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Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools Making academic presentations

Chapter Five: Making academic presentations
Chapter Five

Making academic presentations

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Introduction

The ability to present information confidently and convincingly in a classroom
and beyond is a valuable skill for students. In this chapter, you will learn how to
prepare proposals and reports and how to deliver successful academic classroom
presentations. You will also learn how to prepare posters, banners and logos for
academic purposes. The competence developed in this chapter will enable you to
prepare convincing and captivating presentations and visual aids. It will also help
you master the art of public speaking and enhance your academic performance
and future career prospects.

Think
How confidence is key in communicating complex ideas with clarity
and precision.

Reflect on both or one of these two occasions in your student life: attending an academic
presentation or making an academic presentation. You can get into an academic
presentation and before you even know you quickly fall asleep, become bored, confused,
or overwhelmed. Furthermore, in an occasion where you are presenting an academic
work, you are likely to face challenges such as how to keep your audience engaged and
interested throughout the presentation. It is therefore important to note that making an
academic presentation requires correct preparations and application of effective skills.
Preparations for presentation begin with having an academic document ready. Such
document include essays or topic presentations, term papers research or project proposals,
research papers, theses or dissertations, book reviews and lab reports.

Research proposals
A research proposal is a written document that describes the intended study project,
including its aims, methods, and expected results. Usually, it is submitted to an academic
institution like school to request approval or to a research organization or funding agency
to request funding and approval for the suggested study. Writing a proposal, therefore
means describing convincingly, the study you intend to embark on in order to secure

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