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Giving Academic Presentations, Second Edition

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Contents Introduction to Second Edition Unit 1: Giving an Introduction Speech

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Giving Academic Presentations provides guidance on academic-style presentations for university students. A goal of the text is to make presenters aware that giving an effective academic presentation requires mastery of a broad range of skills.

The presentation genres addressed in the book are: making introductions, describing and comparing objects, explaining a process, defining a concept, and giving a problem-solution speech. Among the many academic skills and concepts addressed in the book are:

Examination of major speech types and the accompanying organizational strategies

Discussion of speech overviews and suggestions for designing them and creating visuals to accompany them

Suggestions for speaker-listener interaction including checking for understanding, soliciting questions from the audience, preparing for and responding to questions, and interrupting the speaker to ask questions or request clarification

Discussion of the importance of using evidence in academic speaking and the advantages of using certain types of evidence

Suggestions of ways to qualify claims and strategies for making weaker or stronger claims

Strategies and practice to improve pausing, stress, and intonation

Practical advice about preparing and practicing speeches

Opportunities for presenters to evaluate their own and others’ work

The Second Edition includes many new tasks and additional speeches; more attention to working with and using visuals; information about computer projection and using PowerPoint; and new sections on presenting biographical information, referring to handouts, and giving research presentations.  

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A Student's Guide to Presentations Making your Presentation Count

• Barbara Chivers - Freelance Educational Consultant
• Michael Shoolbred - University of Birmingham, UK
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Are you daunted by the prospect of doing a presentation or just keen to improve your presentation skills?

Key features include:

• Real life examples illustrating effective presentation techniques
• Helpful tips and illustrations throughout
• A 10 step guide to preparing your presentation
• Tips on using PowerPoint effectively
• A companion website complete with a student resource centre.

Written in a clear and accessible style this book is essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who have to conduct graded presentations.

Visit the companion website for free online support resources. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills website for tips, quizzes and videos on study success!

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Step-by-Step plan for preparing a presentation very useful and hands-on. Annex 1 on numerical data important for a number of students.

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This book provides relevant information for our students in developing their skills and knowledge of presenting. The book is structured in a way that is easy for students to access and provides a range of strategies and approaches.

Neat, clear, accessible, effective! The key things you need for students new to presentations at all FE and HE levels.

A user-friendly text that students will find highly useful not only for aiding them in preparation of presentations but also in understanding the relevance of them for a deeper understanding of course material as well as preparation for employment.

A super book which is well written and user-friendly. Some excellent hints and tips to help students who need to complete a presentation as part of their course. An excellent resource for students and teachers alike.

A very useful text to help students with the increasing number of presentations that they are expected to make. An excellent complementary resource for the guidelines that we provide.

A fantastic book that has hugely aided students' confidence and techniques

We have recommended that our students read this book in order to help them with their level I assignment in addition to listing it as recommended reading for Level C study skills- Really handy book that covers a basic but important topic

very good for BA presentations, an increasing aspect of our course. Useful also for MA, and Research students thinking of Seminars and vivas.

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Academic Conference Presentations

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• Takes the presenter on a journey from initial idea to conference presentation
• Addresses topics such as abstract writing, choosing a conference, posters and online versus face-to-face presentations
• Based on the author's own experiences

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This book provides a step-by-step journey to giving a successful academic conference presentation, taking readers through all of the potential steps along the way—from the initial idea and the abstract submission all the way up to the presentation itself. Drawing on the author's own experiences, the book highlights good and bad practices while explaining each introduced feature in a very accessible style. It provides tips on a wide range of issues such as writing up an abstract, choosing the right conference, negotiating group presentations, giving a poster presentation, what to include in a good presentation, conference proceedings and presenting at virtual or hybrid events. This book will be of particular interest to graduate students, early-career researchers and non-native speakers of English, as well as students and scholars who are interested in English for Academic Purposes, Applied Linguistics, Communication Studies and generally speaking, most of the Social Sciences. With that said, because of the book’s theme, many of the principles included within will appeal to broad spectrum of academic disciplines.

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Presenting Thesis in Conferences: Oral and Poster Presentation

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Mark R. Freiermuth

Conferences: Choose Wisely Grasshopper

Getting started: the precise abstract, after the excitement fades: preparing for the presentation, tea for two or more: the group presentation, conferences: live and in-person, ghosts in the machine: the virtual presentation, the seven deadly sins: what not to do, the top five, back matter.

-Sarah Mercer , Professor for Foreign Language Teaching and the Head of the ELT Research and Methodology Department, University of Graz, Austria

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What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation

• Carmine Gallo

Five tips to set yourself apart.

Never underestimate the power of great communication. It can help you land the job of your dreams, attract investors to back your idea, or elevate your stature within your organization. But while there are plenty of good speakers in the world, you can set yourself apart out by being the person who can deliver something great over and over. Here are a few tips for business professionals who want to move from being good speakers to great ones: be concise (the fewer words, the better); never use bullet points (photos and images paired together are more memorable); don’t underestimate the power of your voice (raise and lower it for emphasis); give your audience something extra (unexpected moments will grab their attention); rehearse (the best speakers are the best because they practice — a lot).

I was sitting across the table from a Silicon Valley CEO who had pioneered a technology that touches many of our lives — the flash memory that stores data on smartphones, digital cameras, and computers. He was a frequent guest on CNBC and had been delivering business presentations for at least 20 years before we met. And yet, the CEO wanted to sharpen his public speaking skills.

• Carmine Gallo is a Harvard University instructor, keynote speaker, and author of 10 books translated into 40 languages. Gallo is the author of The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets of the World’s Greatest Salesman  (St. Martin’s Press).

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A list of the top 40 books on presentation skills.

With recent the passing of Casey Kasem , I allowed nostalgia to grab hold of me this week and decided to dive into a Top 40 list.

Following are the top 40 books listed under the category of “ Running Meetings & Presentations ” as ranked by Amazon.com on Monday, June 16, 2014. A few of these are classics and must-reads. I had never heard of some of these books and have added them to my reading list. It surprised me to find some of these titles so high on Amazon’s rankings. And a word of advice: if you want a highly ranked book on the topic of presentations, you might want to put “TED” in your title.

If you think there’s an important, influential or classic book on presentation skills not included on this list, let me know in the comments section at the end of this article .

• How to Win Friends & Influence People: The Only Book You Need to Lead You To Success (Dale Carnegie)
• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High (Kerry Patterson)
• Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing your Personal Impact  (Nick Morgan)
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us  (Daniel Pink)
• Talk Like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds  (Carmine Gallo)
• How to Design TED Worthy Presentation Slides: Presentation Design Principles from the Best TED Talks  (Akash Kana)
• Pitch Perfect: How to Say it Right the First Time, Every Time  (Bill McGowan)
• A Social Strategy: How We Profit from Social Media (Mikolaj Jan Piskorski)
• Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone  (Mark Goulston)
• World Class Speaking in Action: 50 Certified Coaches Show You How to Present, Persuade and Profit  (Craig Valentine)
• Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with power and Impact  (Annette Simmons)
• Secrets of the Voice: Read People and Influence Others Using the Voice  (Ehud Segev)
• Sell from the Stage: Without Toasting Rubber Chickens  (Sam Crowley)
• Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind (Al Ries)
• Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling  (Edgar Schein)
• Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable… About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business  (Patrick Lencioni)
• Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading and Winning the Deal  (Oren Klaff)
• How to Deliver a TED Talk: Secrets of the World’s Most Inspiring Presentations  (Jeremy Donovan)
• Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments and Bad Behavior  (Kerry Patterson)
• Public Speaking: Storytelling Techniques for Electrifying Presentations  (Akash Karia)
• How Successful People Think Differently (Akash Karia)
• Body Language Expert, Male Focus: How to SUCCESSFULLY READ & SHOW a Man’s Body Language in Business, Social Skills and Dating  (F. R. Lifestyle)
• The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others  (Kristi Hedges)
• Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust & Get Extraordinary Results  (Judith Glaser)
• Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (Henry Robert)
• It’s the Way You Say It: Becoming Articulate, Well-spoken and Clear  (Carol Fleming)
• Magic of Impromptu Speaking: Create a Speech that will be Remembered for Years in Under 30 Seconds  (Andrii Sedniev)
• Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Toolkit for Managers  (Tim Ogilvie)
• How to Deliver a Great TED Talk: Presentation Secrets of the World’s Best Speakers  (Akash Karia)
• Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery  (Garr Reynolds)
• Liespotting: Proven Techniques to Detect Deception  (Pamela Meyer)
• The Sketchnote Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Visual Notetaking  (Mike Rohde)
• Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences  (Nancy Duarte)
• The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People  (Gary Chapman)
• slide:ology (Nancy Duarte)
• Networking is Dead: Making Connections that Matter  (Melissa Wilson)
• The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in Front of any Audience  (Carmine Gallo)
• Show and Tell: How Everybody Can Make Extraordinary Presentations  (Dan Roam)
• HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Communication (Harvard Business Review)
• Emotional Intelligence – The Ultimate Guide to Develop your Emotional Intelligence and Improve Your Communication Skills Now   (Patrick Cogen)

So there you have it. Go forth, read a lot, apply what you’ve learned and amaze your audiences. As Casey would say: keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.

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Communication skills you need at work

12 award-winning speech and presentation skill books.

12 May 2021

Why is it difficult to find good communication books?

Most people search for a topic on Amazon and browse the first few pages of results. This approach usually shows the books with the highest rankings and highest sales. Usually, these are books that everyone has heard of. Those books get more sales, which in turn keeps the book at the top of the rankings.

Unfortunately, this approach keeps a lot of great books hidden from potential buyers. There are some great titles that lie hidden on results page five and beyond.

It takes time to wade through pages of search results on Amazon. So, to save you some time, here is a list of communication books that have won major book awards in the last 10 years. Each of these books was recognized at prestigious international awards including The Axiom Business Book Awards (USA), The Business Book Awards (UK), International Book Award, IPPY, and the Eric Hoffer award.

If you want to improve your communication skills at work there are many great books to choose from. But, if you want the cream of the crop, these are the award-winners.

Award-winning communication books about speech and presentation skills

The Speaker’s Coach: 60 Secrets to Make Your Talk, Speech or Presentation Amazing Graham Shaw, (Business Book Awards 2020).

Goodbye Glossophobia: Banish Your Fear of Public Speaking Esther Stanhope, (Business Book Awards 2020).

The Busy Person’s Guide To Great Presenting: Become a Compelling, Confident Presenter. Every Time Lee Warren, (Business Book Awards 2019).

You Were Born To Speak: So What’s Holding You Back? Richard Newman (2019 Axiom Silver and Rubery award 2019 finalist).

The Leader’s Guide to Presenting: How to Use Soft Skills to Get Hard Results Tom Bird and Jeremy Cassell (Business Book Awards 2018).

Get to the point: Sharpen Your Message and Make Your Words Matter Joel Schwartzberg (IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award silver winner and 2018 Next Generation Indie award winner).

Stop Lecturing Start Communicating: The Public Speaking Survival Guide for Business Maria D. Gallo (International Book Awards 2015, finalist).

Edge Presentation: Your Guide to Trust-Based Presentations Ben A. Ratje (2015 Axiom Bronze).

Boring to Bravo: Proven Presentation Techniques to Engage, Involve, and Inspire Your Audience to Action Kristin Arnold (2012 Axiom Bronze).

Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences Nancy Duarte (2011 Axiom Gold).

Putting Stories to Work: Mastering Business Storytelling Shawn Callahan (2017 Axiom Gold).

The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures Dan Roam (2009 Axiom Gold).

Disclaimer: I have read some of these books, but have not read them all (although I am working through the list at about one book a month). This list is not my personal recommendation, but they are recommended by the judges at some of the biggest book awards in the world. That alone makes them worth a look.

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Five Must-Read Presentation Skills Books

When you search Amazon.com for presentation skills books, you will get almost 18,000 results. It is difficult to choose which one to read.

Many of these presentations skills books are very good and will undoubtedly help you improve you presentations. A few of them, however, are absolute gems that should be in every presenter’s bookshelf.

In this post, I review five of my most treasured presentation skills books. Each one has a slightly different focus, ranging from how to add a stories to your presentation to tips for better slide designs.

“Resonate” by Nancy Duarte

This is Nancy Duarte’s first book, although it has been published two years after her “ slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations “, which taught presenters how to give more visually appealing presentations.

In “ Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences ,” Duarte shows just how important stories are for compelling presentations. She has studied great presenters and their presentations and suddenly it clicked: Those presentations all followed some form of pattern. A pattern that is not just found in great presentations, but also literary work and blockbuster movies. Drawing from this research, Duarte outlines these patterns and gives useful tips on how to add that special something to your presentations.

One of the most profound tips in the book is what Nancy calls the intentional placement of a S.T.A.R. Moment:  S omething  T hey’ll  A lways  R emember.  This moment should be so profound or so dramatic that it becomes what the audience chats about at the water cooler or appears as the headline of a news article. Planting a S.T.A.R. moment in a presentation keeps the conversation going even after it’s over and helps the message go viral.

“Presentation Zen” by Garr Reynolds

Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the net —  presentationzen.com  — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote.

Presentation Zen  challenges the conventional wisdom of making “slide presentations” in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

“The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs” by Carmine Gallo

Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s wildly popular presentations have set a new global gold standard. This step-by-step guide shows you exactly how to use his crowd-pleasing techniques in your own presentations.

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs  is as close as you’ll ever get to having the master presenter himself speak directly in your ear. Communications expert Carmine Gallo has studied and analyzed the very best of Jobs’s performances, offering point-by-point examples, tried-and-true techniques, and proven presentation secrets that work every time. With this revolutionary approach, you’ll be surprised at how easy it is to sell your ideas, share your enthusiasm, and wow your audience the Steve Jobs way.

The author, Carmine Gallo, writes a bi-weekly column for Businessweek.com and has been a featured contributor to several other major websites including MSNBC, Military.com, Always On, AOL and Yahoo Finance. Gallo personally coaches leading executives for keynote speeches, media interviews, product launches, and book tours.

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“Presentation Skills 201” by William R Steele

Presentation Skills 201  is for the good presenter who is determined to get even better. Containing over 70 pieces of detailed advice for higher performance,  Presentation Skills 201  can be read from cover-to-cover or used as a reference guide. It includes valuable, easy-to-implement tips for every facet of the presentation process from planning to delivery. It’s all here at an advanced level for high-performing professionals who desire that extra edge by increasing confidence and engaging audiences.

Readers will learn how to increase both the impact and memorability of their presentations. Included with the tips are scores of real-life examples and stories from the author’s over 16 years of helping highly-accomplished presenters find that one more thing that they can do to take it up notch and build their careers by making strong, positive impressions on their presentation audiences.

Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun

Scott Berkun is a former Microsoft executive who turned writer and professional speaker.  Confessions  is Berkun’s first-hand account of many years of public speaking, teaching, and television appearances.

In the book, he shares his successes, failures, and some frustrating experiences, to help readers with their delivery of their own presentations.  Confessions  contains practical advice in every chapter of the book. It teaches what to do when things go wrong: whether it is a tough crowd you are facing or technical difficulties you encounter.

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