22/4 Presentations: the hook

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

WELCOME

Bell ringer

A hook

(figurative meaning: think about a book, film of speech)

Take register, dial into Teams for absent pupils.

A hook

Something memorable to captivate your audience

(reading/watching/listening)

Examples?

Gather attention.

Recap

What is one element you remember from Tuesday's lesson about preparing for your presentations?

Eg, re. PowerPoint: not too many words on slide

etc

Lesson goal

At the end of this lesson, you can create a killer hook with which you can start your presentation.

Road map

• Recap
• Lesson goal
• Warm-up
• Watching: YouTube clip
• Discussion about the hook: the steps and methods
• Task: write the hook for your presentation
• Review: in LessonUp
• Looking ahead

Warm-up

Body language: shy, nervous, unhappy to be here

(Read from paper) So, welcome all to today’s presentation. My name is .......... and I am going to tell you all about how to do a presentation. It’s going to be about half an hour long and I will spend a lot of that time reading off my slides as I have written down everything I want to say.

Or…...

Walk back to door to signal fresh start.

Body language: open, upbeat, happy to be here

Walk to center, stand still and smile around the room

‘I have been here before,

But when or how I cannot tell:

I know the grass beyond the door,

The sweet keen smell,

The sighing sound, the lights around the shore.’

This is the start of a poem, by Dante Rossetti. I found this a really suitable metaphor for when you stand in front of a group and you have to present and you first look around the room and see all the expectant faces and the butterflies in your stomach go berserk.

‘I have been here before’ is a reminder for me that I’ve got this. I can do this presentation and I can help you find your angle to hook your audience. During this class, we’ll be looking at the steps and different methods you can use to hook your audience.

Just in case you’re wondering why I have a photo of my dog behind me, he is the one I practise all my presentations with so I thought he should get some credit for that.

Let's watch....

and listen to the steps given for writing that killer introduction to hook your audience before you've even started talking about your book.

Do you remember?

What are the 4 steps to writing a killer intro? 

What are the 4 steps to writing a killer intro? 

1.  Your hook

2. Transition to topic

3. Self-intro & preview

4. Audience benefit

The hook

Which methods did they mention?

Which other methods can you think about?

How do YOU prefer to start your presentation?

Mind map on next page

How to hook your audience

Did we miss any?

• Make an outrageous or provocative claim 
• Show an object
• Tell a joke                         
• Tell a story
• Ask a question
• Use a quote
• Reference to something historical

• Show a picture
• Ask a rhetorical question
• Set an expectation
• Ask audience to use imagination ("What if....?)
• Start with a metaphor
• Use a memorable quote from the book

MAKE IT RELEVANT TO YOUR PRESENTATION!!

Task

1. Individually: which method are you going to use to hook your audience? (10 mins)

2: In groups of 3-4: pitch your idea to your group for feedback (10 mins)

Reached the lesson goal?

Can you create a killer hook with which you can start your presentation?

YES/NO

Your killer hook:
1. Which method will you use?
2. Describe your plan in 1/2 sentences

Looking ahead

Have a great holiday.

I look forward to seeing all your presentations in May!

Don't forget your face mask!