English for presentations at International Conferences

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 practi...

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Main Author: Wallwork, Adrian, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer Science and Business Media, 2016.
Edition: Second edition.
Series: English for Academic Research.
Subjects:
Public speaking.
English language > Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Presentation graphics software.
Business presentations.
English language > Business English.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9783319263304
9783319263281
Physical Description: 1 online zdroj : ilustrace

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490 1 |a English for Academic Research 
504 |a Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy a index. 
505 0 |a Preface; Who is this book for?; What does this book cover?; How is the book organized?; How are the chapters organized?; How should I read this book?; Differences from the first edition; I am a trainer in EAP and EFL. Should I read this book?; Are the examples in this book taken from real presentations?; The author; Other books in this series; Chapter 1: The Importance of Presentations; 1.1 What's the buzz?; 1.2 Giving presentations gives you visibility and advances your career; 1.3 Simply attending, without presenting, is not enough; 1.4 Good presentations: typical features. 
505 8 |a 1.5 Bad presentations: typical features1.6 The key to a professional presentation; Chapter 2: TED and Learning from Others; 2.1 What's the buzz?; 2.2 Choosing a TED presentation and learning the benefits; 2.3 TED example with use of slides: Let's bridge the digital divide!; 2.4 TED example with minimal slides, delivered from a lectern: The forgotten history of autism; 2.5 What might Steve have done differently if he had been giving a more formal version of his talk at an international conference made up of a multilingual audience? 
505 8 |a 2.6 TED example delivered from a lectern: This is what it's like to teach in North Korea2.7 What can you learn from these three TED presentations?; 2.8 Should you opt for TED-style presentations?; 2.9 TED viewers rarely comment on non-native speakers' use of English; 2.10 Note down what you remember about the presentations you watch; 2.11 Assess other people's presentations; 2.12 Using TED talks; Chapter 3: Why You Should Write Out Your Speech; 3.1 What's the buzz?; 3.2 Write down your speech; 3.3 Don't lift text directly from your paper; 3.4 Only have one idea per sentence. 
505 8 |a 3.5 Be concise-only say things that add value3.6 Simplify sentences that are difficult to say; 3.7 Do not use synonyms for technical/key words; 3.8 Only use synonyms for nontechnical words; 3.9 Use verbs rather than nouns; 3.10 Avoid abstract nouns; 3.11 Avoid generic quantities and unspecific adjectives; 3.12 Advantages of having a written script; 3.13 Mark up your script and then practice reading it aloud; 3.14 Use your script to write notes to accompany your slides; 3.15 Use your speech to decide if and when to have slides and in what order; 3.16 Tense usage. 
505 8 |a Chapter 4: Writing the text of your slides4.1 What's the buzz?; 4.2 PART 1: TITLES -- WHOLE PRESENTATION AND INDIVIDUAL SLIDES; 4.2.1 Make sure your title is not too technical for your audience; 4.2.2 Remove all redundancy from your title, but don't be too concise; 4.2.3 Check that your title is grammatical and is spelt correctly; 4.2.4 Deciding what else to include in the title slide; 4.2.5 Think of alternative titles for your slides; 4.3 PART 2: KEEPING TEXT ON SLIDES TO THE MINIMUM; 4.3.1 Keep it simple: one idea per slide; 4.3.2 Where possible, avoid complete sentences. 
506 |a Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty 
520 |a 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="" tednetworking 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. Other books in the series cover: writing research papers; English grammar, usage, and style; academic correspondence; interacting on campus; plus exercises books and a teacher's guide. Please visit http://www.springer.com/series/13913 for a full list of titles in the series. Adrian Wallwork is the author of more than 30 ELT and EAP textbooks. He has trained several thousand PhD students and academics from 35 countries to write research papers, prepare presentations, and communicate with editors, referees and fellow researchers 
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