ENGLISH Reading Exercise #27 (Advanced) Presentation Skills 5 of 28
To improve your English fluency and confidence when speaking, use the Synchronized Reading Method. Be sure to watch the Introduction video in the link above first, to understand the methodology. These English reading exercises will dramatically improve your English fluency.
These exercises are designed for intermediate to advanced students who want to sound like a native speaker. By reading along with the teacher at the same time, with the teacher’s voice superimposed over their own, students start to self-correct in the areas of pronunciation and fluency, learning to read and speak in natural word groups.
If you find the pace is too fast, go to the Intermediate version, and repeat until you are fluent in sync with the teacher’s reading.
Here is a transcript of the video: ENGLISH Reading Exercise #27 (Advanced) Presentation Skills 5 of 28
Be sure to watch the introductory video to this playlist before doing this exercise.
Click on the link below in the Description . . .
(https://youtu.be/IOeaBha6dUU)
5 Preparation Techniques You Need To Know
The first of our five presentation techniques will give you the tools you need to compile great information for a truly fascinating presentation:
Questions For Digging
Use the following questions in your research and preparation to dig and gather information:
What
When
Where
How
Why
Remember these famous words from Rudyard Kipling in his short story The Elephant’s Child:
“I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.”
These are very effective tools for getting the facts and information you need to put together an interesting presentation. Just working methodically through the five questions is a simple exercise which can yield great results.
The second presentation technique provides a warning when dealing with:
Technical Terms
If you are a specialist in a particular field guard against the temptation of using technical terms before a lay audience.
It may indicate you are highly qualified in your field but if no one understands what you are saying, what’s the point?
Drawing from history, Abraham Lincoln in his first address to Congress used the expression “sugar-coated”. A personal friend suggested this phrase was not dignified enough given the audience that would be hearing it.
Lincoln’s reply?
“If you think the time will ever come when the people will not understand what ‘sugar-coated’ means, I’ll alter it; otherwise, I think I’ll let it go.”
The lesson: Use terms and expressions the audience can immediately understand. Avoid technical terms unknown to your audience. If you have to use them, make sure you explain them.
Using a Thesaurus is another great presentation technique which will enhance your style of presentation:
Use A Thesaurus
Once you have selected the material you intend to include in your speech, make generous use of a Thesaurus so you use a wide variety of colorful, emotion-arousing words.
Instead of using the word ‘beautiful’ over and over, try alternatives such as: gorgeous, superb, elegant, picturesque, exquisite, magnificent. A thesaurus is available online at thesaurus.com.
Whether you are speaking in a large auditorium or smaller conference room, this presentation technique will do much to reduce anxiety:
Check The Environment
If time allows, become familiar with the room or hall where you will deliver your presentation. Walk around, sit in different parts of the room or hall, get a feel for the environment.
Get on the platform or stand at the front and pause for a few minutes taking in the scene before you. This helps greatly in reducing nervousness and helps with visualization techniques.
Newer public speakers will benefit greatly from this suggestion:
Rehearsals
To express your ideas clearly they need to be clear in your own mind. Often it’s not until we try to put something into words we realize we don’t fully understand the idea to the extent we thought we did.
That’s why practicing our presentation out loud, in private, is so important. Rehearsals iron out the wrinkles so we do all our fumbling and groping for words in private so we can present a smooth, clear explanation in public.
These presentation techniques can do much to help you put together a presentation full of great material your audience will love and help you deliver it in a confident way that will be remembered.
