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.