Presenting Your Research Confidently

Course topics

Getting started

Information elements to include in an academic presentation; structuring your presentation; creating an effective opening and ending; performing a presenting-related task

Creating a rapport with the audience

Language to use in a presentation; designing interesting visuals; performing a presenting-related task. Peer reviews will be used.

Delivery

How to use your voice; body language; effective use of gestures; performing a presenting-related task. Peer reviews will be used.

Final issues

Finalizing your presentation (including via peer and teacher feedback); revisiting your learning objectives; dealing with questions from the audience politely and appropriately; performing a presenting-related task; evaluating the course.

Assessment

To successfully complete this Presenting Your Research Confidently course, you need to participate actively in the discussion forums, provide peer-feedback and complete the learning unit assignments, including:

• Your presentation (75% of the final mark, of which half will be awarded for your use of language and half for the content)
• 3 presentation assignments (25% of the final mark)
• The deadline for submitting your final presentation will be published as soon as possible.