Preparing and Delivering a Presentation

Start with an introduction

Begin with the mind map How to make presentations in English. It covers introducing yourself and your topic, greeting your audience, and choosing language for a formal or informal setting. It also suggests using short, clear sentences. Use those points to outline an opening and practice saying it aloud.

Several resources share this title, so look at their contents to find the one that suits your starting point. A flowchart with the same title also sets out techniques for introducing yourself and your topic.

Move between parts

Next, look at Presentations in English. Its examples include welcoming an audience and moving on to another part of a presentation. Compare the phrases with the opening you have prepared, then choose language that helps you move from your introduction into the next part.

The page also lists maps about pauses and emphasis. You can use these alongside the examples of presentation language as you practice delivering your outline.

Build vocabulary and consider questions

Pocket Pecha Kucha brings together vocabulary for materials and adjectives that describe objects, as well as question forms. It offers a different starting point if you want to practice describing an object in English.

The flashcard deck PS - Taking Questions from Audience gives you another resource to explore when considering that part of a presentation. There are no quizzes on this page, so you can use the maps and flashcards to guide your own practice instead.

Use the topic within the unit

Preparing and Delivering a Presentation is a section of Speaking and Presentations in English language. The resources let you focus on the language used to prepare and deliver a presentation within that unit. Choose a map, follow its branches, and practice the phrases that fit your presentation.