Presentation skills h4 & CNN10

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

WELCOME

Friday 11 April 2025

Bell ringer

Walls have ears

Bell ringer

Walls have ears - 

a warning to be careful as someone may be eavesdropping 

(= secretly listening to your conversation)

Today's plan

• Introduction period 4: lessons & tests
• Introduction: Presenting in general
• Instructions for presentation
• Watching: bad vs good presentation
• practise your presentation skills using CNN10

Period 4 = only 11 lessons

1) speaking = individual presentation

2) exam reading = SE-1

Material: your own research for the presentation

CNN10

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Examtexts & exam reading instructions

Presenting -why?

• In general: you need it in your (professional) life 
• 21st century skills (communication, ICT skills, collaboration)
• Speaking test = giving a presentation.

Presentations in h4

Topic: from list in Classroom, or own favourite - check with me!

When: starting after May break = 15 May.

Final date: 6 June

Deadline for slides: the lesson before you are presenting

How long: 4-5 minutes & questions/answers

Why: speaking grade in Magister 

Make a list of things to talk about: 

• What is the topic you are discussing ?
• Why did you choose this topic? 
• Why is this an important or interesting topic for you or others? 
• Look at this topic from different perspectives. What are your sources?

Make a list of things to talk about: 

• What did you learn, studying this topic? Something remarkable?
• Make it more lively by telling a personal anecdote or a joke. 
• Use a closing statement to end the presentation.
• Ask if there are any questions.

How do you prepare?

• Listen to English podcasts about your topic.
• Read English websites about your topic.
• Watch English videos, documentaries or vlogs on your topic.
• Practise makes perfect: have a try-out for family or friends.
• Make sure your presentation is long enough, use a stopwatch when you practise in front of the mirror or family or friends. - too short = insufficient

Now look at this video. What do you think of this presentation?

Tips for engaging presentations

• Don't read from a piece of paper. Try to memorise your presentation.
• Make eye-contact with your audience.
• Write key words on a piece of paper to stay on track.
• Try to use your voice to keep the attention: speak slower, faster, higher, lower. If you dare: pause for a second to raise the tension.
• Ask (rhetorical) questions to get the listeners engaged. 
• Remember: you have studied the subject, so you know more about it than any one else in class!

What will determine your grade?

How do your research your topic?

Word of warning:

When talking, for example, about 'the tallest building' or 'a football club' etc: 

I/we want to hear more than numbers!

Find something interesting, make it into a story.

A story will also make it easier to memorise what you want to say!

CNN10 - What do you think is on the news today?

CNN10 - with earplugs

Watch CNN10 by yourself, choose a date/subject. 

Take notes while watching the news:

Keywords, names, dates, numbers

After watching the news, tell your partner about one of the topics that you have seen. 

Then change roles.

Now it's up to you

• Any questions concerning the presentations?
• Tell me your topic today (at least before the May break!)
• Pick a date for your presentation & let me know. 

Make sure you know when and what you are presenting.

Start early preparing your preparation:

The better you research your topic & more your practise, the easier it will be to remember.

01:39

Which tips would you give Ranjit?
Discuss in pairs and write ALL your tips here.

Write most important tips on the whiteboard to compare with the tips in the clip.

04:32

What was good about this presentation?
Discuss in pairs and write your comments here.

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Prepare for presentation

First pitches of ideas for presentations