I am an online ESL teacher. I just did this worksheet with an upper B2 student:

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How to nail that presentation
1. Match the halves to complete the phrases.
a) step up 3
b) rev 4
c) dry 1
d) nooks and 6
e) hit a 5
f) be stiff and 2
1) run
2) robotic
3) your game
4) up
5) home run
6) crannies
2. Read the sentences and complete the gaps with the phrases from ex. 1.
Discuss if you agree with these sentences.
a) Make a joke at the beginning of your presentation to seem more sociable and
to rev up the audience.
b) The audience will only trust you if they feel that you know all the nooks and
crannies of the topic you present.
c) Doing a dry run in front of the mirror is not the same thing as doing it in front of
an audience.
d) It doesn’t matter if you are being stiff and robotic as long as the information you
present is valuable.
e) There’s no better way to step up your game and do better presentations than
actually doing it many times.
f) The more visual aids you use, the better your chances to hit a home run with
your presentation are.
3. You are going to watch a video about common mistakes to avoid during a
virtual presentation. Before watching, look at the tips and decide if they
should be in a ‘do’ or ‘don’t’ list for successful virtual presentations. Watch
the video [https://youtu.be/atLvsjIIsOI] and check your answers.
a) Exaggerate your gestures and your tone of voice. do [01:07]
b) Try to maintain eye contact by looking at every participant. don’t [02:20]
c) Avoid telling any stories or anecdotes. don’t [03:23]
d) Do a dry run. do [03:45]
e) Make it a lecture and leave questions for the end. don’t [04:36]
How to nail that presentation
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4. Watch the video again and answer the questions.
a) Why is it important to be able to do a presentation virtually? Because it is
ubiquitous nowadays and being able to present is a core skill in the new
environment. [00:01]
b) What should you do to avoid being stiff? You should exaggerate your gestures
and your tone of voice. Try recording yourself, your normal version of doing a
presentation and the exaggerated one. Analyse and decide what looks good
and what doesn’t. [00:37]
c) How is maintaining eye contact different when presenting online rather than in
person? When you do a presentation offline, you are encouraged to look
around the room and make eye contact with people. When presenting virtually,
you should look at your camera directly to give everyone the feeling that you’re
looking at them. [02:02]
d) What is the rule concerning timing? You should keep it short. You can still tell a
story or an anecdote but make it concise. [02:52]
e) Why is it important to do a dry run? Because it’s the only way you can catch all
the nooks and crannies of the things that can go wrong. [03:45]
f) What can you do to make your presentation look less like a lecture? You
should deemphasize yourself and your slides and focus on the audience. Try to
engage them in conversation, make it interactive (use polls, break them out
into groups, have competitions). [04:37]
5. Discuss the questions.
• What do you think of the tips presented in
the video? What are some other tips to
consider when presenting virtually?
• How is a virtual presentation different from
an offline one? What tips would you
suggest for giving a presentation in
person?
[To facilitate the discussion, you may use
these tips https://www.renderforest.com/blog/tricks-for-an-effectivepresentation ]


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For her homework task:

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Read the short text and find the words to match the meanings below.

An elevator pitch (a brief summary of your background and experience you
give to a person you want to network with) is ubiquitous in the business world.
Therefore, everyone should have the basic skills to be able to do it. Don’t be
afraid to smile as you want to seem affable. Highlight your authenticity and
don’t ramble as it might detract your listener from the main points

MEANINGS:
a) pleasant and easy to talk to
b) distract from
c) quality of being real or true
d) present or found everywhere



8. Match the sentences to the types of presentations they describe.
a) I think my presentation really hit a home run. They appreciated my authenticity
and told me they wanted in. I think having done a dry run really helped.
b) By highlighting our success in sales this year, we’ve tried to detract their
attention from the failed launch of the new feature.
c) I tried to communicate our milestones and emphasize ubiquitous ideas of
productivity. I pinpointed the stages where we had to step up our game to
reach the end goal.
d) It went on for hours. The manager didn’t just update us on the recent news
and changes in our system. She really went through all the nooks and
crannies.

annual stakeholder report pitch deck
roadmap presentation team briefing

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Please help me compose a conversational, brief and encouraging post lesson message to the student