An introduction to presentation skills, with YouTube video clips.

This lesson introduces students to presentation skills, with dos and don'ts shown through YouTube clips.
Lesson structure:
1) Lesson aims and objectives-
Aim: To provide students with the required presentation skills to succeed in their speaking and listening exam.
Objectives:
For students to develop their own ideas about what makes a good presentation.
For students to understand the visual elements which make a good PowerPoint presentation
To watch video clips of presentations, identify and list the good and bad elements they observe
2) Group discussion/pair work task- what do students think makes a good presentation? I personally use flip chart paper and have students present their ideas back, however this can be adapted.
3) Two YouTube clips (links on PowerPoint) one a good example, one a bad example. Students can be asked to take notes in pairs or individually, for feedback. After discussion, a list of answers/responses on each video is shown on the presentation.
4) Students asked what they think are the six most important pieces of advice when conducting a presentation. Worksheet for this task is provided.

I used this lesson specifically for L1 and L2 Functional Skills English students in preparation for their speaking and listening exams, however it can be used as a more general introduction to presentation skills.