TIPS FOR ORAL  EXAMINATION

 Structure your presentation:

• Introduction
• Main Part
• Conclusion

• Introduction:

Greet the audience

Who you are                                   

What the talk is about

 Good morning, my name is X.Y. I am a student at                                  and I would like to talk to you today about

How the talk is structured:

Divide it in three main parts and then subdivide them into more if necessary.

Useful phrases:

I´ve divided my presentation into……parts

I´ll begin by ………,then/next/ After that…….,Finally…..

Try to get the audience´s attention in the first minutes:

Begin with a question

An interesting fact

A story or anecdote

A problem to think about…..

 Main Part

Develop your ideas.

Use connectors (In addition to,moreover,as well as that, apart from…..)

Emphasize important points:

  Using a verb

Using WHAT

Asking Rhetorical questions….

• Conclusion

Tell them again what you said.:

Using questions

Quoting a well-known person

Referring back to the beginning

Thank the audience for attending

 Thank you very much for listening.

Thanks for your attention

Positive body language

Eye contact to keep audience’s attention

Facial expressions should be natural and friendly: Always smile

Open eyes wide

Posture: stand straight but relaxed

Movement: to indicate a change of focus, to keep the audience’s attention

Move forward to emphasize

Move to one side to indicate a transition

Negative body language

Loss of eye contact: looking at notes, looking at screen, at the board, at the floor

Don’t stare or look blankly into people’s eyes

Swaying back and forth like a pendulum

Back turned to the audience

Nervous twitching

Hands in pockets