How to develop an oral presentation

1. How to develop an oral presentation You have one chance to make a point.

2. Reference • http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/effective.html • “The standards for public speaking in science and academia are relatively low, so a good presentation often is memorable”.

3. What is an oral presentation? • It is a condensed version of the paper. • It is organized around one TOPIC. A TOPIC is a clear statement of aproblem. • It has logic (a string of topics), little text, and clear graphics. • It tells a story with graphs, tables and pictures.

4. An oral presentation • Follows the IMRAD convention: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion • Tells a story. Its characters act along string of topics linked together from beginning to end.

5. Planning • What is expected of the presentation? informal chat or formal presentation literature survey or new information • Who is the audience? experts in the field, technical public or general public • How much time?

6. Preparation • Use one clear statement of the problem, THE TOPIC, the one sentence that will catch the attention of the audience. • Use the accepted structure: IMRAD • Organize your points from most to least important. The retention of information by the audience gets smaller as you talk.

7. Preparation • Use short sentences with simple grammar. • Outline the concepts briefly, clearly, and early in the talk. Assume that you have an unfamiliar audience. • Only use the most important concepts. What visual aids go with them?

8. Graphs, tables, figures • Only use those that support your POINT. • Communicate relationships early. • Use simple two dimensional charts. • Minimize the text;use photos. Make them simple and clean. Write explanations directly into the graphic.

9. Four important design concepts • BIG • Simple • Clear • Consistent

10. BIG design Expand the text until it occupies all the computer screen then stand 2 meters away from the screen. A person in the back of the audience can also read the text.

11. Simple design • Create new slides for this conference. • Only use the concepts essential to the TOPIC. • When you put up a new slide allow5 seconds for the audience to absorb the information. Be quiet and then speak what the slide has to say. Be brief.

12. Simple design • Your TOPIC limits the text and restricts the contents of tables or graphs. • Your TOPIC Includes only the information that supports it.

13. Clear design • The audience has to be able to read your visualin 5 seconds • For the text: Choose a font SANSARIF Select a size from 36-48 points Use a mixture of upper and lower case Use 10% background color

14. Consistent design • Begin and end the presentation with an identical pair of slides that summarize the TOPIC. At the beginning it is the outline. At the end it is your summary; you finished the story you promised to tell.

15. The end • The audience remembers little. Begin well … and end well; The in between is forgotten. • Prepare a great summary: The audience needs to remember the message from your TOPIC.

16. An oral presentation • Is a condensed version of the paper. • Is organized around one TOPIC – A clear statement of aproblem. • Has logic (a string of topics), little text, and clear graphics. • It tells a story with graphs tables and pictures.

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