Oral presentations, activities often assessed and also a means by which learning could take place, are commonplace in higher education. General (delivery) skills in presentations are particularly useful beyond university such as in job interviews and communication with clients and colleagues in the workplace. However, little has been in place to equip learners with these vital skills. It is this very gap that motivated the research described in this article, which aimed at raising awareness of oral presentation (delivery) skills in the context of self-regulated learning. This article also reports on and discusses a compilation of an inventory of presentation skills and how learners’ awareness was raised through classroom discussion and the inventory. The implications of this article are relevant to all stakeholders in higher education.
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