Wallwork English for Presentations at International Conferences

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4419-6591-2
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 175 Seiten, eBook

This, the first book ever written on academic presentations specifically from the perspective of non-native English speakers, is designed to help non-native English speakers to prepare and deliver effective presentations at international conferences.

Adrian Wallwork is the author of more than 20 ELT and EAP textbooks. He has trained several thousand PhD students and academics from 35 countries to prepare and give presentations. Since 1984 he has been revising research papers, and in 2009 he set up englishforacademics.com - a proofreading and editing service specifically for researchers.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wallwork, Adrian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preparation and Practice.- Ten Stages in Preparing Your Slides.- Writing Out Your Speech in English.- Pronunciation and Intonation.- Practice and Learn from Other People’s Presentations.- Handling Your Nerves.- What to Write on the Slides.- Titles.- Writing and Editing the Text of the Slides.- Using Bullets.- Visual Elements and Fonts.- Getting and Keeping the Audience’s Attention.- What to Say and Do at Each Stage of the Presentation.- Ten Ways to Begin a Presentation.- Outline and Transitions.- Methodology.- Results and Discussion.- Conclusions.- Questions and Answers.- Useful Phrases.

Über Autor(innen)

Adrian Wallwork is the author of more than 20 ELT and EAP textbooks. He has trained several thousand PhD students and academics from 35 countries to prepare and give presentations. Since 1984 he has been revising research papers, and in 2009 he set up englishforacademics.com – a proofreading and editing service specifically for researchers.