increasing practical importance
private international law
commercial law
globalization of world trade
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On the Round Table Discussion Organizing
What does a Round Table conference mean? What is it for?
It means that several professionals take part in the discussion, expressing their views on the reasons, essence and consequences on some event or a problem. The purpose of holding such conferences is to clear up the scientific or international approach to such problems.
What is to be done?
1. Choose the topic for your report at the Round Table conference.
2. Choose the discussion leader who will combine the functions of the chairperson and the presenter.
3. Your report should have three main sections: introduction, main body and conclusion.
4. It should take 35 minutes.
5. If you are eager to add any other information to your friends presentation go ahead!
6. While speaking on your topic, try to use the link words and phrases, or sometimes they are called discourse markers, which will show how the ideas in your reporting interrelate. Besides they will make your presentation more understandable, colourful and attracting everybodys attention.
Words and phrases, useful to make your report at the Round Table conference
a) A presentation should begin with a clear statement of the topic:
My presentation deals with the topic of
I would like to explain in my presentation
the aim of this report is to
the presentation is intended to
lets start with
b) establishing a sequence:
as a next step;
finally;
first of all.
c) contrasting:
however;
alternatively.
d) referring to the past:
traditionally;
historically;
initially.
e) drawing a conclusion:
as a consequence;
thus;
accordingly;
consequently.
f) emphasizing:
in fact;
in particular;
clearly.
g) summarizing:
in short;
summarizing;
in other words;
briefly.
h) your point of view:
from my point of view;
however, in my opinion.
i) to take part in the discussion of the problem:
Im not sure I follow you.
Did you say that?
Sorry, Im not sure I understand.
as far as I can see, the main issue is
allow me to explain
it means that
so, in other words,
to put it in another way,
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let me add that
yes, but thats only one side of the problem;
sorry, could I please just finish my point?
going back to what I was saying,
would you mind clarifying
Recommendations to the chairperson.
1) announce the name of the conference
2) speak on the importance of such conference
3) introduce the participants, name the topics of their reports
4) mention the time limit of 5 minutes for speaking
5) ask to put down the questions to be discussed later
6) give the floor to the fist speaker and announce his topic
7) after his speech control the situation and go on with introducing every next participant
8) after all the speakers have taken the floor, ask if there are any questions, summarize the information discussed at the conference
9) thank everybody for participation
UNIT 6. MAKING NOTES
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Notes
Making notes in general, taking notes on conversations using different styles of notes, and making notes as a way of planning and preparing documents is a very important side of lawyers everyday work.
1. It is not a good idea to write your notes in complete sentences. Keep notes short.
2. Use abbreviations. But not so many that you cant understand your own notes later!
3. Use words like because, therefore, but, or, and to show how ideas are related.
4. Use dash. Its a very useful punctuation mark in note-making.
5. Use a lot of space then you can expand your notes later.
6. Put each separate idea on a new line.
7. Use the layout to help make the meaning clear. Use new paragraphs, headings, capital letters and underlining.
