Giving Academic Presentations (Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes)

Type

Book

Authors

Susan M. Reinhart

ISBN 10

047208884X

ISBN 13

9780472088843

Tags

Public Speaking, English as a Second Language, Fiction, Creative Writing & Composition, Foreign Languages

Description

Giving Academic Presentations provides guidance on academic-style presentations for ESL students and native speakers. One goal of this text is to make presenters aware that giving an effective presentation requires mastery of a broad range of skills. Students will learn how to choose an appropriate topic, create effective visuals, and design a speech opening. This textbook provides:*helpful analyses of speeches*examination of major speech types, accompanying organizational strategies, and related language use*tips for improving nonverbal behavior*suggestions for speaker-listener interaction*an analysis of ways to qualify claims and strategies for improving them*opportunities for evaluating one's work and the work of others. - from Amzon

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