English for presentations at international conferences

Physical dimension

Summary / review / table of contents

Preface;
Who is this book for?;
What does this book cover?;
How is the book organized?;
How are the chapters organized?;
How should I read this book?;
Differences from the first edition;
I am a trainer in EAP and EFL. Should I read this book?;
Are the examples in this book taken from real presentations?;
The author;
Other books in this series;

Chapter 1: The Importance of Presentations;
1.1 What's the buzz?;
1.2 Giving presentations gives you visibility and advances your career;
1.3 Simply attending, without presenting, is not enough;
1.4 Good presentations: typical features.
1.5 Bad presentations: typical features
1.6 The key to a professional presentation;

Chapter 2: TED and Learning from Others;
2.1 What's the buzz?;
2.2 Choosing a TED presentation and learning the benefits;
2.3 TED example with use of slides: Let's bridge the digital divide!;
2.4 TED example with minimal slides, delivered from a lectern: The forgotten history of autism;
2.5 What might Steve have done differently if he had been giving a more formal version of his talk at an international conference made up of a multilingual audience?
2.6 TED example delivered from a lectern: This is what it's like to teach in North Korea
2.7 What can you learn from these three TED presentations?;
2.8 Should you opt for TED-style presentations?;
2.9 TED viewers rarely comment on non-native speakers' use of English;
2.10 Note down what you remember about the presentations you watch;
2.11 Assess other people's presentations;
2.12 Using TED talks;

Chapter 3: Why You Should Write Out Your Speech;
3.1 What's the buzz?;
3.2 Write down your speech;
3.3 Don't lift text directly from your paper;
3.4 Only have one idea per sentence.
3.5 Be concise-only say things that add value
3.6 Simplify sentences that are difficult to say;
3.7 Do not use synonyms for technical/key words;
3.8 Only use synonyms for nontechnical words;
3.9 Use verbs rather than nouns;
3.10 Avoid abstract nouns;
3.11 Avoid generic quantities and unspecific adjectives;
3.12 Advantages of having a written script;
3.13 Mark up your script and then practice reading it aloud;
3.14 Use your script to write notes to accompany your slides;
3.15 Use your speech to decide if and when to have slides and in what order;
3.16 Tense usage.

Chapter 4: Writing the text of your slides
4.1 What's the buzz?;
4.2 PART 1: TITLES -- WHOLE PRESENTATION AND INDIVIDUAL SLIDES;
4.2.1 Make sure your title is not too technical for your audience;
4.2.2 Remove all redundancy from your title, but don't be too concise;
4.2.3 Check that your title is grammatical and is spelt correctly;
4.2.4 Deciding what else to include in the title slide;
4.2.5 Think of alternative titles for your slides;
4.3 PART 2: KEEPING TEXT ON SLIDES TO THE MINIMUM;
4.3.1 Keep it simple: one idea per slide;
4.3.2 Where possible, avoid complete sentences.

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