Present Your Research

Parinya Noisa, PhD.School of Biotechnology

Research Workflow

Question & Hypothesize

Design experimental approach

Perform and validate your finding

Conclusion and discussion

Oral VS Written

• Different medium: Poster VS Talk

• Same goal: meet audience needs for information

Ways to Publicize Your Research

• Poster presentation

• Oral presentation

• Publication your research

Poster Presentation• Scientific conference

Tips for Poster Presentation

Poster Presentation Prep

• Define the purpose

• The title is important

• Content is vital, but concise

• Layout and format are critical

• Sell your work in 10 seconds

Sample PosterTitle

Results

Conclusion

Intro

M&M

Poster Presentation Tips

• Conference format

• Knowledge of audience

• Focus your message

• Readable from the distance

• Clear and organized

DON’T for Poster Presentation

• Leave people wondering about who did this work.

• Use too small a type size for your poster (size >30).

• Pick a font that's a pain to read.

• Make your reader jump all over the poster area.

• Use gratuitous colors.

• Write your poster just as if it were a scientific paper.

Oral Presentation Prep

Convey the Message Orally!

Choose words carefully:

• Organization keywords

• Short sentences

• Simpler vocabulary

• Examples

• Paraphrase

What you need to know?• Who are your audience?

• How many of the audience?

• How much time you have?

• Open for question or not?

Convey the Message!Five points for effective body language:

• Face the audience.

• Make eye contact.

• Move! But not too much.

• Use gestures that convey the message.

• Don’t let dress distract.

Effective Presentation• Prepare the content

• Do your homework

• Look presentable

• Use visual aids

• Take it slow

• Talk, don’t read

• Circle the crowd

• Finish strong

PowerPointPros

• Portable

• Professional

• Can add graphics

• Clear points

• Can use for handouts

Cons

• Depends on technology

• Lack of audience contact

• Speed

• Overcrowded

Ppt = vehicle; You = driver!

DON’T•Read slides•Use complex slides•Use unintelligible slides•Use irrelevant or distracting slides•Rush through slides

Structuring Your Presentation

• Introduction

•Results

•Discussion &Conclusion

Content is the King

Introduction

•Get audience attention

•Identify your topic and goal

•State your viewpoint

Results• Clear and understandable

• Key experiments

• Sensible order

• Make the story out of it

Discussion & Conclusion• Present Facts, Proof, Reasons to Agree

• Cue the ending

• Summarize the finding

• Leave a lasting impression

Dealing with Questions

• Questions show people are listening!

• Allow time to deal with them

• Decide when to answer them

• Try and anticipate

• Don’t be afraid to stop and think

What if I don’t know the answer?

• Repeat the question back if you don’t

understand it

• Take details and answer later

• Open it to the floor

Publication Your Papers

Publication Your Research

• Research article• to report your own novel finding

• Review article• to summarize the literatures of one

particular topics

Key Step of Writing Your Manuscript

• Extract the key findings

• Put a tentative title

• Outline your paper

• Fill the gaps

• Grammar is important

Key Step of Writing Your Manuscript

• Choose the journal

• Format accordingly

• Reference style

• Revise, Revise and Revise

Take Home Message• Prepare your data

and yourself

• Practice

• Make a story

• Outline

• Go for it