Speaking in Academic Contexts
Academic Spoken Genres
Oral Presentations
Students these days will probably be expected to present orally.
Academic seminars and presentations often take the following form:
A. PRESENTATION | ||
1. Introduction
What do you intend to do? |
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2. Main Body
State your points: information and argument. |
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3. Conclusion
Summarise |
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B. DISCUSSION/QUESTIONS |
See also: Speaking: Presentation Language