Yes, it is possible: Yes, it is possible: A research report in 10 A research report in 10 minutesminutesMartha J. Lentz
Research Professor
Advisors:Liz Bridges
Gail KieckheferCarol Landis
Sarah ShannonKaren Thomas
Supported byUW Office for Nursing Research
NINR 2 P30 NR04001
PurposePurpose
Discuss content, timing and considerations in doing a successful 10 minute research presentation.
Organization of This Organization of This talktalk
Overall guidelines Research presentation what to
include in the– Beginning– Middle – End
What to do What to avoid
Overall GuidelinesOverall Guidelines
Start focused Stay focused Think what is the most succinct
way to present your material clearly
Don’t read your slides verbatim Use spoken words and slides to
supplement each other Never more then 15 slides
Beginning: ContentBeginning: Content
One minute Three slides
– Title, Funding support– Purpose– Background
Yes, still use only 1 minute
Beginning: ContentBeginning: ContentTitleTitle
Title slide with co-authors – Include funding source(s) if room– If long list may want to make a
separate slide can also be the very last slide
– Same for others wish to thank subjects, study team
Beginning: ContentBeginning: ContentPurposePurpose
Focus of the study or project being reported
List of specific aims
Beginning: Content Beginning: Content BackgroundBackground
Think NEW if published don’t talk about it
Answer to so what question One slide
Beginning: DoBeginning: Do
Have a plan of what to say first– Thank you for the opportunity …– I want to acknowledge my co-
investigators and funding support Move quickly to the purpose
– The purpose of this study was to test….
– This project was implemented to ….
Beginning: DoBeginning: Do
Use the thank you to start purpose statement– Thank you for the opportunity to
describe our study on sleep in women with and without fibromyalgia.
PurposePurpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of nocturnal sleep and hormone patterns in mid-life women with and without fibromyalgia.
FibromyalgiaFibromyalgia Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome
manifest by poor unrefreshing sleep, fatigue, unexplained widespread pain, generalized morning stiffness, and multiple tender points.
Beginning: AvoidBeginning: Avoid
Repeating your name and title Apologizing for what you won’t
be able to cover Adding additional background
information
Middle: Content Middle: Content MethodsMethods
Methods 1 minute and one slide– 2 minutes and 2 slides is probably
excessive The four Ws
– What– Where– When– Who
Middle: Methods DoMiddle: Methods Do
Use a picture or diagram of protocol
Display model to be tested Describe only parts germane
to purpose and results being presented
Middle: Methods Middle: Methods (con’t)(con’t)
Mention data analysis only if there is something special– If testing a model– Several steps to the process
Get double use of your time– Sixty 9- 11 year old children were
tested pre and post an education intervention on smoking health risks.
ProtocolProtocol
Daily symptom diaries for 1 month to verify pain levels
Fm subjects weaned from medications 2 weeks prior to sleeping
Post menses days 5-10 Night 1 adaptation Night 2 baseline sleep Night 3 hourly blood draws 8 pm to 7 am
Middle: Methods AvoidMiddle: Methods Avoid
Describing all elements of a study when you are presenting only a portion
Listing tests that will be obvious from results – E.g. T-test
Use more then 2 slides
Middle: Methods AvoidMiddle: Methods Avoid
Ok if you include data as combining sample demographics you can have 3 slides
Middle: Results ContentMiddle: Results Content
Real data 6-7 minutes 6-7 slides
Real numbers Real text
Middle: Results DoMiddle: Results Do
Keep slides simple Make sure font large enough
to read Think of most parsimonious
presentation– Plots for key data– Tables for number – Shortest text that conveys theme
Sleep Stage Sleep Stage PercentagesPercentages
05
101520253035404550
Stage 0% Stage 1% Stage 2% SWS % REM %
Control
FM
*
P<.05
Beck DepressionBeck Depression
10.3 ± 2.4 7.7 ± 2.4
OFF MEDS
ON MEDS
Fibromyalgia Impact QuestionnaireFibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
Off medOff med On MedsOn MedsPain 6.9+1.2 3.2+1.0
Tired 8.4+.45 6.7+.43
Rested in AM 8.2+.52 6.45+1.0
Anxious 6.6+.93 4.8+.70
Depressed 6.8+1.1 3.1+1.4
Theme 1: Sense of SelfTheme 1: Sense of Self
Most readers can read silently to themselves much faster then the speaker can read aloud. A short concise quote with a stage setting introduction often works better then a long quote where you rely on the respondent to both set the scene and provide the example for the theme. When you finish reading this raise your hand.
Middle: Results AvoidMiddle: Results Avoid
Trying to present every piece of data you have
I know this is to small for you to read
This is a confusing slide Tables with many many rows &
columns Quotes that fill even a single slide
End: ContentEnd: Content
Summary of key points Conclusion as to next step
– Research question– Change in practice
End: DoEnd: Do
Be specific– Specific research question– Specific change in practice
End: AvoidEnd: Avoid
Claims beyond the data Non specific
– More research is needed
SummarySummary
Time Slides
Beginning 1 3
Middle Methods
1 1
Middle Results
7 10
End 1 1
Future DirectionsFuture Directions
Be focused in content selection Make slides succinct-
telegraphic Practice in front of a live
audience
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