PRESENTAT

ION SKILLS:

LEARN TH

E BASICS

K E L L Y P R E E C E

R E S E A R C H E R D E V E L O P M E N T P R O G R A M M E M A N A G E R ( P G R S )

What are you expecting from today’s course?

TODAY WE WILL COVER

The purpose of a presentationWhat makes an effective presentationPlanning your presentationDeliveryUsing powerpoint effectivelyExamples of good presentations

PADLET

http://padlet.com/UofE_RD/presentationskillslearnthebasics19_11_2015

PART 1: THE PURPOSE OF A PRESENTATION

WHY DO WE PRESENT RESEARCH?Feedback from experts and peersQuestions, critiques, challengesInterdisciplinary discussionAreas of mutual interest or mutual

challengeSource: Strategies for Effective Academic Presentations, Monica Bulger

TO…PersuadeInformAdvocateTestConfirmClarifyAdapted from: Strategies for Effective Academic Presentations, Monica Bulger

TO…ChallengeQuestionExperimentPractice Advance Develop your researchImprove your final thesis Adapted from: Strategies for Effective Academic Presentations, Monica Bulger

PART 2: GOOD PRESENTATION, BAD PRESENTATION

GROUP DISCUSSION

What makes for a bad presentation ?

Therefore, what make a good presentation?

In your groups compile a checklist of tips

things to do

things to avoid

5 CLASSIC PRESENTATION MISTAKESFROM THE THESIS WHISPERER

Source: www.thesiswhisperer.com

TMI (too much information)

All literature and no action

Why are we here again?

Undigested text

Question time = fail

AND ONE MORE…

Running out of time!!!

PART 3: PLANNING YOUR OWN PRESENTATION

Who are your audience?

WHAT IS YOUR CORE MESSAGE?

Start by considering core message of your presentation

Then consider how to deliver it

PRACTICE

Spend 5 minutes developing an ‘elevator pitch’ for your research

- Why is it important?

Be prepared to share with another researcher

SO WHAT?

Introduce yourself to 2 people you don’t know

Give them your ‘elevator pitch’ what you’re currently working on and why it is important

Reflections?

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PART 4: DELIVERY

Adapted from: Strategies for Effective Academic Presentations, Monica Bulger

Script it, but act spontaneous

Tell a story

From: Resonate, Nancy Duarte

Open well and close well

Set up a problem to be answered in your talk

Use questions to keep audience engaged…

Provide revelations

Reiterate your message

Your audience may well be tired and fidgety

THINGS TO CONSIDER:

Pace Body language Handling nerves Modulate your voiceBeware concentration face!

HELP!

Ask a colleague to take notes for you during the Q&A

5 THINGS EVERY PRESENTER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT PEOPLE

From: Susan Weinschenk

DEALING WITH NERVES AND ANXIETY

From: Business Insider

Prepare

Know your venue

Practice

Visualize your success

Practice positive self-talk

Know your audience

Exercise lightly and breathe deeply before you speak

Memorize your opening

Claim the three “audience truths”

Smile

Realize you don’t look as nervous as you feel 

PART 5: USING POWERPOINT EFFECTIVELY

Source: How to Avoid Death by Powerpoint, David Phillips

One message per slide

Use short bits of text and an image

The most important part of the powerpoint should be the biggest

Work with contrast

Use a maximum of 6 ‘objects’

DANCE VS. POWERPOINT: A MODEST PROPOSAL

‘If you’re trying to give someone the big picture of a complex idea, to really capture it’s essence, the fewer words you use the better.’

PART 6: EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRESENTATIONS

MELISSA MARSHALL: TALK NERDY TO ME

JULIAN TREASURE: HOW TO SPEAK SO THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LISTEN

BRENÉ BROWN: THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY

PUTTING IT IN TO PRACTICE

Practice your research presentation in a safe environment

Get specific feedback

THANK YOU!

researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk

www.exeter.ac.uk/as/rdp

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