Presenting Your Research
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The document outlines effective strategies for presenting research, emphasizing the importance of context, audience, depth, and delivery. Key points include preparing thoroughly, using clear and concise slides, practicing regularly, and engaging the audience during the presentation. It concludes with advice on handling questions and summarizing key takeaways.
Presenting Your Research
- 1. Presenting Your Research Dilum Bandara, PhD Computer Sc ience & Engineer ing , Univers i ty of Moratuwa di lumb@c se.mr t .ac . lk ht tp: / /Di lum.Bandara. lk
- 2. Presentation Process Plan Present Practice Prepare 2
- 3. Plan • Context • Objectives • Audience • Depth • Time • Location 3 Outline Source: www.govloop.com
- 4. Context & Objectives 4 Context Objective Problem statement, Preliminary exam Demonstrate that you have skills to do research Progress review, Qualifying exam Demonstrate your research progress Defense, Viva Defend your thesis/dissertation Conference, Workshop Sell your paper Seminars, Invited talks Knowledge dissemination
- 5. Audience 5 • Who? • Background? • Why they want to listen? • What they need to remember? Source: www.audienceavenue.com
- 6. Depth • Deep vs. Shallow • Pick based on objectives & audience ◦ Depth - Conference & defense ◦ Shallow – Seminar, invited talk 6 Source: www.prprescriptions.com
- 7. Time & Location • There’s no good time to present! ◦ Early morning – not fully awake ◦ Mid morning – want tea, coffee ◦ After lunch – sleepy ◦ Afternoon – want tea, coffee, tired ◦ Night – want to go home, tired • Fit content & mode of delivery to time & location Source: www.corexcellence.com 7
- 8. Your Plan Should Address • Address following 3 questions in a suitable order ◦What you did or planning to do? ◦Why is it important? ◦How you did it or planning to do it? 8
- 9. Typical Outline • (Planned) Contribution ◦ What?, Why?, & How? in simple words • Outline • Motivation • Problem Statement • Solution • Experimental/Simulation setup • Results • Conclusions/Summary • Future Work • References 9
- 10. Prepare 10 Source: www.electrolux.com
- 11. Before You Begin • Research / literature survey need to be solid • There are things you ◦ must know ◦ should know ◦ better to know • Good flow ◦ General specific ◦ Known unknown ◦ Accepted controversial ◦ Cause effect ◦ Problem solution 11
- 12. Slide Template • Simple • Fit to audience • Big enough • Be consistent • Use space appropriately • Be careful with custom templates Source: www.m62.net 12 Source: www.m62.net
- 13. Content • Less is More • Balance & connected ◦ 1 idea per slide • Figures, illustrations, & graphs whenever possible • No more than ◦ 6 bullets per slide ◦ 6 words per bullet • Use your word knife ◦ Cut words that aren’t essential for correct meaning • Number slides 13
- 14. Figures, Graphs, & Tables • A picture worth more than 1000 words • Big enough • Clear & simple • Clear labels & axis • Align to left • Animate only when essential/useful 14
- 15. Prepare –More Tips • Proper grammar unessential, if it makes sense • Proper spellings essential ◦ Spell check, proof read – even print & check • Backup slides • Test on multiple systems ◦ Different versions of power point, pdf ◦ Keep a copy in pen drive • 1 slide for ~2 minutes ◦ 15 min – 10 core slides max 15
- 17. Practice, Practice, Practice • Self practice • Write a script ◦ Specially first few slides • Practice with audience ◦ Colleagues in lab, spouse, parents, friends, supervisor ◦ Ask for feedback ◦ Ready to face hash criticism • Time presentation • Twice a day ◦ But don’t over practice 17
- 19. Prepare for Battle • Light exercises ◦ Prepare your body for battle ◦ Stretch your arms, rotate neck, take stairs, breathing excercises ◦ Prepare your mouth/voice ◦ Repeat “brrrrrr….”, “Unique New York”, “Tapeka Topeka” • Arrive early • Observe how it worked so far • Test your slides, mike, laser pointer 19
- 20. Delivery • Greet audience • Start in a friendly way • Don’t apologies • Tell about ◦ Who you are, why are you here ◦ Title ◦ What’s in it ◦ Approximate time ◦ Which topic is being covered • If you had to start late, fit content to remaining time ◦ Don’t over run 20
- 21. Delivery (Cont.) • Vary voice • Suitable speed ◦ 120 words per min – for 2-5 min presentation ◦ Less for longer presentations • Read audience ◦ Observe body language • Focus, not scan ◦ Eye contact ◦ Don't turn your back to them ◦ Don’t talk to laptop 21
- 22. Delivery (Cont.) • If something is there, make sure to explain it • May skip depending on available time ◦ Tell them you are skipping ◦ But don’t design slides with a plan to skip • Use gestures to explain & emphasize • Use laser pointers when suitable ◦ But don’t shake like a … • Get audience to talk ◦ When appropriate encourage questions 22
- 23. Questions • Understand question ◦ If not clear, ask again ◦ Answer based on what you already told ◦ Then introduce new content ◦ If you don’t know the answer, tell that • Ready to answer questions beyond presentation 23
- 24. Summary • Tell them again what you told them briefly ◦ Based on what you want them to remember • Learn from good presenters ◦ Observe & learn • Practice, practice, & practice 24 http://Dilum.Bandara.lk