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Giving great talks
BISC 800
Something to remember
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How do you learn how to give great talks?
• Go to great talks!
• Preparation
• Visual material
• Delivery
• After the seminar
Outline
1. Preparation
• When and on what• Audience • Length• Audio-visual equipment available
• Context• Room
What do you need to know ahead of time?
1. Preparation
• The golden rule of seminar structure
– Tell them what you’re going to tell them
– Tell them
– Tell them what you told them
(i.e. you need a start, a middle and an end!)
1. Preparation
• Introduction– Start with a ‘bang’– Set up the problem– [Show an outline]
An example of outline• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions
A better example of an outline• What are cleaning symbioses exactly?
• Meet the players
• Costs & benefits of being cleaned
• Cleaner and client preferences
• Ecological consequences of cleaning symbioses
And another…
Three key questions
• Are larger mates preferred?
• Are larger mates better?
• Are larger mates more costly?
Yes
Yes
Yes
And another…
Goal:
• To blah blah…
1. Preparation
• Body : your results
• Conclusion– Recap main findings– Put them into context
• Introduction– Start with a ‘bang’– Set up the problem– [Show an outline]
1. Preparation
• Preparing notes– Never full script: you will read it– Cue cards instead– Number them!
• Make sure your talk is correct duration– 1 slide/ minute
• Check the room before the talk
2. Visual material
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Blue FishRed Fish
So what has driven coral decline?
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DiseaseDisease
Conclusions
• Major ecological changes in past 25 yearsMajor ecological changes in past 25 years
• Rates of decline of coral rival Rates of decline of coral rival highesthighest known known
• HURRICANES HAVE NOT DRIVEN CHANGEHURRICANES HAVE NOT DRIVEN CHANGE
• Disease and climate change have, at least in partDisease and climate change have, at least in part
• AAnnyy hhooppee ffoor r tthhee ffuuttuurree??
2. Visual material
• Write large– 24 pt text, 36-48 pt title
• Clear font– Arial, Helvetica
• Clear labels on figs• High contrast• Attractive pics• Uncluttered graphs• Minimize text
• Write too much text which takes up a lot of space
• Info not needed• Irrelevant text• Too much animation• Serif fonts: Times
• Poor contrast• CAPITALS FOR
EMPHASIS• Spellling mistakes
Do Don’t
PAPP-A• Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A• Produced by placenta to promote placental
growth• Used as first trimester marker for Down’s
syndrome for decades• Has also been found to be associated with
preterm delivery, preeclampsia, IUGR, stillbirth• Upregulated in healing skin• Marker for cardiovascular disease• Linked to bone mineral density
PAPP-A• Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
• Produced by placenta
• First trimester marker for Down’s syndrome
• Associated with pregnancy complications
• Has roles outside of pregnancy
Equations?
Equations?
3. Giving the seminar
• ‘Personal appearance’/ Delivery– Voice– Speed– Posture– Pointers– Clothes– Eye contact
3. Giving the seminar
• Using the AV– Figure out how it works ahead of time– Point to the screen– Move to one side– Introduce graphs
4. After the seminar
• What do you do if:– Someone keeps banging on about the same
point?– You don’t follow someone’s argument?– You don’t understand someone’s accent?
Assignment
• 8-10 min presentation using powerpoint
• Your own research
• Will be videotaped on November 1 and 8
What will I be looking for?
• Presentation• Structure• Clarity• Visual appeal• Length
• Delivery• Flow• Enthusiasm• Posture
Literature searches
Bibliographic databases