Presenting in English

A Practical Guide

Dick Smakman

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781040030547
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Filología
• Subtopic: Lingüística

This practical guide introduces students to the language and other skills needed to deliver a presentation in English. Concise and accessible, the guide will be particularly helpful to learners of English.

The book:

• covers different types of presentations, including group and online presentations, common structures of presentations, presentation tools, and the main message that each presentation should have
• introduces the language skills necessary for presentations: useful English words, phrases, and sentences to use in the various parts of presentations, and how one's pronunciation can become clearer to an international audience
• explains how to control voice and vocal tract usage and how to effectively use the body as a communicator
• discusses how to communicate with the audience, including how to handle questions, and explores different types of audiences
• includes culturally diverse examples, case studies, and exercises

Accompanied by online support material with recordings, the book is an essential guide to delivering a successful presentation in English.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Part A The presentation
• Part B The language
• Part C The presenter
• Part D The audience
• References
• INDEX