In A Guide to Public Speaking, you will learn how to successfully present your research / topic in front of an audience. The PowerPoint consists of over 50 slides of useful tips to presenting your knowledge / subject. It goes through the fundamentals of public speaking: Overcoming fear and anxiety about giving a speech Nonverbal communication skills Developing a speech Vocal aspects of public speaking Making PowerPoint slides Keeping your audience engaged through audience analysis This is a great resource for students and teachers. There are also practice exercises and further reading suggestions that will make you a great public speaker! Enjoy and good luck!

Have you ever been asked to write an essay about a topic like ‘climate change’ or ‘technology and healthcare’ and you don’t know how to begin or what to write? This resource will give you lots of research and writing tips and will give you inspiration so that you can write an engaging and interesting essay. It takes an example question and gives suggestions on how to: brainstorm gather information write an essay ‘hook’ for your introduction write a ‘clincher’ for your conclusion read and quote from & paraphrase an academic article Find relevant information from videos, newspapers, and museums Finally it teaches you how to tie all of your information together to write an essay that flows. The example question is: Researchers such as David Attenborough state that we are heading towards mass extinction due to global warming and climate change. What are some of the factors that have led to the current climate crisis? You may want to focus on the climate crisis in your own country. You can use this PowerPoint as a teaching resource or to help you to find ideas for your own essay.

Study and Exam Skills is aimed at any student preparing for an exam or written assignment. The slides cover everything from how to revise to what to do if you’re running out of time in an exam. Audio descriptions take students through the various aspects of revising. There are also lots helpful revision and exam checklists as well as engaging tasks for students to practice various skills. The presentation takes themes and examples from the following subjects: English literature, history, geography, economics, and French making this revision guide useful for all. At the end of these 25 slides, you will You will learn how to: *** Manage your time Take notes Write essays Summarise data from graphs Motivate yourself to revise Take an exam successfully Check / proof read your work**

This **Thinking Skills Assessment guide **answers all of your TSA questions. It tells you about the TSA, what to expect in both Section 1 and Section 2 papers, and how to prepare and improve your problem solving & critical thinking skills. It also provides you with lots of sample questions taken from past papers (with answers), and gives guidance on how to get the best result. At the end of this document, you’ll find a list of helpful further reading resources. Essential document for teachers, tutors, and students preparing for the TSA. Suitable for Oxford University, Cambridge University, and UCL admissions TSA exams. For Section 1, there are 18 past paper questions with answers For Section 2, there are 16 past paper questions and an additional 2 questions with ‘thinking steps’ and essay writing tips. **This document also provides a breakdown of verbal and numerical reasoning skills. **