Presenting Your Research
Confirm right from the start if you are required
to use a particular style guide when citing your sources.
Common style guides include:
AMA Style Guide for Business Writing
(from the American Management Association)
American Medical Association Manual of Style
American National Standard for the Preparation of Scientific Papers
for Written or Oral Presentation
APA Style Guide
(from the American Psychological Association)
Chicago Manual of Style
MLA Style Guide
(from the Modern Language Association of America)
NASW Press Author Guidelines
(from the National Association of Social Workers)
Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style
Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers
(from the Council of Science)
Condensed versions of some style guides
are available online, but for full details you should consult a print version,
usually available in the Reference section of your public or university library.
Make sure you're using the most recent edition!
Click on the links below to check holdings at
Kingston Frontenac Public Library
Queen's University Libraries
Choosing Your Presentation Format
- by Maris Dagis (10 August 2009)
www.rotorblog.com/2009/08/10/powerpoint-alternatives-best-online-presentation-software-for-business/
with links to these tools:
Prezi
Slide Rocket
Zoho Show
Empressr
Google Docs
Polishing Your Presentation Skills
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