Secrets of a Great Presentation Created by The North Carolina School of Science and Math forThe North Carolina School of Science and Math North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Created by The North Carolina School of Science and Math forThe North Carolina School of Science and Math North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Why?

Structure

The Main Question What is the question you want to answer? Why is it important?

The data

The money slide This is the slide you want remembered

The end Make it count

Presentation of the presentation

Simple is best

Bright colors might look pretty but They are distracting and difficult to read (especially if you have a lot of text that people need to read in order to understand your talk)

Color schemes

Don’t go crazy with animation

DON’T WRITE IN CAPS. EVEN IF IT’S REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT Keep your font plain and sans serif (without the squiggles)

Use images

Cross species social interaction Hypothesis: subjects who could successfully manipulate apparatus were counted as having an affiliative relationship

The amount of information on your slide is up to you. Some say no more than six words per slide. Others say follow a 6x6 (no more than six lines of text with six words per line). Just make sure your slide isn’t getting too cluttered with a lot of text. And most of all, your slides are not your teleprompter. You should memorize your talk, or at least have cue cards. Because otherwise your audience is just reading your slides and they can read quicker than you, so what you’re saying becomes redundant.

You should be more interesting than your slides

Presentation of the presenter

Speak slowly and clearly to the audience (not your slides) Be passionate Practice, practice, practice Don’t be a time hog Dress appropriately Remember your manners

Assignment

The most important scientific discovery I ever made

3 slides: including data and money slide 3-5 minutes (depending on number of students)