University of Sydney, offers helpful advice on how to structure, draft and hone a manuscript for publication, and enhance your chances of success. He emphasises the need to write in a way that will engage your readers, the importance of aligning the title, aims, methods, results and conclusions, and offers tips on how to address author guidelines in terms of technical requirements, house style, referencing and grammar. This article will be useful for anyone relatively new to writing for publication, particularly when used in combination with feedback on your manuscripts from experienced colleagues and, if appropriate, from a native English speaker. It will also be of interest to more experienced writers as expertise in writing for publication develops over time through practice and refl ection. Remember to give particular time and attention to producing a good title and structured abstract, which should summarise and promote the rest of the article. Like a shop window, these are the fi rst parts that potential readers will see, and for many may be the only parts that they will read. We hope you fi nd these recommendations and words of encouragement helpful.
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. Shakespeare, (1600) As You Like It, Act 2, scene 7. Oral presentations may be thought of as performances. At the heart of all performances should lie the question: Am I serving my audience well and what can I do to raise my standard? To gauge if your audience enjoyed and valued your presentation, you can listen to their applause and remarks made in the discussion section in addition to reading your peers' review. For your oral presentations most of this feedback may be captured through a well designed evaluation form.
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