and my this is my fellow presenter is Caleb Cheng, and we both study in the Department

of Logistics and Maritime Studies. I hope you'll find this topic informative and interesting.

The topic of our presentation this morning is how to plan and deliver an effective

oral presentation. As we know, oral presentations play an important part in our studies at university.

In many of the modules that we take, our tutors often ask us to carry out research and then

write up a paper or report on a particular aspect of the topic.

So, clearly, knowing how to give good effective presentations is absolutely vital for all

of us. But how often do you see a really good presentation? It's true many of us have a

good understanding of our subjects. And, many of us have a good command of English. And

many of us have the ability to put across our ideas to an audience. But by no means

all of us have the ability to put all these ingredients together and deliver really effective

top-class presentations.

Why is this? Well, the simple fact is that oral presentations are hard to do. Hard to plan.

Hard to organise. Hard to deliver. Not only have we got to master the subject

matter which can often be very complex, but we've also got to communicate our ideas in

a second language. While at the same time worrying about our visual aids, timing, body

language, and of course our grim-faced tutor.

Now, although many of these problems will never entirely disappear, with careful preparation,

planning and practice you will be able to develop the strategies you need in order to

deliver good effective oral presentations, both here at the PolyU and in your future career.

And this is the main theme of our presentation this morning. How to give an

effective oral presentation. I'd like to divide this presentation, which will last

around 15 minutes, into three main parts. To start with, I'm going to look at how to plan

your presentation. Then I'll move on to talk about the ways in which you can organise

and write up your ideas and information. After that, Caleb will give you some suggestions

about how to communicate your message and conclude the presentation and at the end there

will be a short Q and A session. So, planning a presentation. Organising a presentation.

Delivering the presentation.