Psychological Well-Being
1 Managing Anxiety 1
Speaking Up Without Freaking Out 2
How to Participate in a Seminar 7
How to ”Overcome”Fear 8
What Makes a Good Presentation and How to Get Prepared 13
2 Building Positivity 17
Resisting the Marshmallow and the Success of Self- Control 18
Expressing Opinions, Agreement,Disagreement, and Making Suggestions 23
Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are 25
How to Structure a Presentation 32
Language & Communication
3 Language &Mind 35
How the Languages We Speak Shape the Ways We Think 37
Weighing Different Perspectives 42
Cognitive Advantages of Bilingualism 44
Conducting Research on a Chosen Topic 50
4 The Art of Communication 53
The Secret Structure of the Greatest Talks 54
How to Be Persuasive 60
Reviving Rhetoric 64
Referring to Sources 71
Global Issues
5 Climate Change 77
How to Make the Radical Climate Action the New Normal 78
How to Lead a Seminar 83
Why Nuclear Power Is on the Verge of a Renaissance 85
Dealing with the Q&A Session 92
6 Inequality 97
Why Women Are Paid Less 98
Hedging 103
How Economic Inequality Harms Societies 105
Features of Academic Spoken English 112
Science & Technology
7 Artificial Intelligence 115
AI Isnt as Smart as You Think, But It Could Be.116
Basic Knowledge of Debate 122
Is Al a Species-Level Threat to Humanity 125
Visual Aids 133
8 Biotechnology 137
How CRISPR Lets Us Edit Our DNA 138
How to Construct Convincing Arguments and Rebuttals 145
Gene Editing—Should You Be Worried 149
How to Engage the Audience 157