Presentation Skills

Introduction and Signposts

The AIM
To discuss presentation structure and techniques and consider two
alternative openings
To practise language that refers to the structure of a presentation
Presentation structure
• What would these mean in the context of a presentation?
• Bang!
something that makes people pay attention
• Recap
recapitulate/review/summarise
• Bridge
a connection between the presentation and the needs of the audience
Audience attention curve
ATTENTION

TIME

• Why is it like this?

• Should it be like this?
• How can you make it better?
 What would the best order for these be? Why?

Examples Recap Bang! Bang!

Bridge Message Opening

Examples / Recap / Bang! / Bang! / Bridge / Message / Opening
 Read the two
presentation scripts in
C. What is the basic
difference?
Famous watch brands …

• Imagine you are giving a sales presentation for one of these

brands – what features of the watches would you talk
about?
Read text in A (7.2a) – were you right? What
features did the presenter mention?

• What is a signpost?
• What are signposts in presentations?
• Do they for a part of the main
information?
• Underline all the examples of signposts in
the text.
Presentation as a journey
 • 1 minute long (time yourselves)
• Any topic
Prepare a mini • Make sure to use BOMBER B! and
presentation SIGNPOSTS

• Present in groups of 4
• Agree on the best presentation
• Present for class