SSRA Presentation Skills Workshop

1. SSRA Presentation Skills Workshop Philip Smyth, SBI Education and Outreach philip.smyth@ucd.ie, 01 7166975

2. Present and Correct Philip Smyth, SBI Education and Outreach philip.smyth@ucd.ie, 01 7166975

3. SSRA – Super Special Researcher Advice Philip Smyth, SBI Education and Outreach philip.smyth@ucd.ie, 01 7166975

4. SSRA Presentation Skills Workshop Philip Smyth, SBI Education and Outreach philip.smyth@ucd.ie, 01 7166975

5. Philip

6. Why are we here? ? ?

7. Challenges for you • Understood • Resonates, Excites, Moves (REM) • Memorable • Action • Personal

8. Overview • You and Your Research • Presentation Heroes and Villains • General Presentation Skills • Descriptographs • Project One-liners

10. Demon • Doc • Anal • Exam

11. Demonstrations • Anecdotes • Analogies • Examples

13. Presentation Heroes • What we asked… • Example of an excellent speaker and list the traits they think make them a good presenter. • Example of a bad presenter and similarly the reasons why they think they are not blessed with the gift of conversation.

14. Preparation – planning slide

15. Other questions concerning physical aspects • Who is the audience? How many? • Where will it take place? How big is the room? • What equipment is there in the room? What equipment do I need? • Does the equipment work? • Can the information be seen? • Can you present the information and not get in the way? • Will you need to dim the lights or draw the curtains?

16. When? • How long? • What room? • Judges? • Dress code? – Are my shoes polished, nails clean etc.

17. Impress • First impressions • After 02 mins – Appearance 55%, Voice 38%, Content 7% • After 30 mins – Appearance 40%, Voice 42%, Content 18% • What do you want the audience to feel? • Act your emotions

18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUiTQvT0W_0 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYARUjOI3T0

19. Impress • First impressions • After 02 mins – Appearance 55%, Voice 38%, Content 7% • After 30 mins – Appearance 40%, Voice 42%, Content 18% • What do you want the audience to feel? • Act/show the emotions • Back it up • Facts, comparison, tell the story

21. Posters • Title is important • Plan the layout – Guide the reader • Audience • Concise – It’s an advertisement • Personality – What happens next

23. FEATURE FILMS ARE THE RE- SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI- FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCES OF YEARS.

24. Posters • Title is important • Plan the layout – Guide the reader • Audience • Concise – It’s an advertisement • Personality – What happens next

27. Descriptographs

28. Project One-Liners… “I never forget a face, but in your case I’d be glad to make an exception” • Task: • Individually come up with one line that sums up your project • No group discussion

29. Challenges for you • Understood • Resonates, Excites, Moves (REM) • Memorable • Action • Personal

30. Key points • What to remember and to use: • Be aware of your audience • Be familiar with the venue • Be on time • Be engaging • Be enthusiastic • Be honest • Be the audience • Be memorable • Be yourself and have a conversation

31. Challenges for you • Understood • Resonates, Excites, Moves (REM) • Memorable • Action • Personal

32. Appendix • Posters do’s and don’ts http://www.stanford.edu/group/blocklab/dos%20and%20donts%20of%20poster%20presentation.pdf • General presentation skills • https://www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/traintec.html • http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/txie/publications/oral_presentation_skills.pdf • http://www.winningtrainer.com/articles/PresentationSkillsForTrainers.pdf