Welcome to

Effective Presentation Course

For

Office of Agricultural Economics members

Instructors

Suchada Nimmannit Arwuth Wajasath Zenaida Ehrlich

Course Objectives1. Deliver a presentation

in your professional interests with ease,

using appropriate language, stress and intonation, body language, and visual support.

Course Objectives

2. Acquire confidence in presenting their positions in international conferences ;

Course Objectives

3. Conceptualize, organize and present ideas, using job-specific sets of vocabulary;

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Course objectives

4. Develop strategies for monitoring progress to improve language and presentation skills

Course schedule/content:Two parts of the course:

• self-directed study

recommended materials to enhance participants’ English language and presentation improvement.

• in-class study practice in delivering presentations.

Session 1: Introduction, features of good presentations and abstracts

Presenting themselves professionally

Every professional must be able to introduce themselves in a clear, articulate fashion .

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People form their opinions about you in less than 5 minutes of their first meeting.”

.”“People form their opinions about you in less than 5 minutes of their first meeting.”

To benefits the most from that first five minutes?

• Be on Time• Be Yourself, Be at Ease• Present Yourself Appropriately• A Word about Individuality

A Winning Smile!

• Be open and confident• Small talk goes a long way.• Be positive• Be courteous and attentive

http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/FirstImpressions.htm

Every professional must be able to introduce themselves in a clear, articulate fashion.

Commands attention & makes a lasting impression

• A salutation, • your name, profession, • reputation, • accomplishments, • professional role, organization, contribution,

and closes with your name.

2. Features of a good presentation

• View a video clip and choose from the words from the box below the features of a good presentation.

• 2.1 Queen Ranier Of Jordan on education http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ht1rw3i

• 2.2 Aung San Suu Kyi to the ASEAN Civil Society

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5nOVSd_imI• 2.3 Abhisit on social enterprises

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEG86ctoVkU

Content

Researched and selectedClassified Organized **

ExamplesMetaphorsPersonalized • • • • 2

• • • •

Content depends on

Audience: Who are the audience?Purposes: What are their purposes?Functions: Is it a convention or an exhibition

or and orientation or…?

Language

correct sentence structurespronunciationstress and intonationemphasisrepetitionpause • http://visual.merriam-webster.com/house.php

Delivery

Clear voiceBody languageEye contactHand gesturesVisual support

Crafting an abstract

•What is an abstract?• How to craft an abstract to get

you a slot for your presentation?

What is an abstract?

An abstract isa summary of your proposed

presentation which will command attention and interest from the proposal screening committee.

An abstract An abstract must ..

• discuss current issues and proposed solutions to the issue.

An abstract must..

• indicate what the presenter will do in the session.

An abstract must..

• tell the audience what they will gain from the presentation

An abstract is alsothe roadmap of your presentation

It tell your audience how you will conduct your session.

Examples 1The Global green New deal Policy and

ImplementationABSTRACT: Multiple crises faced by the world have

prompted international economists to identify alternatives to concurrent problems. The presenter proposes three categories of policies to revive economy, create, promote sustainable growth, reduce carbon dependency and environment destruction, stimulate spending, changes in domestic and international policies. Benefits and implementation of each policy will be elaborated and examples of possible projects implementation will be discussed.

Examples 2Green Jobs; Towards sustainable decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon world

• Abstract ; The use of technology in industrialized world has markedly reduced job opportunities for low skilled workers. The speaker presents evidences of ‘green job’’ currently available and how the green economy can be created and jobs can be transformed. The definition of a ‘green job’ and its availability will be explained. Policies to regulate, green job with stimulus and measures with examples of flourishing green job sectors will be recommended.

Final project11 August 2012

• Write an abstract of your presentation.• Prepare a presentation about a project that

you have worked on and present it on 11 August, 2012.