Presenting your research : conferences, symposiums, poster presentations and beyond / Becker, Lucinda M.

Includes index.

I. Introduction -- II. When and where should I give a paper? -- III. Calls for papers: how the conference system works --IV. Preparing an abstract/outline/synopsis --V. Conference paper or presentation? -- VI. Choosing material for an event -- VII. Preparing your material -- VIII. Presentation aids -- IX. Preparing to present -- X. Delivering your material -- XI. Using your nerves -- XII. Handling questions --XIII. Poster presentations -- XIV. Making the most of the presentation opportunity.

This book is aiming to respond to the following needs: - Many other presentation books on the market are aimed at people in business - this book is aimed specifically at postgraduate research students. - Undergraduate books in the area (such as the author's Palgrave book), do not cover the specifics of presenting at a postgraduate conference - this book does (including writing your abstract, submitting your paper, preparing your presentation and visual aids, speaking to your audience, handling questions). We have an older book which was aimed at this market from Kerry Shepard (2005) that sold nearly 1600 copies, so we could think of this as a replacement for that. - It will be the most up to date book that specifically deals with poster presentations, a very common form of presentation at academic conferences.