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Presentation Skills: Learn the Basics 19th November 2015
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PRESENTATION SKILLS: LEARN THE BASICS KELLY PREECE RESEARCHER DEVEL O PMEN T PROGRAM ME MANAGER (PGRS)
Transcript of Presentation Skills: Learn the Basics 19th November 2015
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?
// COMFORT BREAK \\
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
