Presenting in English

What will you learn?

During this training course, you will learn how to give effective presentations, including PowerPoint, in English. You will be introduced to various presentation techniques suited to both large and small audiences and will learn to talk in a compelling and informative way about your subject. The language of tuition is English.

Who can participate?

This course is designed for people who wish to give English-language presentations on their subject. We would not advise enrolling for this course unless you have already prepared a topic for presentation. 

Programme

Throughout the course, you will give a number of presentations. These presentations will be videotaped and furnished with a detailed written analysis. You will receive a DVD with your presentations after the course has finished. Topics that will be covered include:

  • Structuring your presentation  
  • Improving your fluency and expanding your vocabulary:
    • The language of presentations (introducing, emphasizing, paraphrasing, concluding, giving examples, comparing and contrasting, cause and effect, moving on, summing up)
    • The language of figures and statistics
  • Revising grammar rules like tenses, modality (could, would, should) and sentence structure
  • Improving your pronunciation and intonation
  • Answering questions from the audience
  • Improving your body language 

Details

Course duration:

5 sessions lasting 2 ½ hours each

Times:

14.00 to 16:30

Dates February course:

7, 14, 21 February
13, 20 March
This course is fully booked.

Dates April course:

17, 24 April
8, 15, 22 May

Trainer:

Walter Bruins

Location:

VU University Amsterdam

Contact:

Marja van den Hoorn

Phone:

+31 (0) 20 598 64 20

E-mail:

info(at)taalcentrum-vu.nl

Course fee:

€460 p.p.


Enroll

Enroll now by filling out this form. You will receive a confirmation by e-mail.  

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