Short Presentations
AdvancedPlan a clear structure, practise with cue cards, then deliver with eye contact and a confident voice — do not read from paper.
- Talk structure: Greeting → Topic → 3 points → In conclusion → Thank you
- Preview the plan at the start: First… then… and finally… — easy to follow
- Two or three sentences per point, with examples (Sham Shui Po) and feelings
文體小知識：Plan, practise, make eye contact.
§Text Passage
1'Good afternoon, everyone.' 'My name is Amy, and today I would like to talk about my favourite hobby, photography.' 'First I will share how I started, then what I have learned, and finally some tips for beginners.'
2'I started taking photos two years ago with my mother's old camera.' 'Every weekend, I visit a different district and take pictures of streets, buildings and people.' 'Sham Shui Po is my favourite place, because the old shops and the new cafes stand side by side.' 'My favourite photo shows an old man feeding birds at sunrise, and the golden light made everything soft.' 'Photography has taught me to look at the world more carefully.' 'Before this hobby, I walked past the same streets every day without seeing anything.' 'Now I notice the colours of the doors, the smiles of the shopkeepers and the shapes of the clouds.' 'I have also made friends in the Photography Club, and we share our photos every Friday.'
3'If you want to try this hobby, you only need a phone.' 'Start with things you love, keep your hands steady and take hundreds of photos.' 'In conclusion, photography is fun, cheap and creative.' 'Thank you for listening.' 'Does anyone have a question?'
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
'Good afternoon, everyone.'
「各位午安。」
'My name is Amy, and today I would like to talk about my favourite hobby, photography.'
「我叫美欣，今天想同大家說一說我最喜歡的嗜好——攝影。」
'First I will share how I started, then what I have learned, and finally some tips for beginners.'
「我會先說一說我怎樣開始，然後分享我學到些什麼，最後給初學者一些貼士。」
'I started taking photos two years ago with my mother's old camera.'
「我兩年前用媽媽的舊相機開始拍照。」
'Every weekend, I visit a different district and take pictures of streets, buildings and people.'
「每個週末我都會去不同的地區，拍些街道、建築同人物。」
'Sham Shui Po is my favourite place, because the old shops and the new cafes stand side by side.'
「深水埗是我最喜歡的地方，因為舊店同新咖啡店並排而立。」
'My favourite photo shows an old man feeding birds at sunrise, and the golden light made everything soft.'
「我最喜歡那張相，是一位伯伯在日出時分餵鳥，那些金光令所有東西都變得很柔和。」
'Photography has taught me to look at the world more carefully.'
「攝影教會我要更細心地看這個世界。」
'Before this hobby, I walked past the same streets every day without seeing anything.'
「未開始這個嗜好之前，我每日走過同樣的街道，但什麼都看不到。」
'Now I notice the colours of the doors, the smiles of the shopkeepers and the shapes of the clouds.'
「現在我會留意到門的顏色、店主的笑容同雲的形狀。」
'I have also made friends in the Photography Club, and we share our photos every Friday.'
「我還在攝影學會認識到朋友，我們逢星期五都會分享大家的作品。」
'If you want to try this hobby, you only need a phone.'
「如果你想試一試這個嗜好，只要有一部電話就夠了。」
'Start with things you love, keep your hands steady and take hundreds of photos.'
「由你喜歡的東西開始拍，手要穩，還要拍幾百張相。」
'In conclusion, photography is fun, cheap and creative.'
「總結來說，攝影好玩、便宜又有創意。」
'Thank you for listening.'
「多謝大家聆聽。」
'Does anyone have a question?'
「有沒有人想發問？」
1Summary 重點摘要
Plan a clear structure, practise with cue cards, then deliver with eye contact and a confident voice — do not read from paper.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Talk to class.
People listening.
Visual aid.
Start talk.
End talk.
Look at audience.
Speak clearly.
Believe in yourself.
3Step by step Steps
- IntroGreet, name yourself, state the topic: 'Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Amy, and today I would like to talk about my favourite hobby, photography.'
- BodyOne point per section: how I started (two years ago, my mother's old camera) → what I learned (look at the world more carefully) → tips (you only need a phone).
- ConclusionIn conclusion, sum up and thank: photography is fun, cheap and creative. Thank you for listening.
- Preview the structureTell the audience your route: 'First I will share how I started, then what I have learned, and finally some tips for beginners.' First / then / finally are signposts.
- Examples and feelingsGive each point a concrete picture: Sham Shui Po is my favourite place, because the old shops and the new cafes stand side by side. My favourite photo shows an old man feeding birds at sunrise.
- Open the floorEnd with an invitation: Does anyone have a question? Do not rush off the stage.
- Practice tipsCue cards hold keywords only; rehearse three times; make eye contact with different corners of the room; keep the volume up.
4Diagrams Diagrams
5Worked example Example
Task: prepare a one-minute talk, My Favourite Hobby, following the structure Greeting → Topic → three points → conclusion.
- Step 1: Greeting + topic — Good afternoon, everyone. Today I would like to talk about my favourite hobby, photography.
- Step 2: Preview the structure so the audience can follow — First how I started, then what I have learned, finally some tips.
- Step 3: Body with three points, two or three sentences each — how I started (two years ago, my mother's old camera), what I learned (look at the world more carefully), a beginner tip (you only need a phone).
- Step 4: Sum up with In conclusion — photography is fun, cheap and creative.
- Step 5: Close politely — Thank you for listening. Does anyone have a question? Practise with eye contact and never read word for word.
- Answer: Good afternoon, everyone. Today I would like to talk about my favourite hobby, photography. I started two years ago with my mother's old camera, and now I visit a different district every weekend. Photography has taught me to look at the world more carefully — I notice colours, smiles and the shapes of clouds now. If you want to try, you only need a phone: start with things you love and keep your hands steady. In conclusion, photography is fun, cheap and creative. Thank you for listening. Does anyone have a question?
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What is a presentation?
Q2Who is the audience?
Q3What is a visual aid?
Q4What is eye contact?
Q5How should you speak?
8Recap Recap
- Talk structure: Greeting → Topic → 3 points → In conclusion → Thank you
- Preview the plan at the start: First… then… and finally… — easy to follow
- Two or three sentences per point, with examples (Sham Shui Po) and feelings
- Cue cards with keywords only; practise at least three times
- Eye contact, strong volume, never read word for word; end with Does anyone have a question?