English for Presentations at International Conferences, Second edition
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- Synopsis
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Good presentation skills are key to a successful career in academia. This guide provides examples taken from real presentations given both by native and non-native academics covering a wide variety of disciplines.
The easy-to-follow guidelines and tips will teach you how to:
* plan, prepare and practice a well-organized, interesting presentation
* avoid errors in English by using short easy-to-say sentences
* improve your English pronunciation and intonation
* gain confidence, and overcome nerves and embarrassment
* highlight the essential points you want your audience to remember
* attract and retain audience attention
* deal with questions from the audience
This new edition contains several additional features, including stimulating factoids and discussion points both for self-study and in-class use. New chapters also cover:
* learning from talks on TED
* networking with potential collaborators, professors, fellow researchers
* interacting successfully with non-native audiences
* posters
EAP teachers will find this book to be a great source of tips for training students, and for preparing both instructive and entertaining lessons.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783319263304
- Publisher:
- Springer New York
- Date of Addition:
- 09/08/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Education, Language Arts, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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