《研究生学术英语口语教程》基于作者杨晋十多年的博士研究生英语教学实践以及对学生、授课教师及相关教材的长期调研，并结合博士生在学术会议上发表学术论文和口头演讲学术观点的实际，着力培养研究生的语言交际能力。本书口语表达范例丰富，作者在长期教学过程中，收集了大量优秀学生的演讲、模拟会议范例（包括文字和录音录像），供学生参考。本书适合作为研究生（硕士和博士）的口语课教材，亦可供科研工作者、大学4级以上学生及其他感兴趣的英语学习者参考使用。

Preface

Unit 1 Preparation and Planning

 1.1 Why should we make oral presentations?

 1.2 A piece of advice from an experienced scholar

 1.3 Essential elements you should consider before preparing a presentation

 1.4 More considerations on the room and the audience

 1.5 Write a manuscript for the oral presentation

1.5.1 A sample outline

1.5.2 Students' samples

 1.6 Budget enough planning time

Unit 2 Structure of Oral Presentation(Part 1)

 2.1 Handouts

 2.2 The beginning of the presentation.Attract the attention of audience

 2.3 The beginning of the presentation: Identify yourself

2.3.1 The expressions

2.3.2 Start the presentation

2.3.3 Greet the audience

 2.4 Introducing yourself (name, position, company)

 2.5 When you are asked to chair the meeting or a conference

 2.6 Give the title and introduce the subject

 2.7 Have you estimated the time you will take?

2.7.1 The importance of timing your presentation

2.7.2 How to time your presentation?

Unit 3 Structure of Oral Presentation(Part 2)

 3.1 Give the purpose (aim, goal, etc.) of the presentation

 3.2 Give the outline of the speech

 3.3 Announce the rules o|" questions and answers to the audience

 3.4 It is time to move to the body of your presentation

 3.5 Move to the next point

Unit 4 The Main Part of the Body

 4.1 Make a clear-focused speech

4.1.1 Research your topic by using websites

4.1.2 Use only relevant materials

4.1.3 Stay focused on your topic

 4.2 Sequence your ideas smoothly

 4.3 How to keep the audience's attention?

 4.4 How to signpost your audience

 4.5 Simplify your language and sentence-structure to accommodate a listening audience

Unit 5 To Conclude Your Speech

 5.1 The major parts in the conclusion

 5.2 Structure: Signpost the end of your talk

 5.3 To conclude

 5.4 Invite questions

 5.5 Deal with difficult questions

 5.6 Answer questions

 5.7 Ask questions

Unit 6 The Delivery of Your Speech

 6.1 Rehearse your speech

6.1.1 Record your speech

6.2.2 Dos and don'ts in rehearsal

 6.2 Deliver your speech

6.2.1 Deliver your speech to three kinds of audience

6.2.2 Develop a sense of rapport with your audience

6.2.3 Forget "delivering a presentation"

 6.3 Reading manuscript

 6.4 Body language and movement

Unit 7 Visual Aids

 7.1 The importance of using visual aids

 7.2 The function of visual aids

 7.3 When to use visual aids?

 7.4 Types of visuals

 7.5 The use of PowerPoint

 7.6 How to arrange visual aids

 7.7 Delivery

 7.8 How do you present visuals in a presentation?

 7.9 Summary

Unit 8 Using Citations and Avoiding Plagiarism in Oral Presentation

 8.1 Academic honesty

 8.2 Plagiarism

 8.3 How to avoid plagiarism

8.3.1 Types of plagiarism

8.3.2 How to cite sources?

8.3.3 What is a citation?

 8.4 How do you cite material?

8.4.1 Mention the source the first time you cite it

8.4.2 The difference between oral citation and written citation

 8.5 How to cite quotations during an oral presentation

 8.6 Guard against plagiarism

Unit 9 Coping with Speech Anxiety

 9.1 Speech anxiety and career development

 9.2 Analyze speaking anxiety

 9.3 Realize the difference between spoken English and written English

 9.4 Methods of Coping with speech anxiety

 9.5 Try to win your audience back

 9.6 Other things you can do to ease speech anxiety

 9.7 Emphasize the use of visual aids

 9.8 Take care of your body movements

 9.9 Learning from great speakers

Unit 10 Oral Presentation Assessment Criteria

 10.1 The choice of assessment criteria

 10.2 Some common features of assessment criteria in oral presentations

 10.3 Assessment criteria of oral presentations for different purposes

 10.4 Peer assessment

Appendix

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