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Enhancing Interaction in EMI Lectures: Effective Presentation Skills by Olena Berezniak

Explore strategies to boost interaction in EMI lectures covering overall interactivity levels, question types, language proficiency, and effective presentation skills. Dive into discourse markers, signals, and linking devices to elevate your communication prowess.

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Enhancing Interaction in EMI Lectures: Effective Presentation Skills by Olena Berezniak

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  1. Interaction in EMI lectures.Presentation skills Olena Berezniak, As. Department of Mineral Dressing

  2. INTERACTION • Overall level of interactivity • Question types (rhetorical, open, closed) and frequency • Invites questions from participants and gives sufficient time for formulation • Checks comprehension on a regular basis • Explains abstract concepts with clear examples

  3. LANGUAGE (Lexis and Grammar) • Assumes background knowledge of topic • Uses topic-specific vocabulary (technical language) • Lexical choice • Grammar issues • Emphasises important points via repetition, signposting or giving examples

  4. PRESENTATION SKILLS • Beginnings, endings and transition points • Body language and gestures • Uses humour / jokes / anecdotes • Uses appropriate visual aids • Rate of speech • Eye-contact • Pauses within phrases and between sentences

  5. DISCOURCE MARKERS

  6. Sequencers (describe the structure of a presentation): • I’ve divided my talk into 3 parts • I’d like to make 2 main points • At first / firstly / secondly / thirdly, I’ll define some terms • Next / after that / then, I’ll suggest some of the main causes • Finally / lastly, I’m going to make some recommendations • To conclude / in conclusion, I’m going to make three suggestions

  7. Signals (indicate a change of focus) • Now I’d like to turn to / move on to / consider / discuss / look at / talk about… • But here I’d like to return to a point I made earlier • For reasons of time I’m going to skip the details…

  8. Linking devices (relationship between ideas) • Additionally / in addition / moreover / furthermore… • On the one hand… on the other hand… • However, nonetheless, nevertheless… • In contrast • On the contrary • As a result / therefore / consequently

  9. Sentence initial adverbials • Interestingly, importantly, significantly, unusually, surprisingly, puzzlingly… • Frankly, to be honest

  10. Evidentials (express the degree of certainty) • It turns out that • It is believed • It appears / seems that • I tend to think that • Supposedly

  11. Interpersonal (typical of spoken discourse) • By the way • Anyway • Actually • In fact • Well • You know • As you can see • I mean

  12. Thank you for your attention!

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