Giving a presentation is one of the

Giving a presentation is one of the most common activities we'll do in our English classes, and one of the most useful real-life skills as well. When we prepare a presentation, we write down the information we want to present in note form, such as in the factfile. In order to sound natural and to attract the interest of the audience, it's important not to read out our presentation but to use our notes as a guide. When we begin, we'll need to attract people's attention, to make them listen to us. We should try to prepare how we're going to start our presentation and how we'll finish it. If we can choose some suitable expressions and learn them by heart, we'll sound more fluent and relaxed. Finally, we should remember to look at the audience, not at our notes, and smile.