Communicating in Geography and the Environmental Sciences (Meridian: Australian Geographical Perspectives)

This is a primer on presentation skills for students of geography and the environmental sciences. Chapters outline the 'whys' and 'hows' of essays, research and laboratory reports, reviews, summaries, annotated bibliographies, maps, figures, tables, posters, examinations, and talks. Information on how forms of presentation are commonly assessed is also provided. Most of the chapters have been written around a framework comprising four parts. The means of communication is explained, followed by a broad conceptual statement of the key matters assessors seek when marking the means of communication being considered. Ways to communicate effectively are covered in the third part, and a checklist of those criteria forms makes up the fourth. chapters. To the student, the author says, "This is a book to be used throughout your entire course of study . . . . The book was written to provide you with an insight to some of the expectations of people for whom you will be writing essays, giving talks and drawing figures."