Delivering a formal presentation
I can deliver a presentation, using effective body language and strategies to ensure a confident delivery.
Delivering a formal presentation
I can deliver a presentation, using effective body language and strategies to ensure a confident delivery.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Body language and eye contact support the successful delivery of a presentation.
- Gesture and posture can be used to engage the audience and to add emphasis to important points.
- Spoken language often needs to be slower than feels natural.
- You need to consider your spatial behaviour- too much movement can be distracting but too little can be wooden.
- It's okay to feel nervous, find the strategies that work for you.
Keywords
Body language - non-verbal cues or gestures such as facial expressions and posture
Naturalistic - with reference to presenting, this means speaking in a relaxed way without scripts
Gestures - movements of the body (especially hands or arms) to express ideas or emotions
Posture - refers to the way someone holds themselves when they're seated or standing
Common misconception
Content alone is enough for an effective formal presentation.
Consider the most engaging speakers and how they use tone, gestures and eye contact. Delivering a presentation is so much more than just the words on a page.
Equipment
Pupils will need an existing presentation they have planned/written to complete the tasks for this lesson. This lesson could be adapted for other forms of spoken language e.g. a speech or performance.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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