How have your work presentations been in the classroom? This moment is quite challenging, isn't it? Sometimes that shyness and even a little insecurity about what other colleagues will think about what they're watching comes through.
So, did you know that this activity is also considered a textual genre? And because it is classified as such, it has its own characteristics, as much as the others we have studied so far. One of them, perhaps the main one, is the fact that it belongs not to the written modality, but to orality.
Therefore, we need to be aware of how to do it, after all, we cannot “do bad” in front of the people who witness our presentation. But nothing that some guidelines cannot help us, and speaking of them, let us observe some very important details:
Whenever there is a seminar, it refers to a certain subject. Well then, what we are going to discuss is not taken from the beyond, but from true facts, which actually exist. Thus, we need to be prepared to act as true presenters, because you ever wondered if someone from the audience decides to ask us about something? That's exactly why the seminar must be the result of reliable research, based on good authors, in order to master the subject perfectly.
But it doesn't stop there. And the posture of who is there in front of the public?
Rest assured that the correct way to behave also reveals some of the characteristics of this genre, so important by the way. Therefore, no inappropriate gestures, slumped shoulders, jokes, or any kind of joke that is not appropriate to the situation. There needs to be real synchrony between all participants during the presentation, so here are some tips:
As in a written text, it is necessary that first there is a presentation on the main subject that will be discussed. Then, it is time to start developing the work, addressing the main aspects related to the subject and, to the After all, one of the components completes the entire work, with the aim of reporting experiences and learning. obtained. Ah! Don't forget: the language must be formal, that is, adequate to that used in writing, that is, to the cultured norm.
Now that you know, when you are going to present a seminar, put all your knowledge into practice, and have a good performance!
By Vânia Duarte
Graduated in Letters
Kids School Team
