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Presenting with Success

Presenting with Success. Helen Janc Malone (D5) March 31, 2011. Boring people to death…. with your PowerPoint? Don ’ t!. You have been selected to give a presentation. Now what?. Congratulations!. Who What Where When Why How. is your audience? is the purpose of your presentation?

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Presenting with Success

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  1. Presenting with Success Helen Janc Malone (D5) March 31, 2011

  2. Boring people to death… with your PowerPoint? Don’t!

  3. You have been selected to give a presentation. Now what? Congratulations!

  4. Who What Where When Why How is your audience? is the purpose of your presentation? is it being held? is your presentation? are you presenting? are you presenting? Know your who, what, where, when, why, and how

  5. Plan What is your presentation plan?

  6. What is your presentation plan?

  7. Prepare • What are you going to say?

  8. What are you going to say? • Keep titles short and sweet • Focus on the headlines and key findings • Utilize visuals • Avoid abbreviations and jargon • Proof

  9. Practice • How are you going to say it?

  10. Why care? • Put yourself in the audience’s shoes • What is intriguing, unique or new about your work? • What is your value-added? • Presentation is not just about your study, it is about presenting yourself to the field!

  11. Public presentation “According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two! Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” - Seinfeld

  12. Time to present • Double-check • Deep breath • Dos • Don’ts • Draw attention

  13. A note about AERA • Paper • Roundtable • Poster

  14. Thank you! Helen_Malone@mail.harvard.edu

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