Good presentation skills are key to a successful career in academia. English for Presentations at International Conferences is the first guide to giving presentations at international conferences ever written specifically for researchers and professors whose first language is not English.With easy-to-follow rules and tips, and with examples taken from real presentations, the book covers:-English usage-gaining and maintaining audience attention-handing questions and answers from the audience-overcoming nerves-preparing and practicing-pronunciation and intonation-slide preparation-useful phrases for each stage of the presentationAdrian Wallwork is the author of more than 20 ELT and EAP textbooks. He has trained several thousand PhD students and researchers from 35 countries to prepare and give presentations. This guide is thus also highly recommended for trainers in English for Academic Purposes. Read Less