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Designing Your Presentation

Explore how to design a successful presentation for your audience.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements
Educators

Discover what makes an influential pitch

Connecting with your audience and holding their attention is one of the most important aspects of a successful presentation.

In this short course, you’ll have the opportunity to begin the design of your presentation structure while exploring what makes an effective visual aid.

You’ll also have the chance to explore how to select appropriate language for a presentation, consider your audience’s needs and adapt your presentation to meet their expectations.

What topics will you cover?

  • Choosing the appropriate language – signposting, signalling and business vocabulary
  • Audience: adapting to context – who is your audience?
  • Planning the structure
  • Using visual aids

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Design your presentation structure
  • Identify what makes an effective visual aid
  • Develop the ability to select appropriate language for a presentation
  • Identify your audience’s needs and improve your ability to adapt your presentation to them

Who is the course for?

This course is aimed at anyone wanting to develop their English skills within the business sector.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Who will you learn with?

Andrew Preshous

Andrew Preshous is Assistant Professor in Academic English at Coventry University. He teaches academic writing and presentation skills on the BA International Business (Top Up) degree programme.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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