An Investigation Of Engineering Students’ Oral Presentation Delivery Skills: A Case Study Hadina Habil & Nur Afiqah Binti Ab Rahman Fakulti Pendidikan Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Abstract : In delivering oral presentation, it is important for the presenters to make the audience listen to them. One way to attract the audience is through oral presentation delivery skills which include the use of voice, eye contact, gestures, body posture, body movement and facial expression. However, presenters often neglect delivery skills and focus more on the content. Thus, this study intends to investigate to what extent the engineering students know and apply the appropriate oral presentation delivery skills. The objectives of this study are to find out the engineering students’ awareness of the appropriateness of oral presentation delivery skills and to investigate the use of appropriate oral presentation delivery skills. The findings of the research show that the students are aware of the appropriateness of oral presentation delivery skills. However, it is surprising to know that even though they have the awareness, they do not apply the skills in their oral presentation. Keywords : Engineering Students’, Oral Presentation Delivery Skills Introduction English has become more important in Malaysia as the society has started realising the importance of the use of English in this information age. The ability to have a good command in English is vital for Malaysians to keep up with the vast and rapid change of the world. For that reason, it is crucial for Malaysians to get access to the first hand knowledge without waiting for the knowledge to be translated into their first language. After all, for Malaysians to be able to compete at the international stage, English language is the key to success. To succeed in any field, the ability to convey or share that knowledge with other people is crucial. It was reported that it is vital for graduates to have soft skills like the ability to socialize, and express themselves to complement their technical skills. (New Straits Times, July 18, 2007). Even though the article emphasised on graduates, other people who want to stay longer in the competitive working industry need to learn and improve their soft skills as well. In addition, other people also need to be realistic that being an expert in the content area is not necessarily sufficient as they need to attend meetings and meet other people as well. Salbiah Seliman (1996) said that professionals at leadership level or even at subordinates’ level need to communicate with others. That is why the industry needs people with good communication skills (The Higher Education Minister, Datuk Mustapha Mohamed, New Straits Times, June 24, 2007). Statement of Problem Students who study in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have to take English courses as university requirements. One of the requirements of the English course is that it is compulsory for students to do oral presentation as part of their coursework. This requirement should be a great help to students as it will give them exposure and practice on how to deliver message effectively. “However, many students find this situation stressful as some of them have not even had any chance to appear in front of an audience during their schooling years”(Shamril Wan, 2005:3).