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Summary
Summary
Presentation Skills for Students is a practical, accessible guide for all students in further or higher education. It discusses speaking effectively in seminars, tutorials and formal presentations and helps with career research including a practical step-by-step guide to a successful job interview. Regular checklists and the friendly down-to-earth style make this an ideal reference tool.
The second edition:
- reflects the changes in technology
- includes new material in the job search and job interviews chapter
- highlights the hazards of using social networking sites
- includes illustrations, which add both clarity and humor.
Author Notes
Joan Van Emden was Director of the Jove Centre, a consultancy specializing in technical writing and presentation. She was also a visiting lecturer at the University of Reading, speaking regularly at conference, and is the author of Writing for Engineers. She currently runs courses in using your voice effectively.
Lucinda Becker is Senior Lecturer at the University of Reading within Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Management. She is also a professional trainer, developing and delivering courses in communication, presentations, management techniques and job-searching skills. She is author of The Mature Student's Handbook.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| 1 Personal Development: Speaking to an Audience | p. 1 |
| 2 Delivery, Non-verbal Communication and Nerves | p. 5 |
| Using your voice | p. 6 |
| Using silence | p. 18 |
| Listening to voices | p. 21 |
| Using NVC | p. 21 |
| Nerves | p. 30 |
| 3 Choosing and Using Visual Aids | p. 34 |
| Advantages of visual aids | p. 34 |
| Using visual aids | p. 35 |
| Visual aid equipment | p. 44 |
| Handouts | p. 53 |
| Prototypes and demonstrations | p. 55 |
| Poster presentations | p. 57 |
| Computer demonstrations | p. 59 |
| 4 Speaking as Part of Your Course | p. 62 |
| Seminar papers | p. 63 |
| Tutorials | p. 68 |
| Presentations | p. 69 |
| Vivas | p. 82 |
| 5 Speaking as Part of a Group | p. 85 |
| Forming a group | p. 85 |
| The venue | p. 94 |
| Organising the group | p. 95 |
| Structuring the presentation | p. 96 |
| Rehearsals | p. 98 |
| Answering questions | p. 100 |
| 6 Speaking as a Student Representative | p. 104 |
| Choosing to stand | p. 104 |
| Open meetings | p. 107 |
| Committee meetings | p. 108 |
| High-level committees | p. 111 |
| Open days | p. 114 |
| Talking to new students | p. 116 |
| 7 Speaking at Elections and Meetings | p. 118 |
| Election to office | p. 118 |
| Speaking to the press | p. 121 |
| Speaking at meetings | p. 122 |
| Chairing meetings | p. 124 |
| Public meetings | p. 132 |
| 8 Job Searches and Job Interviews | p. 134 |
| Using the telephone for a job search | p. 134 |
| Careers fairs | p. 137 |
| Telephone interviews | p. 138 |
| Facebook checking | p. 140 |
| First interview | p. 141 |
| Second interview | p. 144 |
| Further Reading | p. 151 |
| Index | p. 152 |
