Giving Academic Presentations provides guidance on academic-style presentations for ESL students and native speakers. One goal of this text is to make presenters aware that giving an effective presentation requires mastery of a broad range of skills. Students will learn how to choose an appropriate topic, create effective visuals, and design a speech opening. This textbook provides:*helpful analyses of speeches*examination of major speech types, accompanying organizational strategies, and related language use*tips for improving nonverbal behavior*suggestions for speaker-listener interaction*an analysis of ways to qualify claims and strategies for improving them*opportunities for evaluating one's work and the work of others. 

Speaking & Social Interaction teaches learners to use English as a tool for social interaction. This new edition not only teaches important aspects of social interaction but also provides a framework for conversational analysis and practice. This edition contains an updated format and illustrations, as well as new topics for discussion and improved activities.The text addresses such social situations as making acquaintances, telephoning, giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, getting and giving advice, making invitations, and offering and requesting help. Each of the ten units of the text guides students through a warm-up, dialogue for analysis, expressions for use, points to remember, as well as various activities, such as small group, community, and homework activities.Speaking & Social Interaction can be used in the United States and abroad, as a main or supplementary text, and for students of all ages.