Passport+to+Academic+Presentations

PassporttoAcademicPresentationsStageOne—TheGeneralIntroductiongreettheaudienceandintroduceyourselfStageTwo—TheOverviewtelltheaudiencewhatthetopicofthepresentationwillbeStageThree—TheBodytalkaboutthepresentationtopicindetailStateFour—TheConclusionlettheaudienceknowthatyou’regoingtofinishthepresentationStageFive—TheChanceforDiscussiongivetheaudiencetheopportunitytoaskquestionsOpeningAnOralPresentationInmypresentationtoday,I’mgoingtolookatsomeoftheissuesaffectingtourisminThailand.Inthispresentation,I’llbedescribingthemainformsofcancerthatwearecurrentlyfindinginwomenovertheageof40.Forthenexttenminutesorso,I’dliketogiveyousomeofthereasonswhymostmodernhistoriansthinktheFirstWorldWarstarted.Inmytalkthismorning,I’mgoingtofocusonthreeofMonet’spaintings.Inmypresentation,I’lltalkaboutfourkeyeffectsthatacidrainishavingonourenvironment.Exercises1OpeningsofTwoPresentations(01)a)Whatthespeakerintendstotalkaboutb)Whetherornottheaudiencealreadyknowsthespeaker.Howcanyoutell?Overview—MainThemesandSub-themesofOralPresentationsInmypresentationtoday,I’mgoingtotalkaboutimagesofviolenceinthemoviesofQuentinTarantino.I’llstartbylookingatPulpFiction,arguablyhisbest-knownwork.Next,I’llfocusonReservoirDogsandtofinishoff,I’llconsiderkillBill.Forthenext20minutesorso,I’mgoingtolookatsomeofthedifferentfactorsthathaveanimpactoninternationalcommunication.Basically,I’vedividedmypresentationintothreeparts.Inthefirstpart,I’lltalkaboutculturalvaluesandthewaythatthesedeterminehumanbehavior.Then,inthesecondpart,I’lllookatthewaythatlinguisticdifferenceshaveanimpactonhowwethinkandthewayinwhichweexpressourselves.Inthefinalpart,I’llfocusonnon-verbalcommunicationandconsiderthewaysinwhichgestures,facialexpressionsandbodyposturecanalltransmitmeaningjustaseffectivelyaswords.Exercise2PresentationStructure(02)Presentation1MainthemeSub-themesPresentation2MainthemeSub-themesGivinganOverview(03)Presentation1MainthemeSub-themesPresentation2MainthemeSub-themesGivinganOverviewPresentation1TypicalLondonTouristAttractions.BuckinghamPalace(arguablythemostpopularattractionfortourists),theBritishMuseum,thentheTowerofLondon.Presentation2Thedifferenteffectsofglobalwarming.Part1:aboutthemeltingglaciersandthewaythatthesearecontributingtorisingsealevels.Part2:climatechangeandexamplesofhowthisishavingaseriousimpactonwildanimals’behaviorandhabitat.Part3:theretreatingsnowlinesandhowthesearecausingthedeathofcertainspeciesoftrees.