How to Present a Seminar Paper
To involve their students more actively in the learning process, many
university teachers usually conduct seminars, in which one student is asked to
give his ideas on a certain topic and other students discuss the ideas.
There are two stages involved in presenting a paper at a seminar. One
is the (1)______stage which includes researching and writing up a topic. (1) ______
The other stage is the presentation stage when you actually present the paper
to the audience.
Two ways in which you can present your paper: a. (2) ______copies (2) ______
of your paper beforehand to all the participants so that they could read it
before the seminar and know about your ideas, b. Reading it aloud to the (3) ______
who are likely to make their own notes. Comparatively (3) ______
speaking, the first method is the more (4) ______way of conducting a (4) ______
seminar. However, you will have to introduce your paper at a seminar
because the participants may have forgotten about your ideas or because they
may have no time to read your paper.
Nine points you have to follow when introducing your paper:
1) Decide on a time (5) ______for your talk and stick to it. (5) ______
2) Write out your spoken presentation in the way you are going to speak.
3) Stick to the major points and(6) ______details. (6) ______
4) Do your best to make your presentation interesting, but do not
tell jokes and (7) ______. (7) ______
5) Write out and (8) ______what you intend to say until you would (8) ______
not make any error.
6) Make (9) ______notes se that you can find your way easily from it (9) ______
to the full notes when you forget something.
7) Speak from the outline notes at the seminar.
8) Make eye contact with your audience and judge their (10) ______. (10) ______
9) Repeat your main points briefly and invite questions or comments in
order to make a strong ending.