English for presentations at international conferences Adrian Wallwork

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallwork, Adrian, author.

Series:

Wallwork, Adrian. http://viaf.org/viaf/3823166535892912880006 English for academic research

English for Academic Research 2625-3453

English for Academic Research Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Usage--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

English language.

Public speaking--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public speaking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Third edition 2026

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer 2026

Summary:

Good presentation skills are key to a successful career in academia. This guide provides examples taken from real presentations given both by native and non-native academics covering a wide variety of disciplines. The easy-to-follow guidelines and tips will teach you how to: plan, prepare and practice a well-organized, interesting presentation write an accompanying script and avoid errors in English improve your English pronunciation and intonation gain confidence, and overcome nerves and embarrassment highlight the essential points you want your audience to remember attract and retain audience attention explain technical processes deal with the Q&A session design and discuss posters This new edition contains four additional areas: presenting online using generative AI tools for both text and images learning techniques from TED talks and Three Minute Theses FAQs on alternative approaches to traditional academic presentations For EAP teachers, this book is a useful source for i) preparing instructive and entertaining lessons ii) learning how to generate personalized exercises, and iii) getting tips for teaching students. Please visit https://link.springer.com/series/13913 for a full list of titles in the series, which includes The Pros and Cons of Using Chatbots, AI-Assisted Writing and Presenting in English; and English for Writing Research Papers. Adrian Wallwork is the author of more than 50 ELT and EAP textbooks aimed at students and researchers. He has trained several thousand PhD students and academics to exploit AI as a support for writing research papers, preparing presentations, and communicating with editors, referees and fellow researchers

Contents:

1. Why presentations matter: best practices and common pitfalls

2. Learning from others

3. Frequently Asked Questions

4. Why having a script is fundamental

5. Writing the text of your slides

6. Look and feel and the big picture

7. Graphs and charts

8. Pronunciation and speed of voice

9. Handling your nerves, rehearsing, and self-assessment

10. Presenting online

11. Posters

12. Titles and Agendas

13. How to open a presentation

14. Case study on different ways to begin the same presentation

15. Methods and results

16. Showing and describing a process

17. Final slides.-18. Q&A session

Notes:

Includes index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 2, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Wallwork, Adrian English for Presentations at International Conferences

ISBN:

9783032163318

3032163315

OCLC:

1593560338

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license