Seminar Skill

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When giving a seminar presentation it is important toorganize the information into a clear and logical order. We

have various options for structuring the presentation:

in chronological sequence

from most important to least important from general to particular

Using familiar information structures like these helps to

make a presentation listener-friendly.

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SIGNPOSTING

Prepared by: Y.G. Harto Pramono


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One way of marking the talks sections and

subsections is to use what are called signposts.

As the name suggests, these are words andphrases that tell the listeners where you are in the

presentation, where you are taking them next and

where they have just been. Some examples are

given below:

SIGNPOSTING


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USEFUL PHRASES

What I like to do is (to) discuss ..............

Im going talk about I want consider .I intend explain

INTRODUCTION

SIGNPOSTING


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ORDERING POINTS

Firstly .Secondly (etc.) .Lastly/Finally .

First /To begin withSecond / Next / ThenFinally .

LISTING TIME ORDER

SIGNPOSTING


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Id like to move on to Turning now to

Moving now to Having looked at (X), lets consider (Y)

TRANSITION

SIGNPOSTING


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So Weve seen that In short

To sum up In conclusion

CLONCLUSION

SIGNPOSTING


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LANGUAGE FOR PRESENTATIONS

Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies andgentlemen.

Shall we begin.Lets get started then.

STARTING


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I intend to talk about x.I would like to tell you what I have learned about xMy paper is concerned with x.

The seminar paper that I am presenting is on x.My topic is x.

INRODUCTION OF TOPIC



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I intend to divide this talk into parts: a, b, c, and d. The way I am going to present my paper is bygrouping a and b together and then giving several

examples. I propose to present my paper in several stages:firstly, a review of a, then an attack on b, andfinally an analysis of c.

METHOD OF PRESENTATION



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Well, to start at part a.OK then, lets go back to start with my first point.

Right then. To begin with

STATING THE CONTENT OF THE PAPER



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Well, thats all I want to say about a. Shall we turnnow to part b. Unfortunately because of the shortage of time, I will

have to leave part a there and go on to b. Perhaps we can come back to talk about part a alittle more later on, but for now Ill have to press onwith part b.

CONNETING THE PARTS OF THE PAPER



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Finally, In conclusion, So, as you can see, my research is about these areas

The final point I wish to make is To sum up then,

CONCLUDING



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Ill be happy to answer any questions now.If you have any questions, Ill try my best to answerthem.

Please feel free to ask me any questions. Do you have any questions or comments?

INVITING QUESTIONS



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GETTING CLARIFICATION

When using a foreign language, we have to get usedto dealing with situations where we do notunderstand, or only partly understand, what thespeaker has said. In a seminar, where time may beshort, it is important to make it clear to the speakerprecisely what your problem is. If you ask a very

general question you may find that the speakersimply produces a repetition of what they saidbefore.


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NON-COMPREHENSIONIm sorry, I didnt understand what you said about (X).

catch

could you repeatWhat does (X) mean?

USEFUL PHRASES



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PARTIAL COMPREHENSIONWhat did you meant when you said (X)?Could you be more specific about (X)?

expend a little on what you said about (X)?give an example ofexplain in more detail

USEFUL PHRASES



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GETTING CONFIRMATIONSo youre telling me that I cant ?So what you are saying is that ?So you mean that ?

USEFUL PHRASES



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GIVING OPINIONS

The following are some key words and expressionsused in asking for and giving opinions:

QUESTIONS USED TO GET OPINIONS:What do you think?Whats your opinion?How do you feel about ?What do you think of/about .?

KEY WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS


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EXPRESSIONS FOR GIVING OPINIONS:If you ask me As I see it, X is

I think/believe/feel In my opinion I personally believe/think/feel that Personally, I believe/think/feel that As far as Im concerned ...

GIVING OPINIONS



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WAYS OF ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION OF AN

OPINION:Why?Why do you say/think that?What makes you say that?

What are your reasons (for saying that)?Why do you think so?Are you sure that ?Are you sure of that?How come?

GIVING OPINIONS



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WAYS OF RESTATING SOMEONE ELSES OPINION:John thinks/feels/says that His/her opinion is that

DEFENDING ONES OPINION:Yes, but what I really mean is What Im trying to say is

GIVING OPINIONS



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AGREEING/SUPPORTING OTHER PEOPLESOPINIONS:

Yes, thats right.Thats what I feel, too.I think so, too.Exactly / Absolutely.I (fully) agree with you.

GIVING OPINIONS



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DISAGREEING/CONTRADICTING OTHERPEOPLES OPINIONS:I dont agree / I disagree.I dont think so.I see what you mean but I dont think you can say that!Thats not the point/question/problem!But surely

GIVING OPINIONS



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