We recommend that people who take our elocution lessons should practise their presentations in the following order to memorise them well:

Write the structure of the presentation in key messages, introduction, body, and conclusion. For example:
- in the introduction, you can greet your audience and say what your presentation is about;
- in the body of the presentation you will discuss examples and statistics which support the topic and purpose of your presentation;
- in the conclusion you will call for action.
Write the full presentation, read it three times out loud and then do an audio recording. Listen to your audio recording and make changes if necessary. It is the best way to polish the content of your presentation. Because when you are listening to your audio recording you will see what sounds good and what doesn’t.
Finally, practise it in front of the mirror and make a video recording of yourself presenting.

Many people make the mistake of using long, boring sentences and then their audience is bored. Use short words and short sentences. Avoid writing a speech that sounds like a boring scientific article.

Memorising method:

Highlight or underline the keywords/main messages in each sentence and repeat them several times
Create a skeleton of your presentation, which can look like this:
1. Introduction
Key messages: introduce myself and greet others
2. Main body
My work, hobbies and pets
3. Conclusion: my ambitions and challenges
Use the power of three. For example:
I was swimming, sunbathing and walking.
It is also very effective to start each word with the same sound, for example:
I experienced a short, sharp hock

It would be very useful to perform articulation exercises with the app Get Rid of your Accent for a few days before your presentation.

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