Leaders in Science Presentation skills 12.01.17 Jason Williams & Sam Dalton

Plan for this term... Session Date Session overview 7 12-Jan-17 Presentation Skills 8 19-Jan-17 GSK Visit 9 26-Jan-17 Workshop Planning 3 10 02-Feb-17 Workshop Preparation (dry run) 11 09-Feb-17 Workshop Planning 4   16-Feb-17 Half term break 12 23-Feb-17 13 02-Mar-17 Science in the News 14 09-Mar-17 Workshops 15 16-Mar-17 Workshop Preparation (feedback from first workshop) 16 23-Mar-17

Coming up What makes good and bad presentations?   Planning, preparing and structuring your talk Controlling nerves Presentation exercises

What works? What makes a good presentation? Think of a good speaker – what makes them successful? Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day. https://youtu.be/-FOCpMAww28?t=280

What doesn’t work? What doesn’t make a good presentation? Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day. https://youtu.be/69JZD60eR6s

Where are your weaknesses? What do you find hardest when doing a presentation? Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day.

? What do your audience see? Words? Body language? Tone of voice? Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day. Words? Body language? Tone of voice?

Nervous? Everyone gets nervous sometimes. How can we keep it under control? Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day.

“Failing to plan, is planning to fail” Preparation is key “Failing to plan, is planning to fail”    1. WHY?  Why are you giving this presentation? What are you hoping to achieve from it?  2. WHAT?  What is my objective? What do I want the outcome to be? 3. WHO? What is their level of knowledge? Why are they there and what do they expect? How many people will be there?  4. WHERE? Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day.

General Tips Tell them what you’re going to tell them Tell them Tell them what you’ve just told them   1. The Attention Grabber Humour, rhetorical questions, props, pictures, video clips 2. Introductions   3. Signpost Your Audience Make clear what you are trying to achieve and how long it will take 4. Questions? Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day.

Delivery Tips Eye contact - Sweep the room like a lighthouse, staying only 2-3 seconds on each person. Try to avoid reading from notes Exaggerate body movements and verbal emphasis   Pause often - silence allows points to sink in and your audience to catch up Be enthusiastic - if you’re not why should your audience be? Use simple language Project your voice Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day.

I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Just a minute… Fish and chips Leaders in Science I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here London Goldfish If I Were Harry Potter  Penguins Brexit   Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day.

Is that clear? Tie your shoelace Write the letter ‘m’ Fold your arms Draw a smiley face Walk in a figure of 8 Make a cup of tea   Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day.

Questions? Questions?   Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day.

More... More TED talks... Why bees are disappearing: https://youtu.be/dY7iATJVCso Underwater astonishments: https://youtu.be/YVvn8dpSAt0 Inside the mind of a master procrastinator: https://youtu.be/arj7oStGLkU “The importance of being inauthentic”: https://youtu.be/rk_SMBIW1mg Body language shapes who you are: https://youtu.be/Ks-_Mh1QhMc Coffee, tea (caffeine) and alcohol are drugs many of us use every day.