Unit 4. Presentation and abstract Presentation

A standard format is used for presentations, in which an author presents the research in an orderly, logical manner. This format is:

• Introduction (greeting, introducing yourself, title, purposes, and organization of information).

• Main Body (may include materials and methods, both theoretical and experimental parts, as well as results).

• Conclusion

Task 1. Put the phrases into the appropriate column.

Greeting

Introducing yourself or your coauthors / collaborators

Introducing the title of your report

Dear friends! / The title of our report is/ I’m from… (Tyumen State University), Russia. / Thank you all for coming! / Let me introduce my colleague from… / We named / titled our research (title) / Good morning, everyone… / Let me introduce myself / Thanks all for coming! / May I first introduce myself. / Dear colleagues! / I’m (first name, surname) / It is good to see you all here today. / first name, surname, scientific degree / It is good to see you all here today.

Task 2. Read the introduction of the presentation. All parts are mixed. Put them into the correct order.

1. His name is Denis Tokarev.

2. I am a first year student of Master Degree Courses.

3. Let me introduce myself. I am Simon Ivanov.

4. Thank you all for coming.

5. The title of our report is « Changes at the Tundra».

6. Good morning, everyone.

7. Let me introduce my colleague, B. Sc. from the Faculty of Biology of Tyumen State University.

Task 3. Make your own introductory part to your presentation.

Task 4. Read the information below and find the answers to the following questions.

1. What should be described in the title of the research work?

2. What are the main parts of introduction?

3. Do you have to include all the data you've got in the section «Results»?

4. In what sections can you use graphs, tables and diagrams?

5. What information should be included into the section «Results»?

6. Name some phrases to conclude your work.

Title

1. Make your title specific enough to describe the contents of the paper, but not so technical that only specialists will understand. The title should be appropriate for the intended audience.

2. The title usually describes the subject matter of the scientific work: «Effect of Smoking on Academic Performance».

3. Sometimes a title that summarizes the results is more effective: «Students Who Smoke Get Lower Grades».

4. After having introduced yourself name the title of your work. You can start with the words:

The title of my (our) report is…

I (We) named / titled my (our) research (title) …

PURPOSE

For stating the overall purpose of your presentation you can use the following expressions:

The aim of my presentation is (to) …..

The subject of our presentation is …

The purpose of this talk is to …

This presentation will consider …

The purpose of our research was ….

The main targets of our research were …

ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION

For stating the main points of your presentation you can use the following phrases:

In particular there are 3 main ideas which I wish to put/present you this afternoon.

I’ll start by arguing that ….

Secondly / second I’m going to explain (how)….

My third point is that …

Lastly / Finally I want to show …

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Mention relevant ethical considerations. If you used human subjects, did they consent to participate? If you used animals, what measures did you take to minimize pain? Useful phrases:

I’ll commence / start with the most important argument …

One of the points I’d like to make is ….

Following this I (want to go on) …

The last point we examine is that …

So I have explained …just to remind you…

You may pass through all your presentation with the help of these phrases:

due to / thanks to / with the help of / because of …

besides / also / as well as …

further on / then

further more / moreover

thus

having taken into account / taking into account (the fact that / these data)

The main problem was that …/ The problem is that …

We faced with problem of …

It’s interesting / noticeable / remarkable that …

It goes without saying …

I’d like to focus your attention to / pay special (your) attention to (the fact that..)

Considerable attention is devoted to …

We considered… with special attention to…

RESULTS

1. This is where you present the results you've got. Use graphs and tables if appropriate, but also summarize your main findings in the text.

2. You don't necessarily have to include all the data you've got while writing your research work. This isn't a diary.

3. Use appropriate methods of showing data.

«The drug cured 1/3 of the infected mice, another 1/3 were not affected, and the third mouse got away».

TABLES AND GRAPHS

1. If you had a complicated protocol, it may helpful to include a diagram, table or flowchart to explain the methods you used. (Vis Aids)

2. If you present your data in a table or graph, include a title describing what's in the table. («Enzyme activity at various temperatures», not «My results») For graphs, you should also label the x and y axes.

3. Don't use a table or graph just to be «fancy». If you can summarize the information in one sentence, then a table or graph is not necessary.

You can illustrate your tables and graphs with the following phrases:

Let us show / demonstrate you some photos (pictures / one of our diagrams / charts / graphs ) to illustrate this statement.

Let’s have a look at…

I’d like to illustrate / demonstrate…

This picture / figure / table shows…

As you can see in the picture / figure / table…

We suggest you some charts / diagrams describing…

As it is seen from the diagrams…

Conclusion

Conclusion is the summing-up of arguments and results of some work. For doing this you can use the following set expressions:

In the conclusion …

So, that concludes my point about …

To sum up, I have explained my main ideas …

To conclude this talk I’d just like to emphasize main points again …

Thanks for your attention!

Hope to see your again next sessions/conferences.

References (literature cited)

There are several possible ways to organize this section. Here is one commonly used way:

1. In the text, cite the literature in the appropriate places:

Scarlet (1990) thought that the gene was present only in yeast, but it has since

been identified in the platypus (Indigo and Mauve, 1994) and wombat (Magenta, et al., 1995).

2. In the References section list citations in alphabetical order:

Indigo, A. C., and Mauve, B. E. 1994. Queer place for qwerty: gene isolation from the platypus. Science 275, 1213-1214.

Magenta, S. T., Sepia, X., and Turquoise, U. 1995. Wombat genetics. In: Widiculous Wombats, Violet, Q., ed. New York: Columbia University Press. p 123-145.

Scarlet, S.L. 1990. Isolation of qwerty gene from S. cerevisae. Journal of Unusual Results 36, 26-31.

QUESTIONS

After your presentation be ready to answer the questions.

Here are some useful phrases:

Now I’m ready to answer your questions.

Have your got any questions? Welcome (with your questions)

If the question is out of the scope of your research paper or you haven’t investigated this problem you might use these phrases:

Unfortunately, it’s out of the scope of our investigation.

I’m just a beginner in this sphere of...

I’m afraid, I couldn’t answer it just now, as ...it requires additional time / efforts.

We’re just planning to continue .... in this direction.

Task 5.