ANDREA HOLESZOVÁ & LISA-SOPHIE MORAVCIK
WRITING & PRESENTATION TIPS
NOVEMBER 23RD 2021

TIPS AND TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC WRITING



1. Be Concise
CLEAR INFORMATION
ONLY FEW WORDS

2. Organize Your Paper
WRITE A QUICK OUTLINE
PROVIDE STRUCTURE

3. Avoid
CONTRACTIONS
IDIOMS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS

4. Vary Your Sentence Structure
SIMPLE SENTENCES
I woke up late this morning.
I went to the kitchen.
I made myself a cup of coffee. I finished my coffee.
I got ready for work.
I looked at my watch.
I realized I was running late. I ran out of the door.
I jumped in my car.

4. Vary Your Sentence Structure
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES
I woke up late this morning. I went to the kitchen and I made myself a cup of coffee. After I
finished my coffee, I got ready for work. When I looked at my watch, I realized I was running late,
so I ran out of the door and jumped in my car.

5. Use Active Voice
NOT FOR EVERY SENTENCE
SEE 1. BE CONCISE

6. Avoid repetition
VARIETY OF WORDS
PRECISE LANGUAGE
TRANSITION WORDS

7. Proofread
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
CHECK FOR REPETITION
READ BACKWARDS

PRESENTATION TIPS



Only One Message Per Slide



John Sweller and Mayer-Theory
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Contrast
DARK BACKGROUND
3 COLOURS
TITLE <-> KEY POINTS

Company
Apple
Microsoft
BMW
VW
Revenue
$ 365.82 billion
$ 168.09 billion
€ 98.99 billion
€ 129.7 billion
Profit
$ 94.7 billion
$ 44.3 billion
€ 3.9 billion
€ 11.4 billion
Increase
$ 74.52 billion
$ 18 billion
- € 6 billion
8,8%
Employees
154.000
103.000
120.700
6662.575

Company
Apple
Microsoft
BMW
VW
Revenue
$ 365.82 billion
$ 168.09 billion
€ 98.99 billion
€ 129.7 billion
Profit
$ 94.7 billion
$ 44.3 billion
€ 3.9 billion
€ 11.4 billion
Increase
$ 74.52 billion
$ 18 billion
- € 6 billion
8,8%
Employees
154.000
103.000
120.700
6662.575

Disadvantages of a Bright Background
BLINDING
TIRING
LOSS OF FOCUS

Advantages of Dark Background
FOCUS
VISUAL AID
RELAXING

Objects



British Authors
JANE AUSTIN
CHARLES DICKENS
GEORGE ORWELL
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
8/30
WILLIAM BLAKE
H.G. WELLS
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
VIRGINIA WOLF
THOMAS HARDY
EMILY BRONTE
J. K. ROWLING
DAVID WILLIAMS










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