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Chapter 14: Oral Presentations - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 14: Oral Presentations
Format of a scientific talk
Organize your talk
Title slide
First slide: Overview of talk
Next slides: Intro/background & purpose of study
Subsequent slides: Findings combined with general approach
Final slide: Conclusion & main supporting points
Credit slide (optional): Who worked on the slide or financed research
Identify the purpose/question
Pick out the most important figure for your core slide
Know your audience
Prepare an overview slide for longer presentations
Start by telling audience what you will speak about, how you will present your findings and that you'll summarize all then move on to general intro
Preparing for a talk
Prepare your talk & visual aids ahead of time
Know what programs are available to create slides (PPT, Keynote, Google slide, etc.)
Prepare notes in LARGE print & memorize the opening sentences
Write notes in outline form unless it is:
the opening
the closing
transitions
quotations
Design effective slides
keep simple
Design
titles always in same place
Graphs rather than tables
visually well designed instead of text-heavy
Do not use wild animations for transitions or bullet points
Font
Minimum size 20
Use a sans serif such as Aria or Times New Roman
Dark text against light background
Color
Avoid bright colors, nonstandard colors, & red/green or blue/orange color contrasts
Limit amount of text
Clear but brief bullet points
FIVE words per bullet point
FIVE bullet points per slide
No more than 50 words per slide
Give figures & tables but no legend or caption
Do not clutter figures & tables
Delivery of a face to face talk
Arrive early & dress appropriately
Use spoken English
Stick to the time limit & speak slowly
1 to 2 minutes per slide
Make sure you can be heard by the entire audience
Avoid distracting sounds while presenting such as "uh", "um", "ok", "so", etc.
Stay on the left or right sides of the room so you do not block the slides
Keep eye contact & face the audience
Use gestures to reinforce & compliment your talk
When not using hands or arms, let them hang naturally but do not stand rigidly
Do NOT:
Stick hands into pockets
fold arms or hands
use hands to straighten clothing
rub your nose
explore ears
smooth down your hair
fidget with keys/jewelry
Be conscious of body movements
Do not teeter back & forth
Do not pace
Turn only halfway toward the screen
Explain everything on your slides
Make talk flow well
Signal the end by saying "To conclude..." or "in my final slide..."
Remote presentations
Understand similarities & differences between remote & face to face
Similarities:
be well organized
be geared towards the audience
use more visuals than text
be displayed in a simple yet attractive way
contain easy to read text
Differences:
Technology is key
You can control the view of the audience by adjusting background, lighting, and angle view
Audience engagement is more important
Audiences interact with speakers differently
Know how to prepare for & give remote presentations
Q & A Period
Ensure you are in charge but stay calm & polite
Do:
Be courteous in answers at all times
Repeat the question to ensure the entire audience has heard it clearly
Admit when you do not know the answer
Ask the questioner to rephrase if necessary
Direct the answer to the entire audience
Ask the questioner to talk to you after the session if the question turns into a bigger discussion
Don't:
Give the audience an opportunity to interrupt your presentation
Make up an answer if you do not know
Maintain eye contact with the questioner when giving an answer
Argue with the questioner