Difference Between Presentation and Publication
- 1. Difference Between Presentation and Publication
- 2. Table of Contents • Definition • Level of Information • Visual Presentation and Layout • Guidelines • Format • Audience
- 3. Definition Presentation Written report for a scientific class which may be research learning, a post-doc research paper, student’s learning during his/her academic course, or any paper with research content. Publication Research paper or article that gets published in a journal with relevant information and research findings.
- 4. Level of Information In a Presentation: – Level of information is limited – Crisp in nature – Mainly focusses on why the report is being presented – Future directions In a Publication: – Level of information is vast – Information on the background, rationale, methods, results and discussion – Discusses the strengths and limitations of the study – Proper conclusion and take home message
- 5. Visual Presentation and Layout • Presentation: – Visually attractive – bright and self-explanatory – informative depictions (table, figures, graphs, images etc.) • Publication: – Not very attractive in terms of visual presentation – Contains relevant figures, tables and charts
- 6. Difference in visual representation of Presentation and Publication Presentation Publication
- 7. Guidelines • Paper Presentation: – Power Point presentation – Interesting pointers – Large font size – Less clutter – Catchy visual aids • Publication: – Layout of paper in accordance with the ICMJE guidelines – Acknowledgement section – References in the required format – Tables and figures with caption
- 8. Format • Presentation – Presented in an interacting way with proper visual aids – Slides in the presentation generally carries small phrases and pointers, which the presenter explains in his own way to the audience present • Publication – Generally written in sentences and paragraphs – Follows specific formatting guidelines defined by the publishing journal
- 9. Audience • For a Presentation: – Small group of audience – May or may not be experts in the relevant field of research • For a Publication: – Larger viewer base as publication increases the reach of the research – Generally accessed by experts in the relevant field
- 10. Importance of Presentation and Publication • To advocate for your own research • Includes new learnings about recent advancements in the field • Improvement of research profile • Connects with similar ideas and researchers • Disseminates research findings • Replicates the clinical trial/study • Improves research methodology • Contributes to clinical care system, intervention and new policies
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