One of the things a 21th-century EFL teacher has to be acquainted with is the inclusion of visual presentation in the English lessons. Why? Because they easily get the students' attention and they help teachers, in different ways, to innovate their repertoire of activities. Within the software world, teachers are able to choose from a big number of programmes that had been specifically developed to create visual presentations. Undoubtedly, it is up to you whether you can fully exploit them. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that teachers are well-acquainted and keep themselves up-to-date in the topic. Two of the most popular software that can greatly help teachers create presentations are Microsoft PowerPoint and Prezi. After having been checking them both, I can fully recommend them to be used in class. Personally, I think that the differences between them lies in the time available to develop a presentation. Prezi is more complicated, yet outstanding, as it requires a great amount of time to get used to its tools. Nevertheless, the final product is really eye-catching for both you and students! As regards PowerPoint, it is not difficult to get used to its using. The possible problem I found is that many regard its final outcomes as following a linear structuring. This is not the case as you can guide the presentation to your liking with certain tools that the programme proposes. The good thing of PP is that, sometimes, presentation can be 'changed' by students and that is where one can develop an activity that includes them. To sum up, in either of the choices, teachers count with fantastic presentation software to be included into the English lessons. Again, the choice depends on the amount of time you have and on the type of lesson and activities that you want your students to engage in. Here I post a Prezi Presentation we have developed together with two of my classmates. The imaginary topic was 'Night Out'. This an example of how teachers can create a 'guidance' presentation that would help students warm-up with the new topic.
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