Making mistakes in your foreign language presentations
- 2. 02 You are going to make mistakes! IIF YOU ARE SPEAKING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, IT'S INEVITABLE. BUT YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOUR MISTAKES DON'T MATTER...
- 3. Practise, practise, practise 1. PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER THE INTRODUCTION & CONCLUSION THE MOST PRACTISE THESE THE MOST
- 4. 2. Don't memorise your presentation Do make sure you are very familiar with the material so that you're not stressed about the content.
- 5. 3. What key vocabulary do you need? MAKE A NOTE OF ALL POSSIBLE VOCABULARY. CHECK THE PRONUNICATION. NOW LEARN IT.
- 6. 07 4 Prepare yourself GO SOMEWHERE AND TAKE SOME DEEP BREATHS. DO SOME JAW EXERCISES TO RELAX YOUR JAW. DO SOME POWER POSES.
- 7. 5 Use your body language to look confident PLANT YOUR FEET EQUALLY ON THE GROUND STAND UP STRAIGHT MAKE EYE CONTACT AROUND THE ROOM
- 8. 6. Breathe and speak slowly 09 Take time to fully emphasise all the important words
- 9. 7. What if I make a mistake or forget a word? GO BACK AND CORRECT YOURSELF PAUSE DON'T LET IT STRESS YOU FOR THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION
- 10. 8. Questions A LOT OF PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT THESE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CONTROL THEM. USE THE 4-STEP QUESTION PROCESS: REPEAT THE QUESTION CLARIFY YOU UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY ANSWER OR PARK CHECK YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTION 1. 2. 3. 4.
- 11. 9. Be Human! YOU ARE NOT A ROBOT AND YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES IN YOUR ENGLISH. IIT'S OK TO CORRECT YOURSELF AND TO ADMIT YOU'VE FORGOTTEN A WORD. EVERYONE IN THE ROOM WHO HAS PRESENTED IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WILL UNDERSTAND
- 12. 10.Work with a coach or a friend HAVING SOMEONE LISTEN TO YOUR PRESENTATION AND CORRECT ANY BAD MISTAKES WILL MAKE YOU FEEL MUCH MORE CONFIDENT ON THE DAY
- 13. Remember: your English is good enough!