1、英语演讲教程精选多篇英语演讲教程(精选多篇) presentations and public speaking in english a presentation is a formal talk to one or more people that presents ideas or information in a clear, structured way. people are sometimes afraid of speaking in public, but if you follow a few simple rules, giving a presentation is a
2、ctually very easy. this tutorial guides you through each stage of giving a presentation in english, from the initial preparation to the conclusion and questions and answers. this tutorial is itself set out like a mini-presentation. preparation can you name the 3 most important things when giving any
3、 presentation? number 1 is . . . preparation number 2 is . . . preparation! number 3 is . . . preparation! preparation is everything! with good preparation and planning you will be totally confident and less nervous. and your audience will feel your confidence. your audience, too, will be confident.
4、 they will be confident in you. and this will give you control. control of your audience and of your presentation. with control, you will be in charge and your audience will listen positively to your message. objective before you start to prepare a presentation, you should ask yourself: why am i mak
5、ing this presentation? do you need to inform, to persuade, to train or to sell? your objective should be clear in your mind. if it is not clear in your mind, it cannot possibly be clear to your audience. audience who am i making this presentation to? sometimes this will be obvious, but not always. y
6、ou should try to inform yourself. how many people? who are they? business people? professional people? political people? experts or non-experts? will it be a small, intimate group of 4 colleagues or a large gathering of 400 petitors? how much do they know already and what will they expect from you?
7、venue where am i making this presentation? in a small hotel meeting-room or a large conference hall? what facilities and equipment are available? what are the seating arrangements? time and length when am i making this presentation and how long will it be? will it be 5 minutes or 1 hour? just before
8、 lunch, when your audience will be hungry, or just after lunch, when your audience will be sleepy? method how should i make this presentation? what approach should you use? formal or informal? lots of visual aids or only a few? will you include some anecdotes and humour for variety? content what sho
9、uld i say? now you must decide exactly what you want to say. first, you should brainstorm your ideas. you will no doubt discover many ideas that you want to include in your presentation. but you must be selective. you should include only information that is relevant to your audience and your objecti
10、ve. you should exclude all other ideas. you also need to create a title for your presentation (if you have not already been given a title). the title will help you to focus on the subject. and you will prepare your visual aids, if you have decided to use them. but remember, in general, less is bette
11、r than more (a little is better than a lot). you can always give additional information during the questions after the presentation. structure a well organised presentation with a clear structure is easier for the audience to follow. it is therefore more effective. you should organise the points you
12、 wish to make in a logical order. most presentations are organised in three parts, followed by questions: beginning short introduction wele your audience introduce your subject explain the structure of your presentation explain rules for questions middle body of presentation present the subject itse
13、lf end short conclusion summarise your presentation thank your audience invite questions questions and answers notes when you give your presentation, you should be - or appear to be - as spontaneous as possible. you should not read your presentation! you should be so familiar with your subject and w
14、ith the information that you want to deliver that you do not need to read a text. reading a text is boring! reading a text will make your audience go to sleep! so if you dont have a text to read, how can you remember to say everything you need to say? with notes. you can create your own system of no
15、tes. some people make notes on small, a6 cards. some people write down just the title of each section of their talk. some people write down keywords to remind them. the notes will give you confidence, but because you will have prepared your presentation fully, you may not even need them! rehearsal r
16、ehearsal is a vital part of preparation. you should leave time to practise your presentation two or three times. this will have the following benefits: you will bee more familiar with what you want to say you will identify weaknesses in your presentation you will be able to practise difficult pronun
17、ciations you will be able to check the time that your presentation takes and make any necessary modifications so prepare, prepare, prepare! prepare everything: words, visual aids, timing, equipment. rehearse your presentation several times and time it. is it the right length? are you pletely familia
18、r with all your illustrations? are they in the right order? do you know who the audience is? how many people? how will you answer difficult questions? do you know the room? are you confident about the equipment? when you have answered all these questions, you will be a confident, enthusiastic presen
19、ter ready to municate the subject of your presentation to an eager audience. equipment easily your most important piece of equipment is.you ! make sure youre in full working order, and check your personal presentation carefully - if you dont, your audience will! the overhead projector (ohp) displays
20、 overhead transparencies (ohts or ohpts). it has several advantages over the 35mm slide projector: it can be used in daylight the user can face the audience the user can write or draw directly on the transparency while in use the whiteboard (more rarely blackboard or greenboard) is a useful device f
21、or spontaneous writing - as in brainstorming, for example. for prepared material, the ohp might be more suitable. the duster is used for cleaning the whiteboard. it is essential that the duster be clean to start with. you may consider carrying your own duster just in case. markers are used for writi
22、ng on the whiteboard (delible - you can remove the ink) or flipchart (indelible - you cannot remove the ink). they are usually available in blue, red, black and green. again, its a good idea to carry a spare set of markers in case you are given some used ones which do not write well. a good workman
23、never blames his tools. the flipchart consists of several leaves of paper that you flip or turn over. some people prefer the flipchart to the whiteboard, but its use is limited to smaller presentations. the slide projector - which must be used in a darkened room - adds a certain drama. some slide pr
24、ojectors can be synchronised with audio for audio-visual (av) presentations. these projectors are typically used for larger presentations. the majority take 35mm slides or transparencies (as seen here), but projectors for 6x6cm slides are also available. transparencies are projected by an overhead p
25、rojector or a slide projector onto a screen - in this case a folding screen which can be packed up and transported. the notebook puter is increasingly being used to display graphics during presentations. it is often used in conjunction with an overhead projector, which actually projects the image fr
26、om the puter screen onto the wall screen. handouts are any documents or samples that you hand out or distribute to your audience. note that it is not usually a good idea to distribute handouts before your presentation. the audience will read the handouts instead of listening to you. delivery deliver
27、y refers to the way in which you actually deliver or perform or give your presentation. delivery is a vital aspect of all presentations. delivery is at least as important as content, especially in a multi-cultural context. nerves most speakers are a little nervous at the beginning of a presentation.
28、 so it is normal if you are nervous. the answer is to pay special attention to the beginning of your presentation. first impressions count. this is the time when you establish a rapport with your audience. during this time, try to speak slowly and calmly. you should perhaps learn your introduction b
29、y heart. after a few moments, you will relax and gain confidence. audience rapport you need to build a warm and friendly relationship with your audience. enthusiasm is contagious. if you are enthusiastic your audience will be enthusiastic too. and be careful to establish eye contact with each member
30、 of your audience. each person should feel that you are speaking directly to him or her. this means that you must look at each person in turn - in as natural a way as possible. this will also give you the opportunity to detect signs of boredom, disinterest or even disagreement, allowing you to modif
31、y your presentation as appropriate. your objective is to municate! body language what you do not say is at least as important as what you do say. your body is speaking to your audience even before you open your mouth. your clothes, your walk, your glasses, your haircut, your expression - it is from
32、these that your audience forms its first impression as you enter the room. generally speaking, it is better to stand rather than sit when making a presentation. be aware of and avoid any repetitive and irritating gestures. be aware, too, that the movement of your body is one of your methods of control. when you move to or from the whiteboard, for example, you can move fast or slowly, raising or reducing the dynamism within the audience. you can stand very still while talking or you can stroll
