Presentation Skills for Students is a practical, accessible guide for all students in further or higher education. It discusses speaking effectively in seminars, tutorials and formal presentations and helps with career research including a practical step-by-step guide to a successful job interview. Regular checklists and the friendly down-to-earth style make this an ideal reference tool.The second edition:-          reflects the changes in technology-          includes new material in the job search and job interviews chapter-          highlights the hazards of using social networking sites-          includes illustrations, which add both clarity and humor.

Presentation Skills for Students (Palgrave Study Skills)

Test Preparation

Becker, Lucinda

Van Emden, Joan

College & High School

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

This practical guide to effective revision and success in exams takes the reader through a fourteen-day program which ensures maximum results in the time available. With illustrations to enhance the text, it shows the reader how to tackle common revision and exam challenges through exercises, checklists and worked examples. It is a handy guide offering expert advice to help students maximize their chances of exam success in just two weeks.

14 Days to Exam Success (Pocket Study Skills)

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

Developing Research Proposals (Success in Research)

Pam Denicolo and Lucinda Becker recognize the importance of developing an effective research proposal for gaining either a place on a research degree program or funding to support research projects and set out to explore the main factors that that proposal writers need to attend to in developing successful proposals of their own. Developing Research Proposals will help readers to understand the context within which their proposal will be read, what the reviewers are looking for and will be influenced by, while also supporting the development of relevant skills through advice and practical activities.

Politics & Social Sciences

Denicolo, Pam

Social Sciences

Sage Publications Ltd.

This is the essential guide to the most transferable of all student skills: delivering a presentation clearly, coherently and confidently. Written in a friendly and accessible style, it takes the fear out of public speaking and helps students to acquire the skills they need to deliver effective presentations at university and in their future careers. Revised and updated throughout, it provides readers with practical guidance on controlling their nerves, creating visual aids and structuring presentations. This is an invaluable resource for students of all disciplines in further or higher education who have to give presentations as part of their course. It is also ideal for recent graduates looking to hone their presentation skills as they enter the job market.

Presentation Skills for Students (Macmillan Study Skills)

Red Globe Press

This practical, supportive guide steers students through a 14-day revision programme, showing them how to make the most of the time available to them to maximise results. Based on tried and tested revision techniques, it shows students how to tackle common revision and exam challenges through worked examples and practical exercises. Chapters are packed with top tips on key aspects of exam preparation and contain checklists to keep students on track. Concise and engaging, this is an essential companion for all students preparing for exams, on degree and pre-degree courses.

14 Days to Exam Success (Pocket Study Skills, 5)

How to Manage Your Science and Technology Degree is a ground-breaking book, offering a no-nonsense approach to all areas of undergraduate life, including maximizing learning opportunities, handling mathematics and coping with laboratory work. How to succeed in mastering time and finances is covered, as are examination techniques. It also discusses the wider aspects of university life and helps students to grasp each opportunity available to them. The book concludes with a chapter on how to break into your chosen career.

How to Manage your Science and Technology Degree (Bloomsbury Study Skills, 64)

This book is designed to help readers to make the transition from a first degree or from the workplace to a postgraduate course. It focuses on the management of the processes involved in gaining a postgraduate qualification, rather than just outlining the mechanics of the studying and research. International in its approach, the book encourages readers to assess, in a systematic way, the transferable skills that they can develop as part of their course, an area of personal development that is of increasing importance.

How to Manage your Postgraduate Course (Bloomsbury Study Skills, 81)

This book is an essential guide to all aspects of open and distance learning, covering how to choose a course, how to manage the routine aspects of studying and how to make the most of the learning opportunities, skills development and career advancement that can arise from your course. Key areas include time management, flexible learning techniques, assessment, finance, problem solving and dovetailing your course with domestic and professional commitments. The guidance is always practical and the tone is positive.

How to Manage your Distance and Open Learning Course (Bloomsbury Study Skills, 63)

Schools & Teaching

Publishing Journal Articles (Success in Research)

This accessible, informative and entertaining book provides practical strategies to help maximize the chances of success in getting your work published in the journal of your choice. It offers advice on vital topics such as: how to write and get the style right; what to select for publication; how to plan for success; how to cope with writer′s block; working with editors and reviewers; and how to cope with rejection. It is a must-have book for anyone seeking to write for successful journal publication.

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Presentation Skills for Students (Palgrave Study Skills)

14 Days to Exam Success (Pocket Study Skills)

Developing Research Proposals (Success in Research)

Developing Research Proposals (Success in Research)

Presentation Skills for Students (Macmillan Study Skills)

14 Days to Exam Success (Pocket Study Skills, 5)

How to Manage your Science and Technology Degree (Bloomsbury Study Skills, 64)

How to Manage your Postgraduate Course (Bloomsbury Study Skills, 81)

How to Manage your Distance and Open Learning Course (Bloomsbury Study Skills, 63)

Publishing Journal Articles (Success in Research)