Presentation as employability soft skill to esp learners in the english language institute at king abdulaziz university

Abstract

This paper recasts the notion of soft skills and the importance of these skills in the success of professional career to ESP learners. As a matter of fact, it offers a great deal of understanding of the concept of soft skills, employability and communication. In addition, it proposes much attention to presentation as being a communication tool to ESP learners to achieve employability in many professions. Whereas communication is the foundation for most skills, presentation acts as the tool to facilitate communication to be delivered in an appropriate way. Moreover, the paper covers a number of challenges that faces ESP learners in presentation and some effective solutions to overcome difficulties that they might encounter. While the intended aim is to get employed, the researcher argues that mastering soft skills in general and presentation in specific is essential to ESP learners to perform wonderfully in any sector. Nevertheless, it will help greatly in the production of society. By the same token, it shed lights on the most appropriate strategies approached to attain a beneficial and professional presentation every time. Finally, a suggested training program for English Language Institute (hereafter ELI) learners at King Abdul Aziz University on presentation is proposed by the researcher to help learners acquire presentation skill.