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How to Give a Seminar Contents

How to Give a Seminar Contents. Opening Introduction Body Summary / Concluding Comments. How to Give a Seminar Opening. Introduce yourself (and your supervisor). Say what you are here to talk about, ie give a brief summary without giving the whole talk.

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How to Give a Seminar Contents

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  1. How to Give a SeminarContents • Opening • Introduction • Body • Summary / Concluding Comments C.Eng. 591 Graduate Seminar

  2. How to Give a SeminarOpening • Introduce yourself (and your supervisor) • Say what you are here to talk about, ie give a brief summary without giving the whole talk • Tell them what you hope they get out of this talk C.Eng. 591 Graduate Seminar

  3. How to Give a SeminarIntroduction • Give some background • You are the expert…we know nothing. • Give the basic background • Set yourself up for the main topic • State the objectives and tell the importance / value • Keep it brief Good rule of thumb is the 2-2-2 • Two sentences of background • Two sentences summarizing results • Two sentences summarizing conclusions C.Eng. 591 Graduate Seminar

  4. How to Give a SeminarBody • Prefer top-down design • Avoid too much detail • Remember who the audience is and tell the specific problem being addressed • Use figures and diagrams – make sure they are large enough and visible enough to see C.Eng. 591 Graduate Seminar

  5. How to Give a SeminarSummary / Concluding Comments • Wrap it all up/ Restate the key points • Affirm the objectives • Restate value • What is the take home message? • Indicate completion • Thank the audience • Call for questions C.Eng. 591 Graduate Seminar

  6. How to Give a SeminarRecommendations - 1 • Any effective talk must : (1) communicate your arguments and ideas, (2) persuade your audience that they are true, and (3) be interesting and entertaining • Your Presentation must : • (1) Give an opening statement to familiarize the audience with your subject matter. • What is your key message? Can you write it down as a single sentence? • (2) Speak slowly, clearly, and loud enough to be heard by all. • (3) Remember the 5WH's: who, what, why, when, where, and how. • (4) Summarize your talk at the end in a few sentences. C.Eng. 591 Graduate Seminar

  7. How to Give a SeminarRecommendations - 2 • Face the audience and try not to read, but talk • Anticipate questions ahead of time • Expect general questions • Prepare things that time forced you to omit • Maintain control of the discussion • Stop and think • Answer succinctly (or agree to discuss later) • Prevent interruption • Be honest C.Eng. 591 Graduate Seminar

  8. Technical WritingBasics • The 3 C’s: Correct, Clear, and Concise • The No. 1 problem : the logical structure & the logical link • The structural principles • Active vs. passive • The strong verb vs. the weak verb + the abstract noun • Write the way you talk: write (and read) with your ears • Parallelism • Conciseness • The English grammar: the tenses • The English grammar: the dangling modifiers/participles • The ambiguity • The generic vs. the specific • What scientists said vs. what they meant • The general components of a typical technical paper • References C.Eng. 591 Graduate Seminar

  9. Now it is your turn...

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