Presenting effectively
I can organise a presentation and engage with an audience when presenting.
Presenting effectively
I can organise a presentation and engage with an audience when presenting.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Effective presentations are planned in advance.
- Part of planning a presentation is organising what you are going to say and in what order.
- Vocabulary chosen must be suitable for the presentation's audience and its purpose.
- Engaging with an audience involves grabbing their attention and maintaining it.
- Presentation skills can be learnt, developed and practised.
Keywords
Audience - a group of people watching and listening to a presentation or performance
Purpose - the aim, point or reason behind giving a presentation
Presentation skills - skills used when talking to an audience, like making eye contact, using expression, using gestures and having confident body language
Common misconception
Pupils may think that they are either a 'good communicator' or a 'bad communicator'.
Ensure that pupils have a growth mindset when it comes to developing presentation and communication skills. All the presentation skills showcased in this lesson can be practised, including those that pupils feel confident in!
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these would be an appropriate response for Lucas to use when he disagrees with Sofia?
Q2.Which of the following is the best definition of conflict?
Q3.True or false? To resolve a conflict, I should just change what I think immediately.
Q4.Which of these would be good ways to try to enjoy a social situation with some new people in your form at secondary school?
Q5.Would you agree or disagree with someone who said this at the start of Year 7? "I don't care about learning any new maths because computers are going to do all the stuff we would've learnt for us."
Q6.Which of the following is the best definition of 'to agree'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is the best definition of an audience for a presentation?
Q2.True or false? There is only one type of presentation.
Q3.What would the purpose of a presentation given to new Year 7 students about a school's values be?
Q4.Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with the best options: 'It is best to __________ a presentation in a __________, __________ order.'
Q5.True or false? We have lots of different presentation skills that we can use, practise and develop.
Q6.Match each of these presentation skills to the appropriate examples of how to best practise them.
vary pace and pitch, set the volume, emphasise key words or sentences
stand strong, use gestures, move a bit, use facial expressions
say who you are and why you're speaking, tell a short story to connect