PART II. CONFRENCE PRESENTATION
Appendix 1 (Exercise 2.7.)
| How to Improve the Introduction of a Presentation Effective Openings To make an effective presentation, it is important to get your audience interested in the first three minutes of your presentation. You should hook your audience and cause them to pay attention to you. There are three ways to make an effective opening: § Give your listeners a problem to think about Suppose you wanted to . . . How would you go about it? Imagine you had to .... What would be your first step? How many of you have ever . . ? Do you think that's possible? § Give them some amazing facts Did you know that . . ? According to a new study . . . Statistics show that . . . I’d like to share an amazing fact/figure with you § Give them a story or some personal experience I remember when I attended a meeting in Paris,... At a conference in Madrid, I was once asked the following question:... Let me tell you what happened to me ... |
Appendix 2 (Exercise 3.8.)
| Words and Expressions Used to Make Contrasts However Use “however” to introduce a point that disagrees with what you’ve just said. On the other hand Usage of this phrase includes introducing a contrasting interpretation of the same piece of evidence, a different piece of evidence that suggests something else, or an opposing opinion. In comparison/ By contrast Use “by contrast” or “in comparison” when you’re comparing and contrasting pieces of evidence. That said/ Then again Use this to cast doubt on an assertion. Yet Use this when you want to introduce a contrasting idea. Words and Expressions Used to Add Additional Information to Support a Point Moreover Employ “moreover” at the start of a sentence to add extra information in support of a point you’re making. Furthermore This is also generally used at the start of a sentence, to add extra information. What’s more This is used in the same way as “moreover” and “furthermore”. Likewise Use “likewise” when you want to talk about something that agrees with what you’ve just mentioned. Similarly Use “similarly” in the same way as “likewise”. As well as Use “as well as” instead of “also” or “and”. Coupled with Used when considering two or more arguments at a time. |
Appendix 3 (Exercise 7.7.)
Useful Words and Phrases of Scientific Communication at a scientific meeting, conference, round-table discussion, symposium, colloquium, seminar, session, congress, etc.
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