Oral Presentations - UQ College - University of Queensland

In this module, you will learn how to create engaging hooks for strong introductions, how to structure and signpost your presentation so it's easy for your audience to follow. You will also practise speaking in a way that is impactful and interesting, as well as how to wrap everything up with a strong ending.

This course is designed to help both international and domestic students alike, so you feel more confident when giving presentations in English.

We hope you enjoy the module and learn useful skills for your studies and future career.

You'll see that there are three (3) activities for each topic.

First, there are two (2) digital modules. These are completed online and will help you learn the key skills needed for this topic.

We strongly recommend completing both of the digital modules before attending the workshop.

Then there is the workshop, which is a 50-minute, guided session with a teacher that can be attended either face-to-face or online.

This workshop will help you to practise the skills you've learnt in the digital modules and apply them to real situations.

At the end of the workshop, you'll be able to submit a sample of your own work, demonstrating the skills taught in the lesson.

This submission will be reviewed by a teacher, and feedback will be provided to you.

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Oral Presentation topics
Workshop Calendar

Engaging Hooks and Strong Introductions

Grabbing Your Audience's Attention: Engaging Hooks and Strong Introductions

This topic is broken up into three (3) parts:

Digital Module: Engaging Hooks
- This module gives you the building blocks to start your presentation strong, and grab your audience’s attention right from the start
Digital Module: Introducing Your Presentation
- This module will teach you how to structure and develop your introduction so that your presentation starts in the best possible way.
Workshop and Submission
- Come along and practice the skills you’ve learnt in the two previous digital modules, and apply those skills to a live example that you can submit for feedback by our expert teachers

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Structuring Your Presentation

Making It Easy To Follow: Structuring Your Presentation

This topic is broken up into three (3) parts:

Digital Module: Clear Topic Transitions
- This module teaches you how to let your audience know when you are moving from one topic to another clearly, so they can understand and follow your presentation more easily.
Digital Module: Signposting
- This module will teach you how to use signposting language effectively so that your audience knows the structure of your talk and can follow the presentation more easily.
Workshop and Submission
- Come along and practice the skills you’ve learnt in the two previous digital modules, and apply those skills to a live example that you can submit for feedback from our expert teachers.

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Pronunciation When Presenting

Using Your Voice: Pronunciation When Presenting

This topic is broken up into three (3) parts:

Digital Module: Stress and Pausing
- This module teaches you how to use stress for impact, and how pausing can be used to draw your audience’s attention to key information in your presentation.
Digital Module: Using Intonation
- This module will teach you how to use intonation effectively and make your presentation sound more interesting and engaging.
Workshop and Submission
- Come along and practice the skills you’ve learnt in the two previous digital modules, and apply those skills to a live example that you can submit for feedback by our expert teachers.

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Summarising and Closing Presentations

Ending Strong: Summarising and Closing Presentations

This topic is broken up into three (3) parts:

Digital Module: Summarising Effectively
- This module supports you in wrapping up your presentation and clearly summarising your main points.
Digital Module: Creating Emphasis
- This module will teach you how to leave your audience with some clear take away information from your presentation that you want them to remember.
Workshop and Submission
- Come along and practice the skills you’ve learnt in the two previous digital modules, and apply those skills to a live example that you can submit for feedback from our expert teachers

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