Oral Research Presentations
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Tammy Clark, Ph.D.
Brown Bag Presentation - July 2014
Disseminating info
Graded presentation for a course
Professional school interview
Job interview
Why are they attending?
How much do they know about your topic?
What would they like to learn?
Is it appropriate to interject personal
revelations in the talk?
How much previous work should be included
to set the stage?
Should you include all findings?
Have you come to a conclusion?
Have you uncovered more questions?
Make a general outline
Title Slide
Introduction and previous studies
Your question and experimental design
Your data
Data analysis
Your conclusions and unanswered questions
Future work
Acknowledgements
Most sections will require more than one slide
Start writing slides
Find pictures after text is written
Save formatting for later
Descriptive name of talk
Your name
Your advisor’s name (depending on venue)
Institution(s) that provided support
Include logo if available
Hook the audience
Relevance
Sufficient background to understand the question
Briefly outline previous work that led to the
question
What was interesting about the previous study?
What was missing?
The best talks will integrate these instead of
discussing them separately
Clearly state your hypothesis and/or goals
(this is your question)
Convince the audience that your methods for
discovering answers is sound by briefly
stating your experimental design
Concise graphics that clearly show the important aspects of
your findings
Typically one slide per graphic
Title can be the type of data or the take-home message
Include error bars
Legible graphics for back of the room
Increase font size
Bold fine/thin font
Increase line widths
Avoid green and red (may not be differentiated by a color-blind
person)
Discussion of the data analysis should occur on these slides
Restate the take-home messages and if possible
link them together for an overall sense of what
was accomplished
Revisit the relevance of the project and connect
it to your conclusions
Did you accomplish your goals?
Have you discovered more questions as a result
of your research?
This section should lead smoothly into the
future work section
What are the next steps?
You may not be the person who will continue
the project, but you should still address
where your research has led to
If plans have been made, it is appropriate to
briefly discuss these (if time permits)
Research Advisor(s)
Co-workers who you have collaborated with
Institution
Anyone who has provided financial support
for the project
If appropriate, name the funding source:
specific research fellowship, NIH grant number,
etc…
Develop your talk
Don’t be afraid to try different approaches
Avoid scripting
Use PowerPoint as your “notecards”
Think about the audience in choosing language
Ask a few people to critique
Practice alone first
Give entire talk without interruptions
Peers take notes on rough spots
Afterward, go through slide-by-slide and discuss
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Overall organization
Clear explanation of concepts
Appropriate level for audience
Legible font and graphics
Allow for ~1 hour to critique a 10 minute presentation
You cannot practice too much!
Ask for laser pointer and for room access
Fine-tune the timing
Laser pointers
Stabilize with 2-handed hold
Point – don’t circle
Many PowerPoint alternatives (Prezi)
Avoid clutter and distracting transitions
Strive for uniformity in slides
Font sizes
Spacing
Mac vs. PC?
Copy and Paste PDF documents into slides
Dress Appropriately
Arrive early
Introduce yourself to moderator
Upload presentation
Bathroom break beforehand
Be confident because you practiced
Attend the entire conference
Represent Viterbo Well!