Giving Academic Presentations (Michigan Series In English For Academic & Professional Purposes)

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.