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Making your first Academic Conference Presentation: From Application to Performance Jeremy Shtern FCAD & RTA GSA Professional Development Workshop Nov. 26 th , 2010. Talk Overview. the purpose and benefits/drawbacks of presenting research at conferences the application process

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  1. Making your first Academic Conference Presentation: From Application toPerformanceJeremy ShternFCAD & RTAGSA Professional Development WorkshopNov. 26th, 2010

  2. Talk Overview the purpose and benefits/drawbacks of presenting research at conferences the application process different formats of conferences what is expected of abstracts and of applications how to plan and prepare for your conference presentation different presentation styles and advice for making effective presentations conference attending ethics and expectations Advice for specific situations (eviscerations, presenting in a 2nd language; presenting with simultaneous translations,  presenting via video conference, dealing with tough questions etc).

  3. Presenting research at conferences: Benefits Share your knowledge with others Get feedback from leading colleagues, improve your work Fulfill job/funding conditions Increase your profile (for jobs, PhDs, future collaboration etc) Attend the conference Networking opportunities Develop networks of mentors and peers CV credential Can lead directly to publications Travel Experience speaking in public

  4. Presenting research at conferences: Drawbacks Conferences expensive, time consuming Impacts may be limited Experiences (social and scholarly) can be negative CV credit/experience not necessarily portable Preparing may be distracting from thesis/course work

  5. On Balance: Young scholars: Develops, professionalizes “MA and Dones”: Opportunity to engage your research and be full part of scholarly environment Networking invaluable It is a responsibility Can be rewarding personally and help your research

  6. Different formats of conferences What is an academic conference? What isn’t it ?

  7. It isn’t: a keynote lecture

  8. It isn’t: teaching

  9. It isn’t: a defense or examination

  10. It isn’t: public speaking or speech making

  11. What is an academic conference? A suggestion: Attend one as audience before applying to present

  12. The application process

  13. Different Formats of Conference Annual Conferences of Professional Associations: CCA http://www.acc-cca.ca/Default.aspx?pageId=805959 IAMCR http://www.iamcr2010portugal.com/content.asp?startAt=2&categoryID=983&newsID=2293 CP & T http://iamcr.org/cpt/573-braga-2010-cpo-cfp

  14. Different Formats of Conference Focused, Thematic Symposiums 30 Years of Communication Activism http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=176847 Network Politics http://www.comsummerschool.org/node/1986

  15. Different Formats of Conference Mixed Audience Forums AML- OISE

  16. Different Formats of Conference Public Events

  17. How to Plan and Prepare • Deciding to apply • Is it likely that you will attend conference if accepted? • Is your work pertinent to the theme? • Is the conference pertinent to your work/ career goals? • Applications: • Abstracts due well in advance of conferences • Content can change before presentations/ final papers • Look for appropriate place (sections, panels etc.) • “Frame”…but not too much. • On time, on word count, edited • Title matters

  18. How to Plan and Prepare • Preparing a full paper • Be clear about status- for publication or draft document • Can be duplicated from elsewhere • Can be more or less developed than presentation • Be clear about rights and permissions if raised • Decision/Feedback • Yes/No • Sometimes suggestions (focused events), follow them

  19. How to Plan and Prepare • Planning to go • Funding, logistics etc. • Coordinating with colleagues, peers, faculty • Graduate Students Associations/ Emerging Scholars Networks • IF YOU CANNOT GO • Inform conference organizers ASAP • Check on virtual pres possibilities • Come up with other alternatives • Make a video • Circulate a paper • DO NOT JUST NO SHOW

  20. How to Plan and Prepare • Preparing your talk • Clarify parameters: time available, any special elements, availability of technology etc. • Investigate your panel (read papers if available) • Decide on a format • Read a paper http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBbBo8URnb8&feature=related • Make a multimedia presentation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q25-S7jzgs

  21. How to Plan and Prepare • No right or wrong format • Choose the format best for combination of 3Cs: • Contents (paper) • Contexts (audience, event) • Comfort (personal)

  22. Some Simple equations: • ideal style substance substance style effective style substance go sell knives door to door

  23. How to Plan and Prepare Speak to your time slot Cut on the fly as needed Decide what really matters: focus on certain elements of research and paper if required Back-ups of presentation material, be prepared to go without Experiment with the balance between script and improve

  24. Conference attending ethics and expectations Cancel if not coming, provide rational and regrets, offer alternatives Don’t blab and book (attend the rest of the conference) Support your colleagues Participate in discussions and ask questions Social situations are on-the-job too

  25. Advice for specific situations eviscerations dealing with tough questions presenting in a 2nd language presenting with simultaneous translations  presenting via video conference Any others?

  26. Take aways: Conferences can be valuable, important but do not expect too much (right away) Unique stressors- claims to authority, public speaking, social situation, power dynamics, peer competition etc. Context specific- themes, audiences, formats, requirements etc No right/way wrong way Can be challenging socially, professionally for junior scholars, but reps required.

  27. jshtern@ryerson.ca www.jeremyshtern.org Thank you

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