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Ch. 15 Oral Presentations - Coggle Diagram
Ch. 15 Oral Presentations
Formatting your presentation well is important
1st slide: Provide an overview of the talk
Next slides: Background and purpose of the study.
Subsequent slides: Findings and general approach
Pick the most important figure to include as your core slide of the presentation.
Figures should have a large title and no legend or caption. These will be given verbally.
Final slide: Conclusions and main supporting points.
Lastly, if necessary, include a credit slide acknowledgement of those who worked with or financed the research.
Its important to prepare your presentation with your audience in mind.
A nonscientific audience should include more introductory information. A scientific audience doesn't need as much introductory information. But begin the introduction broadly and narrow down to your topic.
Each slide should be limited to 5 bullet points per slide, and about 5 words per bullet.
Prepare your visual aids well in advance. Powerpoint isn't the only software that can be used to make visual aids.
Apple Keynote, SlideRocket, Google Slides, Adobe Presenter and many more can be used to make presentation.
Prepare notes on an index card or the speaker's notes field in PowerPoint. Use extra large font for ease.
Notes should generally just be an outline, not full sentences. Some things should be full sentences however:
Opening of the presentation
Closing section of the presentation
Transitions between slides
Quotations
Be sure to practice the presentation many times before finally giving it.
Make your slides visually attractive but simple enough to not be distracting.
Avoid bright or contrasting colors.
Minimum font size of 20 to ensure it can be easily read by the audience
On presentation day, arrive early to familiarize with surroundings and load your presentation onto the computer.
Bring your own computer as a back up.
Come to the presentation dressed appropriately.
Business casual to formal is acceptable.
Be sure to meet the time limits of your presentation. Don't go over.
Each slide should take 1-2 minutes. Pace yourself, don't rush through or you risk losing your audience.
Avoid speech fillers such as "um," "uh," or "so." Face the audience and make eye contact with the audience to appear confident.