Presentation Skills

Course Coordinator: Dolly Liu, BA (BFSU); MA (CUHK)

Course Developer: Juliana Y Chan

ENGL A122 is a practical course that focuses on the skills students need to give academic, vocational or professional presentations. The course introduces students to different aspects of a presentation and enables students to deliver effective personal presentations. This is a foundation-level course, and it counts towards the '20-credit free choice' element of most undergraduate degree programmes.

Aims
This course aims to provide students with a practical approach to mastering face-to-face presentations effectively. It guides students through all the principles needed for preparing and refining presentations so that they are appropriate for their specific audience and purpose. It also covers the use and development of visual aids, as well as non-verbal communication and skills related to delivery of your message and dealing with questions from the audience.

Contents
The course covers the following topics:

• What is an effective presentation?
• Analysing the situation
• Building the presentation
• Managing body language and voice skills
• Managing visual aids
• Setting the stage and delivering the message

Learning support
There will be regular two-hour tutorials and two day schools.

Assessment
There will be three assignments, a compulsory video-taped oral presentation to be done in school (during one of the day schools) and a final examination. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Equipment
You will need access to the internet, as well as a computer with PowerPoint, and a web browser which can play the audio and video components on the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

You will also need access to devices which can record your voice into MP3 format to complete the assignments.

Set book(s)
There are no set books for this course.

Students with disabilities or special educational needs
The audio and verbal components of the materials and assessment for the course may cause difficulties for students with impaired hearing or speech. You should seek advice from the Course Coordinator before enrolling on the course.