Selection and comments by Mª Teresa
Naves i Nogués
Departament de Filologia Anglesa i Alemanya
Universitat de Barcelona
The On-Line
Guide to Scientific Presentation by Mark
Peterson at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST).
The
purpose of this site is to provide EFL students with access to resource
materials relating to scientific presentation. We strongly recommend you
to read the article by Mark Peterson (the Presentation) and then do the
quiz.
Presentation guide
hypertext article on achieving effective presentations. (Article by Mark
Peterson).
You'll learn about the three types of presentation: persuasive, instructional,
and informative; the key elements of a successful presentation; the
analysis of the intended audience; the planning and steps of a presentation;
the organization of materials; the use of visual and finally about the
delivery.
Presentation quiz
(interactive). This test consist of 10 multiple choice reading comprehension
questions. We strongly recommend you to do this test.
Bibliography
relevant to scientific presentation and public speaking
The 12 Minute Talk.
University of Canberra, AUSTRALIA. This one-page web summarises the most
important factors in order to deliver a successful presentation of twelve
minutes. It is divided into two main sections. Structure which gives
you pieces of advice as follows: "Tell the audience what your talk is about
and where you aim to take them. Introduce the subject
by posing the problem you are to address in the context of what is already
known"; and a second part called Criteria for Success which it is
also very readable. It can also be seen as a check list of about 15 key
issues to consider. "A talk will be considered successful if the talk does
not exceed the allotted time of twelve minutes. The subject is well introduced
with the scope set and the objectives clearly stated."
