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| Presenting you, Presenting Your Message | |
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| Oral Presentations in the Realm of Science and Technology | |
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| Who Are Technical Communicators? | |
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| The Responsibility of Technical Communicators to the Public | |
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| Technical Writing versus Technical Presentations | |
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| Being a Good Listener | |
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| Oral Presentations for Technical Communication | |
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| Using Technologies to Give Technical Presentations | |
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| In Summary: Getting Started | |
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| Dealing with Nervousness | |
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| What Is Speaking Anxiety? | |
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| Everyone Experiences It | |
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| How Your Body Reacts to Anxiety | |
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| How to Overcome Anxiety | |
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| In Summary: Be Positive | |
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| Ethos, Memory, and Delivery | |
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| Rhetoric as a Framework for Oral Presentations | |
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| The Classical Rhetorical Canons | |
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| Ethos: Your Appeal Based on Character and Credibility | |
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| Memory: Using Your Innate Abilities | |
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| Delivery: Using Your Body, Voice, and Technology | |
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| In Summary: Ethos, Memory, and Delivery | |
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| Other Techniques to Build Confidence | |
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| Join a Local Speechmaking Organization | |
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| Give Presentations to Children | |
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| Present to Small Groups | |
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| Try Your Ideas in Writing | |
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| Read Science and Technology Written for General Audiences | |
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| Pay Attention to Museum Exhibits | |
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| Attend Presentations and Be a Critic | |
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| In Summary: Other Techniques to Build Your Confidence | |
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| Presenting Saul Carliner, Past President, STC | |
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| Audience, Purpose, Beginnings, Endings | |
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| Know Your Audience | |
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| What Is �Audience� ? | |
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| Audience Types | |
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| Important Audience Features | |
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| International and Cultural Issues | |
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| Changing to Meet Audience Needs | |
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| Secondary Audiences | |
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| Audience Analysis Worksheet | |
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| How to Obtain Information about Your Audience | |
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| In Summary: Know Your Audience | |
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| Know Your Purpose | |
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| Why Are You Giving This Presentation, Anyway? | |
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| The Situation and Context | |
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| Types of Presentations in Technical Communication | |
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| Audience and Purpose Worksheets | |
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| Purposes, Purposes, Purposes | |
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| In Summary: Know Your Purpose | |
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| The Importance of a Strong Introduction and Conclusion | |
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| The Importance of Introductions and Conclusions | |
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| The Introduction | |
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| The Conclusion | |
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| Memorize the Introduction and Conclusion | |
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| In Summary: Strong Introductions and Conclusions | |
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| The Body of Your Presentation and How to Find Information | |
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| Finding Information | |
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| Organizing the Material | |
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| Using an Outline | |
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| Previewing the Material for Your Audience | |
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| Citing Material in Your Presentation | |
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| Providing Handouts | |
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| Being Ready to Adapt | |
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| In Summary: The Body of Your Presentation | |
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| Presenting Daphne Walmer, Technical Communications Manager, Medtronic | |
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| Types of Technical Presentations | |
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| Presentations That Inform | |
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| What Are Informative Presentations? | |
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| Types of Informative Presentations in Technical Communication | |
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| Tips for Creating Effective Informative Presentations | |
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| Preparing Your First Informative Presentation | |
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| In Summary: Informative Presentations | |
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| Presentations That Persuade and Convince | |
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| What Are Persuasive Presentations? | |
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| Types of Persuasive Presentations in Technical Communication | |
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| Tips for Creating Effective Persuasive Presentations | |
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| Preparing Your First Persuasive Presentation | |
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| In Summary: Persuasive Presentations | |
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| Presentations That Offer a Strategy or Action Plan | |
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| What Are Strategy/Action Plan Presentations? | |
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| Types of Action Plan Presentations in Technical Communication | |
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| Tips for Creating Effective Action Plan Presentations | |
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| Preparing Your First Action Plan Presentation | |
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| In Summary: Action Plan Presentations | |
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| Presentations That Explain How to Perform a Task | |
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| What Are How-To Presentations? | |
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| Types of How-To Presentations in Technical Communication | |
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| Tips for Creating Effective How-To Presentations | |
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| Preparing Your First How-To Presentation | |