Can present complex content to a specialist or general audience, structuring the talk coherently and adapting it to the listeners
Academic presentation
Vocabulary
comunicação em congresso — conference paper
A esgotou o tempo previsto.
The conference paper used up the allotted time.público especializado — specialist audience
O fez perguntas incisivas.
The specialist audience asked incisive questions.serve de fundo à apresentação — to serve as a foundation for the presentation
Os dados preliminares servem de fundo à apresentação final.
The preliminary data serve as a foundation for the final presentation.percurso da argumentação — path of the argumentation
O orador anunciou de antemão o .
The speaker announced the path of the argumentation in advance.gerir o tempo de fala — to manage speaking time
É essencial para não atropelar a conclusão.
It is essential to manage speaking time so as not to rush the conclusion.refutar sem agressividade — to refute without aggression
Respondeu por saber .
He responded by knowing how to refute without aggression.
Grammar
Connectors and compound subjunctive for spoken academic argument
Backing up assertive sequences with concessive connectors and compound subjunctive hedges, e.g. 'se bem que' and 'mesmo que se tivesse'
- Se bem que os dados sejam parciais, a tendência é clara.
- Mesmo que se tivesse alargado a amostra, a conclusão manter-se-ia.
Cultural notes
Portuguese academic speakers value the balanced conceding move: acknowledging the limits of one's own evidence before pressing the claim. In Q&A, compound subjunctives soften objection and protect face.