Postechian Core Capabilities: Global Citizen Capability (70%), Creative Convergence Capability (30%)

The course will focus on professional presentations for international conferences. Participants will learn the preparation process, word choice selection, presentation analysis, delivery skills, peer-evaluation process, and skills for managing anxiety.

The instruction process will offer individual practicums for the delivery of presentations at international conferences.

This course is for Masters and Ph.D. candidates.

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory System: To receive a grade of satisfactory (S) you must obtain an average of 90% or higher.

Plagiarism Policy:
The first time an incident of plagiarism occurs, the offending student(s) will receive a zero (0) for the assignment.
The second time an incident of plagiarism occurs by the same student(s) an Unsatisfactory grade (U) will be assigned to the student for the course.

Late Work Policy:
An absence is not an excuse for late work: e-mail me if you must be absent when an assignment is due.

Attendance Policy:
Due to the participatory nature of any language course, 100% attendance is required. Only in specific cases (family tragedy, hospital stay, and official university commitments) will an excused absence be granted. A student with 5 absences will receive an Unsatisfactory (U).

English for Academic Research: English for Presentations at International Conferences (2nd Ed.), Wallwork, A., Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016, ISBN: 978-3-319-26328-1, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-26330-4

Students will be given handouts and students will be expected to occasionally supply the class with articles of their own choosing.

Week 1 Introductions, needs analysis, Opening techniques
Week 2 Closing techniques & Opening practice
Week 3 Smooth Concise Structure, Signposting language
Week 4 Visual Aids, cleaning up slides, Talking about figures, Voice power
Week 5 Facts and Figures, talking about facts, walking through figures
Week 6 Long Presentation 1
Week 7 Long Presentation 1
Week 8 Midterm Week Self Assessment and video review
Week 9 Post Midterm assessment reflection & discussion
Week 10 Nonverbal, Body language
Week 11 Impact & Rapport
Week 12 Storytelling
Week 13 Handling Q & A, Making good questions, Audience Engagement, Poster Presentation
Week 14 Long Presentation 2
Week 15 Long Presentation 2
Week 16 Finals Week Final Self assessment

*Depending on class size, the schedule is subject to change in order to accommodate Long presentations for all class members.

In addition weekly outline, the following may also be incorporated
-Basic Evaluation Checklist for Presentations - contrasting two professional presentations to identify the differences, e.g., speed of speaking and pronunciation
-Presenting to the Non-Specialist/Novice: special considerations, engaging the audience, four steps of learning, audience relevancy
-Concise Writing Practices continued: paraphrasing rules & examples
-Writing out the script for the presentation – cutting down the verbiage through concise word choices – converting the academic paper to an academic presentation (text conversion exercise) & Ockham’s Razor Philosophy Approach
-Anxiety Management: The Pausing Technique, audience behavior, and the Q&A Session – self-preparation via planning and rehearsing the monologue.
-Impromptu Speech – practice presentation – Thinking on your feet as a storyteller (2-3 minutes).
-Practicing for the Presentation: practicing techniques, stage setting, and peer feedback.
-Conclusions: How or why is the presentation relevant to the audience – creating and establishing connections before going to the Q&A?
-Speaking to Inform Speech (General Topic Speech) – practice presentation: Choose a topic from a current paper being read for research, develop an outline and script, create relevant PPT slides, establish the relevancy of the topic to the audience, and give the presentation (5-7 minutes).
-Methodology, Results & Discussion
-Self-Editing & Peer Editing
-Establishing Discussion Groups & Peer Editing and related guidelines for both.
-Using the Novice/Non-Specialist & Using the Informed Peer and Expert for feedback to help prepare the presentation.
-Evaluating other presentations and giving objective verbal feedback.
-Creating Academic Posters for Conferences.
-Workshops to focus on selecting, developing, and preparing the First & Second Poster Presentations.
-First Poster Presentation: 5 minutes.
-Peer-Reviewed Comments.
-Second Poster Presentation: 5 minutes.
-Peer-Reviewed Comments & Discussion Groups.
-Workshop to focus on selecting, developing, and preparing the presentation – Academic Research Presentation.
-First Academic Research Presentation: 12-15 minutes w/Q&A and Instructor Feedback
-Revision of presentation through Peer Reviewed Comments.
-Second Academic Research Presentation: 12-15 minutes w/Q&A and Instructor Feedback
-Revision of presentation through Peer Reviewed Comments.
-Third Academic Research Presentation: 12-15 minutes w/Q&A and Instructor Feedback

Lectures, Step-by-Step Guided Instruction, Independent Practice, and Peer Editing Feedback are meant for improving the Academic Research Presentation process. Group participation for discussion and practice

Attendance - sign in every class

Presenting is a process. Practice and feedback are the means for understanding and improving the presentation process.

Teacher-Led & Peer Editing & Leadership Feedback