research stories

Nacho  Caballero

Crafting compelling

How long does it take to create a

presentation?

what is a story?

Facts

Facts

Story

We remember things that we

We remember things that we understand

We remember things that we

can relate tounderstand

We remember things that we

can relate tounderstand

find interesting

We remember things that we

can relate tounderstand

find surprisingfind interesting

We remember stories

How to tell a story: make a list

Bullet point heaven

My presentation

My presentation

script.txt

My presentation

script.txt

My presentation

script.txt

Avoid apps with buttons

Stick to one file

Sublime Text minimap

Make quick drawings

Lists help you iterate

try things out

Lists help you iterate

try things out

gain perspective

Lists help you iterate

rearrange

try things out

gain perspective

Lists help you iterate

How to tell a story: make a list, write the script

We speak in sentences, not bullet points

- project goals - multiple species - viral diversity - impact to humans

We speak in sentences, not bullet points

The goal of the project was to sample multiple species of jungle rats to see if we could detect viruses and their genetic material

The goal of the project was to sample multiple species of jungle rats to see if we could detect viruses and their genetic material

The goal of the project was to sample multiple species of rodents to see if we could detect the viruses they harbor and their genetic material

The goal of the project was to sample multiple species of rodents to see if we could detect the viruses they harbor and their genetic material

The goal of the project was to sample multiple species of rodents to see if we could detect the viruses they harbor and quantify the relative abundances of genetic material that came from each virus

The goal of the project was to sample multiple species of rodents to see if we could detect the viruses they harbor and quantify the relative abundances of genetic material that came from each virus

The goal of the project was to determine the viral diversity of different rodent species living in the region.

Writing forces you do learn this dance before you present

What’s the problem with this approach?

PERFECTIONISM

PERFECTIONISM

80%-ionism

How to tell a story: make a list, write the script, edit with perspective

Want to make your writing 10x better?

Want to make your writing 10x better?Sleep

Wear different hats

Wear different hats

writer editor

My presentation

script.txt

Cut more than you write

My presentation

script.txt

scraps.txt

Cut more than you write

make a list

make a list

write the script

make a list

write the script

edit with perspective

MIDDLEENDING

BEGINNING

BEGINNING

BEGINNING

indifferent

teachable

HEAR ME OUT

A list is not a story

I’m going to talk about because it’s really

Focus on facts

that drive your story

We think that makes sense because the incubation period is

We think that makes sense because the incubation period is

factcontext

If you want your audience to get here

Start here

BEGINNINGDon’t fall in love with the background

MIDDLE

It’s all about this guy

Spiral around each result

Why did I run this experiment?

What does the result show?

Why is that important?

Don’t pile up story lines

yeah, this is just

Don’t pile up story lines

yeah, this is just

oh, and this is

Don’t pile up story lines

and here you can see

yeah, this is just

oh, and this is

Don’t pile up story lines

and here you can see

next slide

yeah, this is just

oh, and this is

Don’t pile up story lines

Extend & combine story lines

Extend & combine story lines

Extend & combine story lines

ENDING

What do you want people to remember a month from now?

Thank you?

LESS IS MORE

Patients that received treatment

recovered faster

iBalance osteotomy achieves perfect rates of union

indifferent teachable

indifferent teachable

Start here

indifferent teachable

Start here

Spiral around each point

Is this too much work?

topic story

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