presentation opening
INTRODUCTION
BASIC ELEMENTS
EFFECTIVE OPENING
TECHNIQUES
CONCLUSION
1
2
HOW TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE
OPENING FOR A
PRESENTATION
EAP Presentation Team
What included?
3
Basic elements:
1.Greeting
2.Title, subject
3. Purpose
4. Outline
5.Length
6.Inviting questions
Attention getters
4
Problem technique
Amazing fact technique
Story/ anecdote technique
Famous quote technique
Thought – provoking questions technique
Video analysis
5
Watch the video
Analyze the techniques used to draw audience’s attention
Language Focus -
Problem technique
6
Suppose… How would you…?
(Suppose you were in a tornado. How could you protect yourself?)
Have you ever thought about..... ? Well, if I could explain how ... ,
would you be interested?
(Have you ever thought about becoming a millionaire? Well, if I could explain how to earn a million dollars, would you be interested?) How many of you here today have thought about .... ? Well,
imagine.... Do you think this is possible?
(How many of you here today have thought about traveling to outer space? Well, imagine being able to take a vacation on the moon. Do you think this would be possible?)
LANGUAGE FOCUS -
Amazing fact technique
7
Did you know that .... ( 90% of the earth is covered in water?)
According to the latest study, .... (30% of Americans are obese or very overweight.)
Statistics show that ... (studying all night for an exam is less effective than consistent study.)
I read the other day that ... (one out of every three Americans gets too little sleep.)
A report published in the New York Times said that ... (people who smoke die an average of 10 years early.)
Research has shown that ..... (being distracted while driving, such as talking on a cell phone accounts for more than 30% of all car accidents.)
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Story/anecdote technique
8
You know, when I think about .... I'm reminded of .....
(You know, when I think about giving presentations,
I'm reminded of
BASIC ELEMENTS
EFFECTIVE OPENING
TECHNIQUES
CONCLUSION
1
2
HOW TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE
OPENING FOR A
PRESENTATION
EAP Presentation Team
What included?
3
Basic elements:
1.Greeting
2.Title, subject
3. Purpose
4. Outline
5.Length
6.Inviting questions
Attention getters
4
Problem technique
Amazing fact technique
Story/ anecdote technique
Famous quote technique
Thought – provoking questions technique
Video analysis
5
Watch the video
Analyze the techniques used to draw audience’s attention
Language Focus -
Problem technique
6
Suppose… How would you…?
(Suppose you were in a tornado. How could you protect yourself?)
Have you ever thought about..... ? Well, if I could explain how ... ,
would you be interested?
(Have you ever thought about becoming a millionaire? Well, if I could explain how to earn a million dollars, would you be interested?) How many of you here today have thought about .... ? Well,
imagine.... Do you think this is possible?
(How many of you here today have thought about traveling to outer space? Well, imagine being able to take a vacation on the moon. Do you think this would be possible?)
LANGUAGE FOCUS -
Amazing fact technique
7
Did you know that .... ( 90% of the earth is covered in water?)
According to the latest study, .... (30% of Americans are obese or very overweight.)
Statistics show that ... (studying all night for an exam is less effective than consistent study.)
I read the other day that ... (one out of every three Americans gets too little sleep.)
A report published in the New York Times said that ... (people who smoke die an average of 10 years early.)
Research has shown that ..... (being distracted while driving, such as talking on a cell phone accounts for more than 30% of all car accidents.)
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Story/anecdote technique
8
You know, when I think about .... I'm reminded of .....
(You know, when I think about giving presentations,
I'm reminded of