this talk, the speaker described the history of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and how it was developed, for example that it started by just comparing English and Mathematics scores. However, an article in Business Insider outlined how the tests have a dark background in racism in the US in the 1950s, and were used to justify segregation. Thank you for listening. Any questions?”
• References slide
  • “Here are my references. “
  • “Thanks for listening.”
  • 👏
  • “Are there any questions?”
  • Pause for questions
  • “Thank you again.”
  • 👏👏👏
• Reflection slide
  • STOP AND SIT DOWN! The next part is not in a normal presentation
  • “Here is my learning reflection for this talk”
  • “Can someone give me feedback on my slides or presenting style?”
  • Audience - give good feedback
• Discussion question slide
  • “Next let’s have a discussion.”
  • “OK, so, my first/second/third question is QUESTION 1”
  • “What do you think, Hiroki?”
  • See Discussion Worksheets

Remember

• Keywords are best if they are NOUNS (名詞) - don’t forget the “and”.
• If you’re using slides, don’t use speakers notes
  • They almost never work properly
  • They make you look at the laptop too much
• If you’re using a script
  • Short easily read chunks
  • large font
  • Note cards, not floppy A4

General Style Tips

• Present for other students, not Malc:
  • they didn’t read what you did
  • define or avoid words they won’t know
• Make sure it is INTERESTING
• Any words hard to pronounce?
  • If they’re important, practice
  • If not, replace them
• Use simple sentences you can remember

Alternative Language

Beginnings

• Good morning, my name is John Smith
• Hello, I’m John.
• Hi everyone.

Thesis statements

|INTRO |GENERAL |KEYWORDS |— |— |—
|Today, I’d like to |tell you about X. |I have three points - A, B, and C. |In this speech, I’ll |talk about X |There are three areas to look at: A, B and C. |Today, I’ll |look at X |…in terms of A, B, and C. |I’m going to |describe X |First we’ll focus on A, then review B and finally look at C |OK, so in this talk, I’m going to |be talking about X. |We’ll look at A, B, and C.

INTRO	ARGUMENT	KEYWORDS
Today, I’d like to	tell you why you should do X.	I have three reasons - A, B, and C.
etc	talk about why you should X.	I’ll be talking about A, B and C
	discuss why you should X.	There are three reasons: A, B and C.

INTRO	TIME ORDER	KEYWORDS
Today, I’d like to tell you	how to do X.	There are three steps: A, B and C.
In this talk, I’ll	describe how to do X.	I’ll be talking about A, B and C
etc	look at how to X.	I’m going to look at Aing, Bing, and Cing.
	tell you how X happens.	There are three steps: A, B and C.
	describe how X happened.	I’ll be talking about A, B and C

Alternative endings

• Summary: And so, once more…. / To sum up / Don’t forget / Please remember / I hope you
• Prediction: And so, in the future, we will/should…
• Conclusion: In conclusion… / As you can see, this means….

Alternative Cohesion

• Order
  • First, Second, Third
  • First, Next, Finally.
  • Let’s begin with 1.
  • That was 1, but how about 2?
  • That covers 2, now let’s turn to 3.
• Referring to slides
  • “As this slide shows”
  • “The next slide has”
  • “Here, you can see”
• Rhetorical questions are bad in essays, but OK in talks
  • “What are rhetorical questions? Rhetorical questions are questions you answer yourself.”
  • “What does this mean? Well…”
  • “So why is this the case? Probably because”
  • “But which of these are best? As the next slide shows, …”
  • “Why is this important? Mainly since…”