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PRESENTING AN ACADEMIC PAPER - Coggle Diagram
PRESENTING AN ACADEMIC PAPER
Preparing for oral presentation
Oral communication is different from written communication
Focus on being clear
Focus your presentation on getting two to three key points across
Repeat key insights
Tell them what you're going to tell them [forecast]
Tell them [explain]
Tell them what you just told them [summarize]
Think about your audience
Practice art of communicating
Learn to speak clearly and audibly about yourself and your research
Example: What background knowledge do they have about my topic? Does the audience have any particular interests? How am I going to involve them in my presentation?
What should I say?
Think about what you want to achieve
The most important things that members of the audience should know about your study
Example: Do I want to inform my audience, inspire them to think about my research, or convince them of a particular point of view?
Create effective notes
Create notes that can be easily referred to as you speak
Strategies
Choose large font and avoid cursive text
Use bold text, underlining and highlight important elements of presentation
Leave adequate space to jot down additional thoughts
Place a cue in the text of your notes
Spell out challenging words phonetically
Organizing the content
Think about what you want to achive
Brainstorm your topic and write a rough outline
Organize material and draft
Summarize draft into key points
Prepare visual aids
Rehearse presentation
General outline
Introduction
State purpose and present an outline of your talk
Body
Present main points in a logical order
Pause at the end of each point
Make it clear when move to other subject
Use clear example
Conclusion
Clear summary and restate the purpose
Delivering presentation
Use voice
Speak loudly and in no rush, slow down for key points and use pauses
Use body language
Stand straight and comfortably, hold head up and use hands, facial expressions and body when talking
Pay attention to language
Emphasize key points
Check the pronounciation
Keep it simple
Interact with the audience
Aware how audience is reacting, be open to questions and ready to get the discussion
Speaking tips
Your first words are more important
Interesting introduction to grab attention
Talk to audience, do not read them
Use notes, cue cards, or overheads as prompts that emphasis key points, and speak to your audience
Maintain regular eye-contact
Limit reading text to quote