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How to Give Oral Presentations
Tian Xu
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Yale University
Institute of Developmental BiologyAnd Molecular Medicine (IDM) Fudan University
You Need To Have Excellent Data!
Communication Is As Important As The Data
* Stimulate thoughts
* Leading the pack
* Exchange data and ideas
Public Speech
* Everyone is nervous
Great data to share, & well prepared
Focus on audience, not yourself
Prepared for the worst
Focus on the positives
Bored or thinking
Breath, smile, …
* A learned skill, not a natural talent
Your Attitude
* Respect Yourself and Others
* Be Positive
* Reference Other’s Work
* Know What You Talk About: Credibility Confidence
* Spend Time to Prepare: Write Down Practice
Facts and Roles
1 min / slide
10 min/2 points
Points/Talk Memory Impression
20 min/4 points
45 min/7 points
1 day / 75%
2 days/ 50%
4 days/ 20%
Visual 55%
Intonation 38%
Expression 7%
Differences Between Oraland Written Presentations
* Sound disappears - Repetition is OK
* Emphasis - Intonation
* Keep the Audience Awake/Excited
* Body Language
Keep Audience Awake
* Use Stories
* Their InterestsSex, Health, Wealth, Themselves
* Connected with AudienceAsk questions, Make people to thinkBe excited, Share the excitementLook at people
* Fresh, Novel, Surprising
* Inspire Others
Preparing Your Talk
* The Points, the Structure
* Supporting Data
* Goal
* Audience’s Needs
* The Beginning and the End
“Should”
* Easy to Understand
* Easy to Remember
“Should Not”
* Too Long
* Too Much Data
* Too Much Detail
* Too Fast
How to Prepare A Slide
Simple, Clear, Precise, Focused
* A Title for Each Slide
* Write as Brief as Possible
* Use Contrast and Comparison
Use Powerpoint
Style: Bold
Font: Comic Sans MS?
Color: Balanced
Import Images and Graphics
Spelling Check: Always
Background: Dark Blue?
Animation: Yes
Use Diagrams and Images
Style: Simple and Clear
Label: Always
A picture is better than thousand words
Style
YESNO
Shy
Panic
Use Humor
Use Intonation
Be Cool
Energetic, Scholarly
…
Be Polite
Be Yourself
Where should we go?
Organize Your Talk
Define Question
Give Credits to Others
Relate to Other’s Work
Background
One point at A Time
Historical Events/ViewsOutline Approach
Present Data
Draw Conclusion
Put into the Big Picture
Acknowledgements
Give credits to the people
Who have done the work
Who have helped you
Who contributed to the field
Who is your competitor
Thank the organizers & people invited you
Thank the funding agencies
Answer Questions
* Respect audience
* Listen carefully before answering questions
* When you are not sure about the question
* When you don’t know the answer
* Don’t forget your take-home message
Unusual Situations
* People left
* Unfriendly audience
* You made mistakes
* You are the last speaker
Learn From Others
* Go beyond the content
* Learn how to present a point
* Learn new technical tricks
* Learn from other’s mistakes
* Listen to great speeches and speakers
Practice, Practice, Practice
Thank YouFor Your Attention
Don’t Forget toThank Your Audience