KISS Presentation in English:
Keep it Super and Simple
Ye-ling Chang
English Department
National Kaohsiung Normal University
I.
Motivation
1. Stretching teaching styles
We can create . . .
2. Triggering listening motivation
3. Reinforce the context of diversity
4. Empowering whole language teaching
•A more practiced eye,
•A more receptive ear,
•A more fluent tongue,
•A more involved heart,
5. Changing roles in academy or career
•A more active mind,
(Student -> Scholar; Salesman -> Boss)
•A more accepted and accepting person.
6. Hypermedia in presentation
(by Rebecca Oxford, Language Learning
(You see what you get or you get what you see.)
Strategies: What Every Teacher Should Know)
II. Keeping Your Presentation Super and Simple
1. Structure & Content
1) Organizing information systematically
2) Presenting the content sequentially
3) Highlighting the main ideas effectively
2. Communication Skills
1) Thinking deeply and widely about the needs and interests of the audience
2) Expressing ideals with verbal language, nonverbal language, or even
audio-visual aids
3) Two-way or multiple-way communication
3. Pronunciation & Speaking
1) Using an effective voice, such as stress, pausing, intonation, volume and
silence, to create impact in a presentation
e.g., The AIM of this presentation is to INTRODUCE you to <Topic>.
e.g., It’s my PLEASURE to give you a PRESENTATION on <Topic>.
2) Varying expressions with rhetorical techniques in a presentation.
e.g., The aim of this presentation is to introduce you to <Topic>.
e.g., It’s my pleasure to give you a presentation on <Topic>.
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4. Composing Slides
Composing texts, images and/or sound effects on slides appropriately.
**Effects of images
1) An image is an interpreter of a text.
2) An image is magic for imagination and association
3) An image bridges the gap between oral and writing instruction.
**Effects of sounds
1) Sound is a deliverer of a text.
2) Sound is a mirror of authentic speaking.
3) Sound is echo of feelings
**Statistics of retrieving information in a presentation
10% for audio information
20% for visual information
65% for audio-visual information
=> Implications:
III. Application of Presentation in English Classes in Senior High School
1. Presentation of an ad.
2. Presentation of sentence structures
3. Presentation of a lesson
4. Presentation of a book
5. Presentation of a project
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Sample Slides for English Presentation
Sample 1
Sample 2
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An Evaluation Form of English Presentation
Group/Individual: ___________
Topic: ___________________________________________________________
Categories
1.
Items
1.
Greetings
Structure &
2.
Self-introduction
Content
3.
Highlighting the purpose
4.
An overview the procedure
5.
Three to five points in the outline
6.
Conclusion
7.
Q-and-A
1.
Talking about the needs and interests
2.
Communication
Skills
Percentages Score
Comments/Suggestions
30%
of audience
2.
30%
Using verbal language, nonverbal
language, or audio-visual aids
3. Pronunciation
& Speaking
4.
PowerPoint
Slide
Composing
3.
Responding to audience
1.
Variation of the voice
2.
Language accuracy
3.
Language fluency
1.
No more than 7 lines per slide
2.
Less than 7 words per line
3.
Key phrases/clauses instead of full
10%
30%
sentences
4.
Applying hypermedia
Total Score
Signature: _____________
Date: _________________
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