Talking pointsTALKING POINTS

YOUR AUDIENCE

WHAT IS THEIR BACKGROUND?

VERY LIKELY YOU KNOW MORE THAN THEY DO ABOUT YOUR TOPIC

DON’T LOSE THEM YOU AIM TO INFORM

TO CONVINCE

IF YOU INSPIRE—THAT’S A BONUS

IT IS A COURTESY TO YOUR AUDIENCE NOT TO READ A SCRIPT

BUT IF YOU HAVE TO,

BEAR IN MIND THAT WRITTEN LANGUAGE DIFFERS FROM SPOKEN LANGUAGE

FIRST I TELLS THEM WHAT I AM GOING TO TELL THEM

THEN I TELLS THEM

THEN I TELLS THEM WHAT I TOLD THEM

FACE YOUR AUDIENCE

YOU DO NOT NEED TO ADDRESS THE SCREEN IT ALREADY KNOWS WHAT’S THERE

SPEAK UP

SPEAK LOUDLY AND SLOWLY AND KEEP YOUR VOICE UP PARTICULARLY AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK ARE PROBABLY JUST AS INTERESTED AS THOSE IN THE FRONT

IF YOU MUST USE JARGON,AT LEAST DEFINE IT

DON’T OVERDO THE SLIDES SHOW THE IMPORTANT ONES 0NE IN TWO MINUTES IS ABOUT THE TOP LIMIT

PRESENTING THE DATA

PRESENTING THE DATA

ON GRAPHS-- LABEL ALL AXES

0 0.1 0.2

0.09

0.08

0.07

0.06

0 0.1 0.2

0.09

0.08

0.07

0.06

F/Na

Al/Na

PRESENTING THE DATA

AVOID TYPESCRIPT TABLES

REPEAT THE QUESTION –- THEN SHARE THE ANSWER WITH EVERYBODY

FINISHING OFF IF YOU ARE WORKING TO A TIME LIMIT, GIVE SOME THOUGHT ABOUT HOW YOU WILL FINISH IF YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIM