เลขหมู่ |
LB2639 .W2151 2016 |
ชื่อเรื่อง |
English for presentations at International Conferences / Adrian Wallwork |
ผู้แต่ง |
Wallwork, Adrian |
ISBN |
9783319263281 |
พิมพลักษณ์ |
Cham : Springer Science and Business Media, 2016 |
ครั้งที่พิมพ์ |
Second edition |
รูปเล่ม |
284 p. |
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Contents: Preface; Who is this book for?; What does this bookcover?; How is the book organized?; How are the chapters organized?; How should I read this book?; Differences fromthe first edition; I am a trainer in EAP and EFL. Should Iread 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 |
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1.5 Bad presentations: typical features1.6 The key to aprofessional 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 havedone differently if he had been giving a more formal version of his talk at an international conference made upof a multilingual audience? |
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2.6 TED example delivered from a lectern: This is whatit^'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 |
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3.5 Be concise-only say things that add value3.6 Simplifysentences 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 practicereading 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 |
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Chapter 4: Writing the text of your slides4.1 What^'s thebuzz?; 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, avoidcomplete sentences |
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Summary: Good presentation skills are key to a successful career inacademia. 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 youraudience to remember attract and retain audience attentiondeal 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: |
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Public speaking. |
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English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. |
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Presentation graphics software. |
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Business presentations. |
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English language--Business English. |
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English. |
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Language Education. |
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Popular Science in Linguistics. |
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Grammar. |