Oral Presentation One of the ways that teachers use to involve their students more actively in the learning process is (1) ________ seminars. In a seminar, students are expected to give oral presentations. There are two main stages involved in presenting a seminar paper. One is the (2) ________ stage; the other is the presentation stage. In the latter stage you can do this by (3) ________ copies of the paper in advance to all the participants, if possible. Otherwise the paper will have to be read aloud to the group. When you use the first method, you must not simply read the whole paper aloud because: 1. if the paper is fairly long, there may not be enough time for (4) ________ 2. there may be (5) ________ of comprehension when one is listening. 3. it can be very (6) ________ listening to something being read aloud. To make your oral presentation clear and easy to understand, you must follow several things. Decide on a (7) ________. for your talk. Deliver your speech slowly. Concentrate on the main points. Speak from the (8) ________. Pro- vide thinking time before and after each important new item by pausing, (9) ________ and using filler words. Look at your audience while you are speaking. Make a strong (10) ________ by repeating your main points briefly.