Onderzoeksmethoden Giving presentations Dr. Roland Geraerts 16 March 2017 Start with asking question about what the students want to learn, get out of the workshop, and write it down.

Contents Preparations Contents of a (research) presentation Using your hands Providing right amount of information Keeping audience’s attention Being credible From the pro’s PowerPoint caroussel

Preparations Master the topic / contents Don’t learn the text by heart (unless you’re a pro) Steve Jobs - iPhone Introduction in 2007; see e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUIxyE2Ns8 What did work for you? What presentation skills stood out?

active exercise Preparations Check the room / hardware in advance Be there at least 15 minutes in advance Clean it up (white/black board, litter) Set up your presentation and check it Ideally before first participant enters Otherwise, set screen to black while setting up Public speaking is fear #1 Get rid of excessive stresses Image taken from http://www.clipartkid.com/audience-free-images-at-clker-com-vector-clip-art-online-royalty-btHIpV-clipart/ active exercise

Preparations Carefully spell check your slides Preferably don’t use cheat sheets Don’t use excuses Public transportation, illness, English usage, partner didn’t do xyz Enter the room energetically A few students should enter the room energetically. Then, make the blackboard dirty and place some mess on the table. The challenge is that the students, who enter the room, should clean it up…

Contents of the slide What do you want to tell with this slide? Why? Why at this moment? Is the contents suitable for your audience? Contents should be clear

Usual contents of a (research) talk Title slide Also include your name Overview of the talk Can be skipped if the talk is short (<30 min) Introduction Core Conclusions

Usual contents of a talk - Introduction Description of a problem Motivation What and how Terminology Overview of what is known Description of own contribution

Usual contents of a talk - Introduction Description of a problem Important part of the presentation Use enough time here What does your audience know? Don’t assume too much Be clear and concrete

Usual contents of a talk - Introduction Motivation: why this research? Application? Which? Theoretically interesting? Are the techniques useful somewhere else?

Usual contents of a talk - Introduction Earlier work Give an overview List with authors, years, and most important elements

Usual contents of a talk - Introduction Terminology Introduce technical terms you need As few as possible, because your audience doesn’t remember much

Usual contents of a talk - Core What’s the most important idea? You could start with a simpler version Give examples Often details cannot be given Give a sketch Or: work out one detail (and the rest globally) Remember: purpose of the presentation and audience

Usual contents of a talk - Conclusion Repeat the most important points / contribution / message Mention other results Mention open ends / future research

Hands: clumpy limbs or helpful tool? Question: what should you do with your hands? Explain the difference between open and closed stance.

How not to give too much information? Keep your slides light Don’t put too much information on your slides Rule of thumb: no more than 6/7 bullet points Have a consistent formatting Slides should be supportive Slides should reinforce your work, not repeat them Use multiple modalities (text, images, videos, table, charts, …) Pictures: https://sites.google.com/site/ranilillanjum/home/talks/how-powerpoint-ruins-your-presentation

How not to give too much information? Only provide contents that you’re going to discuss Unless used as a trick to impress people Don’t use animations, slide transitions, and sound effects Unless there is a purpose Good information density Give important definitions, theorems, techniques with examples Avoid complete sentences Pictures: https://blog.slideshare.net/2014/05/14/presentation-design-lessons-from-real-slides

How to keep your audience’s attention? Give your presentation to the audience instead of yourself Only look at the screen (or notes) when you really have to Look at some (random) faces in the crowd Talk clearly (don’t mumble, don’t read out load) Talk calmly Avoid ticks and distracting sounds Sighs, dry mouth, pen clicks, mouse laser, play with hair Start intermezzo to keep attention span Each 7 minutes

How to keep your audience’s attention? What kind of intermezzos can you think of? Ask a question Show a short movie Tell an anecdote Give a demo Provide a quote Give an assignment Do something extraordinary (only once) Sing (yes, this actually happened in an interview) Walk over tables (yes, this actually happened in a lecture)

How can you be credible? Dress up nicely Use your pitch well A lower pitch is usually more believable than a higher one Don’t raise your pitch at the end when you state something Vary your pitch! Tempo and pauzes Don’t talk too quickly Replace filler words by pauses Insert a pause after each important sentence, and after each slide Use open body language

From the pro’s Tell a story Ditch the bullet points It’s not a presentation, it’s a performance practice, Practice, PRACTICE What Would Steve Do? 10 Lessons from the World's Most Captivating Presenters," HubSpot See http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/inspiring-slideshare-presentations-for-marketers-list#sm.00000v74r6tg3cdnjwono6v1xg85l

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