STRATEGIES IN FACING DIFFICULTIES IN ORAL PRESENTATION: A CASE
STUDY
Bram Sivadjati
ABSTRACT
This is a case study that aims to investigate the strategies used by the members of a study group in the English Language Education Program (ELEP) in dealing with their difficulties during an oral presentation. Having good skills in speaking in front of public is one of the competences that the learners have to master since the Faculty of Language and Literature often uses presentation as an assessment. Oral presentation is categorized as an important task which is beneficial for the student’s future. Nonetheless, many of ELE students are having a lot of problems when doing an oral presentation. Therefore, it is important to uncover the strategies used by students that have good skills in speaking in front of public. The participants of this study are 5 students of English Language Education major. The researcher uses qualitative method by using interview in revealing the student’s tactics. The result of this study shows that the participants have challenges such as: grammatical problems, having problem in understanding the topic and organizing the idea, difficulties in the audience’s interest, speaking speed, memorizing problem, anxiety, teacher expectation, and time problem. Additionally, anxiety becomes the biggest fear when doing an oral presentation. As for the strategies to overcome those problems, the participants proposed; studying more about the grammar, looking for the information in the internet, mastering the topic, be entertaining, adjusting the speed in speaking, practicing, taking a deep breath, not looking straight to the audiences eyes, changing your mindset and calculating the time
