how to prepare and give presentaons - william e. macaulay...
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WorkshopAgenda• Overviewofcommonevent(5min)• PreparingYourPresenta0on(30-40min)
– Narrowingyourresearchtopictofitlimitedspanof0me
– Usinggraphicseffec0vely– Techissues:beprepared
• PublicSpeaking:Ac0onableTipsandGoodPrac0ces(10-15minutes)– Organizing&forma[ngyourtalk(vs.paper)– Publicspeaking
• Q&A(remaining0me)
Seminar4CommonEvent
• May14-15;twosessionsperday• Groupsorganizedbytopic• Yourpresenta0on:10minuteslongandan0cipateques0onsfrommoderator/discussant
• Youwillpresentandalsoactasanaudienceforanothergroup
Whatmakesforaneffec4vepresenta4on?Publicspeaker?
PreparingYourPresenta0on
Factors:Argument+Audience
• Generalrule:1pageoftext(double-spaced)=2.5minutes
• Ac0on(s):Iden0fyalltheelementsofyourargumentbeforenarrowingdownmaterialtorepresenta0veexamplesorkeyparts
• Cri0calthinkingskills:– Determinestrong/weakpoints– An0cipateyouraudience
Casestudy:Presenta.onatSECACforpanel“RethinkingWatershedExhibi.ons”Howtoparedowna20+pageresearchpaperinto15-20min.alloDedspeaking4me?
Mysolu0on:pickrepresenta0veexamplesthatexplainbroaderthemes
orra0onalofyourresearchtopic
Shownabove:textfrommytalk
UsingGraphicsEfficiently
Exercise:comparingslidesusedwhendiscussingthesametopic
Set#1:dogs
Goal:pickaslidethatwillhelpyouraudienceunderstandyourtalkthat
answerstheques0on,“whatisadog?”
Whatisadog?
• Noun:adomes0catedcarnivorousmammalthattypicallyhasalongsnout,anacutesenseofsmell,andabarking,howling,orwhiningvoice.Itiswidelykeptasapetorforworkorfieldsports.
• Synonyms:hound,canine
Whatisadog?
Set#2:Confucianismandart
Whichvisualsworkbestwhensomeoneistalkingaboutthistopic?
Confucianism Who was Confucius? Confucius was a scholar born into an aristocratic society (b. 551 BC – d. 479 BC). During his lifetime that warfare for supremacy was constant (during the Spring and Autumn period – 8th through 5th centuries BCE - preceding the Warring States period, and similarly unstable) Confucianism: (after Confucius) - Rational political philosophy emphasizes deference, duty, discipline - Possible to better ones’ self through education (Confucius was a teacher) - Humanity (reciprocity) is key ideal; - Confucianism offers an ethical system based on the correct relationship among people.
Confucianismasapoli0calsystemandwayofseeingtheself
Individual
Parent
Employer
SiblingSpouse
Friend
Thefiverela0onshipsàhierarchyshijsdependingonthegrouping;parent>child,oldersibling>younger,etc.
Emperor
Localprovincialbureaucra0c
class
Farmers
Merchants
Scholars/litera0Na0onal
bureaucra0cclass
VerygeneraldiagramofConfucianismaspoli0cal
system
Set#3:Postmodernism
WhichvisualshouldbeshownwhileIdescribeanexhibi0onandthephilosophicalconceptofthe
postmodern?
“Simplifyingtotheextreme,Idefinepostmodernasincredulitytowardmetanarra0ves.”-Jean-FrançoisLyotard,ThePostmodernCondi4on:AReportonKnowledge,1979
Installa0onviewof“LesImmatériaux,”March-July1985,CentresPompidou,Paris
Slide#1:showninclass
Slide#2:shownatconference
TechIssues
Bringextraprintedcopies!Backupyourpresenta4oneverywhere!
SaveasPPTandPDF…andsaveEVERYWHERE.Don’tassumeAVequipmentwillbeAppleorMac
compa4ble!
Publicspeaking
Wri0ngthetalkTalkingthetalk
Keypointswhenwri0ngatalk
• Oppositelogicwhenwri4ngapaper:giveallinfoatbeginningoftalk(within2pages)
• Begingraciously:acknowledgeandthanktheorganizersofpanel/conference
• Use“Signalphrases”soaudiencefollowsyourideas,logic:– Usetransi0onalwordsandphrases– Poseques0ons
FormaBngyourtalktoallowforbeDerspeaking:acasestudyCaseStudy:Mypresenta0onatSECAC2013(linktoconferenceprogram,0tlepageofprogramshownabove)
Formatyourprintedcopytoallowforbreaksandpauses,eyecontact,breaths,sipofwater,etc.
Samplepagesfrommytalk:formauedwithtextattopofpage
Speaking
• Prac0ce,prac0ce,prac0ce• Confidence&friendliness• Theaudienceisnotyourenemy• Speed/pacing+rhythmwillhelpaudiencefollowalong(inaddi0ontoverbalcuesliketransi0onalphrases,ques0ons)
• Staypresent!