Presenting in English

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.

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

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