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Presentation Tips David V J Bell P rofessor Emeritus and Former Dean of FGS York University

Presentation Tips David V J Bell P rofessor Emeritus and Former Dean of FGS York University. Scholarly Communications Series Conference Skills Workshop. Preparation. Know what you’ve been asked to do How much time? Solo or part of a panel?

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Presentation Tips David V J Bell P rofessor Emeritus and Former Dean of FGS York University

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  1. Presentation TipsDavid V J BellProfessor Emeritus and Former Dean of FGSYork University Scholarly Communications Series Conference Skills Workshop

  2. Preparation • Know what you’ve been asked to do • How much time? • Solo or part of a panel? • Relationship to other presentations or to overall themes of conference etc • Slides or not? • Know your audience • Try to find out as precisely as possible who will be in attendance (request list of participants if available) • Ask about how many participants are expected • Consider opportunities for audience participation • Find out about the location of your presentation • Visit room if possible • Confirm that the technology is working properly

  3. Content/Style • Know what your key messages are • If you have a long paper to present but only a short time to do it, be strategic – don’t try to present everything • Connect to your audience • Humour is good, especially if it can be “spontaneous” • Eye contact with people in all parts of the room is good • Encouraging engagement by asking questions about “who’s in the room” is often a good tactic • I like to find out their expectations for the session, why they are there etc • Avoid reading a long text (a medieval ‘lecture’)

  4. “Twilight of the Lecture”? • “…[L]ectures are a way of transferring the instructor’s lecture notes to students notebooks without passing through the brains of either.” • “[Lectures] create the illusion of teaching for teachers, and the illusion of learning for learners.” Craig Lambert, “Twilight of the Lecture”. Harvard Magazine March-April 2012

  5. Structure and Close • One Formula: • Tell ‘em what you’re gonna tell ‘em; • then tell ‘em; • then tell ‘em what you told ‘em • Thank participants and leave your coordinates • Leave time for Q&A

  6. Contact: Dr. David Bell, Chair Learning for a Sustainable Future L’education au Service de la Terre dvjbell@rogers.com www.lsf-lst.ca

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