Practicing is the key for non-native speaker. Practicing in front of a few colleagues is very helpful. Taking time while speaking is a good practice for non-native speakers. Supporting slides make the presentation easier for non-native speakers as the audience can understand the speaker’s point from the slides if they don’t understand the pronunciation of the presenter.
Answering questions
Questions after the presentation are much helpful as they provide an opportunity to add supplementary content and clear misunderstanding. Preparing for the questions and anticipating question is important. After the rehearsal, colleagues can be asked to ask questions as it may help anticipating the questions. Questions after the presentation should not be answered in a rush. The entire question should be listened and understood first while taking time to develop a concise answer. Questions are asked by the audience so that they can know. If the answer is not known the presenter can offer to look it up. The questioner can be referred to someone who might know the answer. Sometimes guessing the answer is also a good practice if it is mentioned that the answer is a guess.
GitHub and Google Colab
Google Colab link:
Email: ksarker@memphis.edu