1. Writing it All Up

2. The goal of the intro? Have we seen this before?
Tell the reader simply and clearly what the subject is.
Speak in plain, yet professional terms
How will it “save the world?”
Tell the reader why the subject is important
How will you do what you do?
methodology.
What are you questions
What are NOT your questions
Upon what/who are your methods based?
Have we seen this before?
How is it an original contribution?
Lit review to assert that it’s both valuable and not duplicative

3. Tips and Tricks Warm them up, don’t frontload.
“Will explore,” not “Will tell you what to do”
i.e., don’t start with your conclusion
Use a balanced approach when considering points contrary to yours
Examine strengths and weaknesses of each
Avoid:
Straw men
Sweeping generalizations
Ad hominem attacks

4. The Upside-Down Pyramid Approach
Start general, get specific
Open with the general problem
Explore general aspects
Apply to your particular population or problem
Reach your particular question
Use subheadings
Use summary paragraphs
Best if it leads to the next section

5. Methods: Participants
How many?
How recruited?
Subject variables
Age
Sex
Other potentially important stuff
Level of education
Level of (dis)ability
Marital status

6. Methods: Design
“A 2x2 between subjects design with two factors (treatment group x testing time) was utilized to determine any potential impact of treatment upon the CES-D scores of the participants. Treatment group was held at 2 levels (experimental vs control), as was testing time (pretest vs posttest).”

7. Methods: Procedure and Data Analysis
Sometimes combined with design
Put it all in gruesome detail.
Good idea to consider it as kind of a timeline
Include anything that went wrong with the process as well
Data Analysis
“A factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to determine any main effects or interactions regarding the independent variables. Fisher’s Least Significant Difference (LSD) was utilized to explore any further group differences.”

8. Method: Results! Sometimes combined with Data Analysis
A table or graph usually helps
“A factorial analysis of Variance (ANOVA) indicated a significant main effect (F(1,28) = 3.6, p ≤ 0.05, ɳ2 = 0.35). LSD analyses indicated that posttest scores did not differ between groups (M = 55 vs M = 48, p = 0.78). Participants in the experimental group, however, scored lower on the CES-D scale (M = 30) relative to those in the control group (M = 50; p ≤ 0.05).”

9. Discussion The easiest/hardest part of the paper
The stage performance approach
The opening number: Take the stage!
Thorogood’s “Be a billboard, but slow it down”
Limitations – next album, or a B-side?
Repair rapport
Go home and do
The show’s not over after the band goes home

10. Questions? Thoughts?