Oral Presentation Skills of Non – English Majored Students at Dong Nai Technology University – Problems and Solutions

Abstract

Oral presentation skills play an integral role in students’ learning and developing their jobs in the future. It supports students in improving their knowledge base and enhancing their ability to speak in public. Therefore, students are given plenty of opportunities to make presentations in English classes at Dong Nai Technology University. However, their presentations are not effective enough because of uncovered reasons. The aim of this study is to find out the difficulties which prevent students from making good presentations. It shows that students usually have problems with their body language, language barriers, time pressure, technical troubles and lack of confidence. The study also suggests some possible solutions for both students and teachers to improve students’ presentation skills.