ORAL RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Although many people do not enjoy the experience of addressing an audience, research presentations are important in conveying new knowledge to other people. At the same time you make your name, skills and experience known to them. Unlike a journal article, a research presentation is an opportunity to convey your ideas to a captive audience and at the same time to get feedback from peers who may influence or contribute to your future work. This chapter will introduce several guidelines to assist the novice researcher in this final but very important step in the research process, namely the presentation of