English for Presentations at International Conferences

Preparation and Practice.- Ten Stages in Preparing Your Slides.- Writing Out Your Speech in English.- Pronunciation and Intonation.- Practice and Learn from Other People's Presentations.- Handling Your Nerves.- What to Write on the Slides.- Titles.- Writing and Editing the Text of the Slides.- Using Bullets.- Visual Elements and Fonts.- Getting and Keeping the Audience's Attention.- What to Say and Do at Each Stage of the Presentation.- Ten Ways to Begin a Presentation.- Outline and Transitions.- Methodology.- Results and Discussion.- Conclusions.- Questions and Answers.- Useful Phrases.

Adrian Wallwork is the author of more than 20 ELT and EAP textbooks. He has trained several thousand PhD students and academics from 35 countries to prepare and give presentations. Since 1984 he has been revising research papers, and in 2009 he set up englishforacademics.com - a proofreading and editing service specifically for researchers.

From the reviews:

"Specifically written for non-native speakers of English it will also be very useful for anyone who is a native English speaker too. It is written both for those who have never presented before in English and are very nervous at the prospect and those with experience who simply want tips on how to improve their international conference or meeting presentation skills. ... I can highly recommend this book which is also reasonably priced." (Hashim Hashim and Jane Meijlink, ICS News, Vol. 7 (1), January, 2011)

"This slim book is aimed at presenters with English as their second language (ESL), and specifically at scientific researchers--an unfortunate choice, as this book has far broader appeal. It provides a great introduction for anyone who must learn the art of presentations and a refresher for experienced presenters. ... I can unreservedly recommend this book for ESL presenters, English presenters with ESL audiences, and anyone who needs to learn or polish their presentation skills." (Geoff Hart, Technical Communication, Vol. 58 (4), November, 2011)

"This book, easy to understand, will focus on the issues faced by those non native English speakers. It is designed to help them by providing them with rules and tips on, for instance, gaining and maintaining audience attention, handling questions and answers from the audience as well as highlighting examples taken from real presentations. This guide is thus also highly recommended for trainers in English for academic purposes." (ESNA - Bulletin, Issue 83, December, 2011)

"Wallwork has written a helpful guide for those who struggle with presenting scientific results in person.  The book is mainly intended for scientific speakers for whom English is not their primary language, but is also useful for native English speakers who have never presented before or who want to improve their presentation skills. In addition, I'd like to add that the book is also useful for