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  • Students often ask me, how is an academic presentation different from the ones they

  • have done in secondary school. Well, the main difference is that it includes research; you

  • need to cite references; for exactly the same reasons as Jeff already explained to you in the video

  • What is Academic Style? So, in academic style you need to prove your authority in your discipline;

  • you need to establish that what you're talking about is relevant, that it is correct, and

  • that it is valid. So, how do you do that? You do that by choosing references that are

  • relevant and that are also, that support your arguments properly; then once you have your

  • references, you need to cite them. In an oral presentation, this can be done in two ways.

  • First of all provide the reference in the slide; for instance you have a picture, so

  • first make sure that you are allowed to take that picture, you are allowed to use the picture;

  • otherwise it's just stealing. So, then you use the picture, you provide the source, where

  • has the picture come from? And then also cite it orally, verbally. So, another example could

  • be, that you have used an author called John Chan, then you would say, ... As John Chan

  • points out in his article in 2010...So, that is a way of doing referencing in the slides.

  • Also finally, you would have to have an entire list of references; you display the whole

  • list of references in the correct style; for example it could be APA or it could be IEEE

  • ; which gives the information to the audience of all the sources that you have used in the

  • presentation.

  • So, now that we have talked about referencing, the other key factor in academic presentations

  • is structure. A good structure enables the audience to follow the content very clearly,

  • so make sure that each section of your presentation is organised properly where every section

  • is linked to the other in a clear and coherent manner. This is called signposting, which

  • gives directions to the audience on which way the presentation is leading, and you will

  • learn more about it in the coming weeks.

  • Another concern for most students is language. This is tricky for some students because oral

  • presentations use spoken language and they need lots of interaction, so if a student

  • just delivers an essay, and just reads it, then it's going to be not only dull and

  • boring, it's going to end him up with a very very low grade. But at the same time,

  • we have to be careful not to use very emotional language. Then the dilemma is how do we make

  • our presentations interesting? Well, we can use our voice, we can use our

  • body language and we can make the presentation interactive. We can use good intonation. So

  • in the next video by John Jones and David Wong you will learn much more about this.

  • As far as body language is concerned, make sure that you have very good eye contact,

  • good posture, good facial expressions and appropriate gestures. And interaction, ask

  • questions, create interest, and get your audience to ask questions to you and want to know more

  • about your topic.

  • Then as far as slides are concerned, it is best to keep it simple. Try not to use too

  • many fancy animations, or sound effects, because you are the one delivering the presentation;

  • it's not the PowerPoint which is delivering the presentation.

  • So, to wrap it up, and all in all, I'd like to say that an academic presentation is one

  • which has very well researched content with reliable references; it is very clearly organised

  • so that the audience can follow it; it has good intonation; it has good body language,

  • it has appropriate language; and simple but effective slides. So there is a lot to do

  • and there is a lot to remember; and that's not easy, so it's very likely that you will

  • get nervous. Most people are nervous of public speaking, so different people use different

  • ways to relax, before their presentation, some people like to imagine themselves in

  • a very relaxing environment, other people use deep breathing techniques; some people

  • like to listen to music before their presentation; but whatever you do, I think there is one

  • sure, foolproof method to ensure that your presentation goes well; practice; so rehearse

  • your presentation with your partner, not just once, not just twice, but several times, until

  • you get it absolutely right. And this will help you reduce your nervousness, and when

  • you are delivering your presentation, you'll be calm, alert, composed and confident, and

  • trust me, your teacher will notice it right away, and know that you are well prepared.

  • I'm going to divide my presentation into three parts; the first part I will define what is good public speaking.

  • David, this speaker has problems.

  • A lot of problems. First of all, there appears to be a complete lack of confidence.

  • The whole presentation lacks energy as well.

  • It's flat; it's boring. She doesn't seem to understand that English has a music

  • of its own; intonation. As a result it sounds as you said; flat, boring.

  • Well previously, I found the topic very very interesting, but the delivery.

  • I agree, her English is good, but as you said, her delivery is dead.

  • Problematic.

  • Lets watch again.

  • Ok, hope this time it's better.

  • Fingers crossed.

  • I'm going to divide my presentation into three parts; And the first part I'll define what is good public speaking.

  • Excellent.

  • Marvelous.

  • A completely different performance.

  • And that really impressed me as well. This time..

  • She was confident.

  • Energetic.

  • Lively.

  • The whole presentation is very entertaining as well.

  • I agree, and did you notice that her English, although the words are exactly the same, this

  • time it was musical, it was filled with the music of English; intonation.

  • And she's no longer a machine.

  • Absolutely, and remember that interviewers, or anybody watching this presentation, will

  • form an opinion based on these factors.

  • Right, so, how about in fact, where could we get help? Where could we develop our skills

  • so that we can become an energetic, confident, presenter?

  • That is the question.

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