This literature review aims to investigate the theories behind oral presentations and strategies in dealing with the difficulties during an oral presentation

Contents

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   Introduction
   
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   Main body
   
3. 
   Summary
   
4. 
   References
   

Introduction
This literature review aims to investigate the theories behind oral presentations and strategies in dealing with the difficulties during an oral presentation. Obtaining good speaking skills is one of the competences that learners should focus on since it is the requirement by employers today. Oral presentations are an essential component of learning in an English-medium university environment, and many students, regardless of their subject of study, will have to give them (Levrai and Bolster, 2015). It is considered one of the assessment tools in academic institutions as it is useful for students’ future career as a part of employability skills (Zivkovich, 2014). Non-native English speakers may find such presentations extremely difficult. Despite the importance of oral presentations as a form of academic discourse, they are still a relatively understudied subject with few targeted EAP presenting training products. In this review, eight articles in this field were learned and analyzed in order to give clear conclusions on this topic. This review is divided into three sections by introducing the main concept, which is followed by the body, where the findings are analysed and synthesized in 4 sections. At the end, the paper is concluded by summarizing and suggesting further researches. All sources were carefully checked to answer the research question: How oral presentation skills can be developed?
Main body
Having read and analysed six articles by King, Miles, Zivkovich, Levrai and Bolster, Brooks and Wilso, a research paper by Sivadjati and a book by Shivers and Shoolbred, the findings from research papers and articles are presented in 4 sections by answering the following questions:

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  What are oral presentation skills?
  
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  Why are oral presentation skills important?
  
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  What are the problems with oral presentation skills?
  
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  What strategies can be used to deal with oral presentation problems (or oral performance)?