Dick Smakman

Presenting in English (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This practical guide introduces students to the language and other skills needed to deliver a presentation in English. Concise and accessible, the guide will be particularly helpful to learners of English.

The book:

• covers different types of presentations, including group and online presentations, common structures of presentations, presentation tools, and the main message that each presentation should have
• introduces the language skills necessary for presentations: useful English words, phrases, and sentences to use in the various parts of presentations, and how one's pronunciation can become clearer to an international audience
• explains how to control voice and vocal tract usage and how to effectively use the body as a communicator
• discusses how to communicate with the audience, including how to handle questions, and explores different types of audiences
• includes culturally diverse examples, case studies, and exercises

Accompanied by online support material with recordings, the book is an essential guide to delivering a successful presentation in English.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040030547
• Artikelnr.: 70394690

Autorenporträt

Dick Smakman is Lecturer at Leiden University, The Netherlands, where he teaches courses in Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics. He is the author of Accent Building (2015), Discovering Sociolinguistics (2018), and Clear English Pronunciation (2020). He has taught courses and delivered presentations at various universities, particularly in Europe and Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

FOREWORD
PART A. THE PRESENTATION
1. Presentation types
2. Online and joint presentations
3. Presentation structure
4. Digital slide shows
5. Slide design
PART B. THE LANGUAGE
6. Useful sentences
7. Useful words
8. Clear vowels and consonants
9. Tongue twisters
10. The music of your English
PART C. THE PRESENTER
11. Speaking style
12. Posture
13. Face, arms, and hands
14. Emotions before presentation day
15. Emotions on presentation day
PART D. THE AUDIENCE
16. Knowing your audience
17. Handling audience diversity
18. Engaging your audience
19. Convincing your audience
20. Audience questions
INDEX

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FOREWORD

PART A. THE PRESENTATION

1. Presentation types

2. Online and joint presentations

3. Presentation structure

4. Digital slide shows

5. Slide design

PART B. THE LANGUAGE

6. Useful sentences

7. Useful words

8. Clear vowels and consonants

9. Tongue twisters

10. The music of your English

PART C. THE PRESENTER

11. Speaking style

12. Posture

13. Face, arms, and hands

14. Emotions before presentation day

15. Emotions on presentation day

PART D. THE AUDIENCE

16. Knowing your audience

17. Handling audience diversity

18. Engaging your audience

19. Convincing your audience

20. Audience questions

INDEX