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English for Presentations at International Medical Conferences

Introduction to the Course

Hello everyone

welcome to this course

English for Presentation at International Medical Conferences

I'm Lu Fengxiang from Capital Medical University

At an early stage in your PhD process

maybe you often ask yourself these questions

shall I attend an academic conference

do I have anything worthy to be presented

should I wait until I have my first results from my studies

These doubts are absolutely normal

But the earlier you go to academic conferences

the better

Of course

it is important to have something presentable

Do not go if you are not clear in your mind

But if you have a literature review

a theoretical framework and some hypotheses

that's fine

Write an abstract and try your chances

What benefits can we get from attending academic conferences

In fact

there are many

Here we list some

You can gain visibility

and inform others of the results you have achieved

get feedback on your research project

discuss your ideas with other researchers

learn about other projects in your field

answer questions about your work

connect with other researchers in your field

that you may work with in the future

in particular

practice giving a talk in front of an audience

Actually speaking

giving a talk in English in front of an audience

in a decent graceful and elegant manner

is an important quality

that each PhD student needs to possess

This course aims to help medical students and medical professionals

prepare themselves for attending international academic conferences

The course is divided into FIVE parts 12 chapters

The first part from Chapter 1 to Chapter 4

is for preparing prior to the presentation

like Understanding international conferences

Preparing for International Academic Conferences

Writing a conference proposal

Visualising and preparing the Presentation

The second part from Chapter 5 to Chapter 9

is developed in accordance with the delivery stages of a presentation

including Maintaining proper body language

Creating a better Title

Delivering stages

Describing figures and tables

Handling Q&A session

The third part

Chapter 10

deals with the ways to chair conferences

and the fourth part Chapter 11

describes how to make posters

The fifth part Chapter 12

talks about conference etiquettes

So

if you are preparing for your attendance

to an academic conference

please join us

and you will find this course immensely helpful

You are welcome