Summary: Anacademic
presentations
guidetogiving
pointacross.
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A good talk involves careful planning and preparation. This resource helps you to understand what
tutors are looking for and how you might plan and deliver a talk at any stage in your academic and
professional life, individually or as part of a team.
Contents
1 Why give a talk? 3
1.1 How do you currently feel about giving a talk? 3
1.2 Drawing on your own experiences 3
2 Planning a talk 4
2.1 Where to start 5
2.2 Twelve preparation tasks 5
2.3 Using visual and auditory aids 7
2.4 Giving presentations as part of a team 9
3 Delivering the talk 10
3.1 Beginnings and endings 11

Source: Anderson, Jim - School of Mathematics, University of Southampton

Collections: Mathematics