1. Advice on giving a presentation
Anna Christodoulou
SEPnet/ Ogden Physics Outreach Officer

2. What do these people have in common?
FEAR of public speaking
to the point of stuttering

3. Why are we afraid of public speaking?

4. How to overcome presentation fear?

5. Definition:
A natural speaker chooses a topic that excites a passion greater than the fear of speaking
This way you have content that interests you

6. Content
Clarity
Charisma

7. Tips on Content:
Do your research
Make a plan
Have key points
Answer all the questions2

8. Tips on Content:
Strong opening line / powerful closing sentence
The “So what?” factor
Structure (Stepping stones)

9. Tips on Clarity:

10. Tips on Clarity:
Who is your audience?
Visualise
One message to rule them all

11. Tips on charisma: How to be BORING Long introduction
Read from your slides
Avoid visuals
Monotonous voice
Presentation is
TOO LONG
Repeated use of “uhm”
Make things complicated
Text everywhere!
Keep it cold and impersonal
All slides look (and feel) the same
Use tons of data and do not explain figures and graphs
Do not conclude
Ignore the audience (e.g. never make eye contact)
Move frantically up and down the stage
Talk too fast

12. Find your personal style Share your passion Be creative
Tips on Charisma:
Find your personal style
(if you are humourless, make no jokes)
Share your passion
Be creative
Pay attention in the body language
Rhythm, flow, voice
Build on your virtues

13. What do you think of this presentation?
What stands out? What works well?
How would you judge it? Give marks
(1= terrible 5= excellent) for Content, Clarity and Charisma

14. Have an interesting point of view
Tips on charisma:
Have an interesting point of view
JACK, a penniless young man, sails to America to seek a better future. During the trip, he falls in love with ROSE, an upper class girl. They try to stick together despite societal disapproval and plan to elope when they arrive in NY.
The ship they travel on is RMS Titanic.

15. Storytelling in Science

16. MYTHOS
ETHOS
SCENERY
Write down your favourite film (we will break it down later)

17. The Plot

19. The Slides

20. Chilean Exports
Fresh fruit leads Chile's export mix - Chile emerges as major supplier of fresh fruit to world market due to ample natural resources, consumer demand for fresh fruit during winter season in U.S. and Europe, and incentives in agricultural policies of Chilean government, encouraging trend toward diversification of exports and development of nontraditional crops - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Report
Chile is among the developing economies taking advantage of these trends, pursuing a free market economy. This has allowed for diversification through the expansion of fruit production for export, especially to the U.S. and Western Europe Chile has successfully diversified its agricultural sector to the extent that it is now a major fruit exporting nation. Many countries view Chile's diversification of agriculture as a model to be followed.
Meanwhile, the U.S. remains the largest single market for Chile's fruit exports. Η Δυτική Ευρώπη δεν μπορεί να ανταγωνιστεί το κλίμα της Χιλής, μπορεί όμως να προσφέρει τις ίδιες υπηρεσίες πιο οικονομικά στην Ευρωζώνη. However, increasing demand from the EC and Central and East European countries combined may eventually surpass exports to the U.S., spurring further growth in Chile's exports.
If you’ve read this far, your eyes probably hurt and you’ve been reading this tedious long-winded text instead of listening to me. I’m insulted- can’t you see I’m doing a presentation up here? Look at me! Congratulations, however, on having such good eyesight.
Don’t put large blocks of text in your presentation.
Emphasize the main points.
The “Six-by-Six” Rule.
Use pictures- PowerPoint is multimedia!
Use a large font…at least 24-point or more.

21. What could go better? Delete large blocks of text
Emphasize the main points
The “Six-by-Six” Rule
Use pictures correctly
Use a large font (24-point or more)

22. Dark text on light background is best.
Avoid text colors that blind
Avoid color-blind combinations:
Red and green
Blue and yellow

23. What could go better? Dark text on light background is best.
Avoid text colours that blind
Avoid colour-blind combinations:
Red and green
Blue and yellow
Take into account dyslexia

24. Racquetball Fundamentals
2, 3, or 4 players.
1 player serves, other “returns.”
Only serving player can score.
Served ball must land past serving line and cannot hit back wall.
Ball can only bounce once before striking front wall…but ball does not have to bounce.
Again, keep slides simple!
Apply one Slide Transition style and one Animation Scheme to ALL slides.
Don’t change between styles- a single style makes a presentation look unified.
“Busy” presentations divert audience attention from content.

25. What could go better? Keep slides simple
Reasonable use of Slide Transition and Animation Scheme
Don’t change between styles
“Busy” presentations divert audience attention from content

26. What could go wrong? Test your presentation before you show it.
Always have a backup of your presentation on hand.
Printing hand-outs for the audience can be useful when the technology let’s you down.

27. General tips: Do talking, not reading Practice Stay on time
Less is more
Perfect is the enemy of the good

28. They want you to succeed
Your Audience
They want you to succeed
Do not turn your back to them

29. Why is your audience here?
There are only a few reasons people want to listen:
1. education 2. inspiration 3. entertainment 4. social networking 5. they’ve been forced

30. Why are you here?
1. Have a strong position (know your subject) 2. Know why your audience is there (know you audience) 3. Make your points concise (know your points) 4. Make good arguments (know your counter points)

31. (Some) references
Confessions of a Public Speaker, Scott Berkun, O’Reily
Logline Library – the script lab
Academic Skills for All – Essential Presentation Skills Centre for Development of Academic Skills (CeDAS)

32. Practice slots available 