Before reading this article it is suggested to read the previous article on 201 presentation skills (in Bahasa, right-click in Chrome and click translate, to make it in English).
This article is a resume/summary of the book "Conferencing and Presentation" by Michael Guest, particularly on Part IV (chapter 12-16). The book itself is free and can be downloaded from the Springer Nature website. The following dos and don'ts focus on a practical manner from opening to closing. Before entering this structure, however, formulae to formulaic academic phrases serve is listed as building blocks of academic discourse. These formulae including,
- Occupy a mid-point between ‘general English’ and specialist terminology;
- Contain constituents that are flexible (i.e., excluded vs. ruled out, possibilities vs. results);
- Have cross-disciplinary academic application;
- Are utilized in both written and spoken modes;
- Hold long-term (intrinsic) value for academics/professionals;
- Mark entry or membership into the academic discourse community.
1. Opening
Don'ts:
- My name is X, and my presentation is entitled Y. (this and next three are too slight)
- Hello everyone.
- My topic today is X. (This and below are too much casual)
- Today I’m going to present about X.
- I’ll present on X, OK?
- OK, so, I’ve just changed the title to show... X.
- I’m gonna talk about something that is very hot ‘n sexy...
