Interactive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communication
Preetha
1. OUTLINE
The outline as explained in chapter 3, is the basic
structure, which helps in organisation of information. The
thesis planned shall contain chapter number and proposed
names, their subheads and their each subheads, major
points they need to be discussed in details. Once you have
chapter by chapter plan ready thesis writing will no longer
seem an unachievable task.
Once your basic structure is ready, it is necessary to
discuss with your guide, who will have important it sights
to give. This will improve your quality of thesis and
provide your guide with an outline.Which helps him
compare your overall thesis.
TIPS TO PRERARE AN OUTLINE IN TECHNICAL
WRITING:
1. Read the text / know the purpose.
2. Suit on opt title.
3. Underline all the important ideas using pencil in
the text.
4. Prepare a list of the important ideas, examples
etc…
5. Suit sub-title for them.
6. Organise them logically.
7. Review it carefully.
8. Prepare an outline in standard format.
9. Recheck whether any point / ideas are missing.
10. Double–check the spelling,grammer, punctuation
marks.
2. 11. Avoid using
Avoid using Articles
Preposition
Connective
Repeated words
Some sentence form
12. List out the powerful points only.
13. Avoid over writing.
14. Finalize it after the steps.
15. Submit it on time.
SAMPLE TEMPLATE OF AN OUTLINE:
I. FIRST MAIN IDEA
I.A. Supporting idea
I.B. Supporting idea
I.B.i. Sub-supporting idea.
II. SECOND MAIN IDEA
I.A. Supporting idea
I.A.i. Sub-supporting idea.
II.B. Supporting idea
II.B.i. Sub-supporting idea.
II.B.ii. Sub-supporting idea.
II.C. Supporting idea
II.C.i. Sub-supporting idea.
II.C.ii. Sub-supporting idea.
II.C.iii. Sub-supporting idea.
3. ABSTRACT
The useful guidelines/tips to prepare an abstract of a
research paper effectively.
1) It is generally a short version of a article.
2) There are two types:
Indicative abstract.
Informative abstract.
Indicative abstract:
` It list topics in the documents.
Informative abstract:
It present qualitative and quantitative
information covered in the documents.
3) It usally mentions the document’s
Purpose
Scope
Methodologies
Results
Conclusion
4) It is written an single paragraph.
5) It should be written in PAST TENSE.
6) It should have 150-300 words only.
7) It should be written after the completion of
entire research paper.
8) It should not contain ‘Name of the
author/authors’.
9) It should be followed by ‘keywords’(technical
words).
10)It should have minimum five keywords.