Can present complex content to a specialist or general audience, structuring the talk coherently and adapting it to the listeners
Academic presentation
Vocabulary
conference paper — comunicação em congresso
The used up the allotted time.
A comunicação em congresso esgotou o tempo previsto.specialist audience — público especializado
The asked incisive questions.
O público especializado fez perguntas incisivas.to serve as a foundation for the presentation — servir de fundo à apresentação
The preliminary data serve as a foundation for the final presentation.
Os dados preliminares servem de fundo à apresentação final.path of the argumentation — percurso da argumentação
The speaker announced the in advance.
O orador anunciou de antemão o percurso da argumentação.to manage speaking time — gerir o tempo de fala
It is essential so as not to rush the conclusion.
É essencial gerir o tempo de fala para não atropelar a conclusão.to refute without aggression — refutar sem agressividade
He responded by knowing how .
Respondeu por saber refutar sem agressividade.
Grammar
Connectors and hedging for spoken academic argument
Backing up assertive sequences with concessive connectors and hedged modals, e.g. 'although' and 'even had the sample been larger'
- Although the data are partial, the trend is clear.
- Even had the sample been enlarged, the conclusion would stand.
Cultural notes
British academic talks place the concession after the claim, using discourse markers such as 'that said' to signal a nuanced turn; questions are answered with hedged confidence, and self-deprecation is the standard opener.