English for Success (EFS) July 2017 Renison College

Presentation Skills, High-Intermediate

M, T, Th, F: 1:00-3:30pm

Instructor: Heidi Chambers Email: heidi.mail@gmail.com --- Send me your questions!

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Week -Testing and -Introductions -Newspaper -Narratives
1 placement Day reports/opinions -Transition words
-Language awareness -Present summary to -Re-tell a story
class (video)
-Getting to know your -Homework: prepare a -Practice personal
audience personal story to story presentation(
present (not graded) for feedback only)
-Gambits
Week -Intonation -Discussion Gambits -Vocabulary Lesson -Quiz: Vocabulary
2 -Discuss assignment from discussions
-Student-teacher -Discussion day (10%)
feedback from -Choose a partner and topic
presentations for Group Leader discussion -Homework: Discussion -Self evaluation
-Transition word assignment (15%) Observation and Report discussion
work sheet (not graded) -Discussion
-Intonation work *As part of the discussion observation report
sheet assignment you will have -Homework: Discussion review
to teach 3 vocabulary Leader Self-Evaluation
-Discussion words to the class -Facial expressions,
introduction body language, and
gestures

-Choose topics for

Final Personal
Presentations (30%)

Week -Personal story: 2 -Debates -Debates -Continue to prepare

3 minute for for personal
presentation (10%) presentations
-Peer feedback
-Homework: you should be
-Transition working on your personal
expressions presentations this week! ***Talk about skit
-Power point night***
presentations
Week -12 minute -12 minute Personal -Quiz: presentation -Formal Debate
4 Personal Presentations topics and vocabulary Presentations
Presentations -Homework: Self- (10%)
-Homework: Self- evaluation -Discuss self evaluations -Wrap-up!
evaluation