1. A Research: RESEARCH RESULT PRESENTATION Meeting 10 Subject: G-1342 Research Seminar Year: 2008/2009

2. Bina Nusantara University How To Present A Successful Seminar http://www.rx.uga.edu/main/home/cmomany/Public/ResearchSeminar/rsh.pdf 7 STEPS: 1.Selecting the topic 2.Choosing the format 3. Show, don’t tell 4. Designing the slides

3. Bina Nusantara University How To Present A Successful Seminar 5. Sitting at the computer 6. Preparing the abstract 7. Giving the seminar itself

4. Bina Nusantara University Preparation Step 1: Selecting a topic: Be somewhat familiar/interested in the topic; The topic must not be one that the student has currently or has done a research in; The topic must be covered comprehensively within the allocated time period (35-40 minutes);

5. Bina Nusantara University Step 2: Choosing the format 1. How you make the presentation is affected by what the speaker expects the audience to learn and by the attitude of the audience; 2. A structure is required to provide a smooth, orderly, and complete guide for preparation and presentation; 3. The seminar must have a beginning and an end;

6. Bina Nusantara University Step 3: Show, don’t tell 1."Visuals represent the credibility of your presentation, reinforcing your spoken words“; 2.Visuals double as note cards; 3.Types of visuals: Use verbal visuals (i.e., word slides) when: –Presenting ideas that cannot be visualized –Emphasizing ideas or concepts to be remembered –The message involves a few major points Use the real thing when: –It is available –It is unusual or interesting enough to attract or maintain attention

7. Bina Nusantara University Use graphs, maps, or flow charts to: –Show organization, flow, percentages, changes over time, trends, or projections –Facilitate the explanation of a procedure Use drawings when: –A diagram facilitates an explanation –Leaving out detail emphasizes that which is shown –Photos or the real item are not available –Inside or cross-section views are needed Use photographs when: –A photo is more descriptive than words –Showing clarity of detail –Showing a step-by-step process –Comparing past and present, good and bad, or conditions someplace else

8. Bina Nusantara University 4. Where to get visuals: –From an expert on campus –From someone elsewhere in the country –From books and journals –From Photograph objects (roads, trees, foods, people, equipment, plants, etc.) yourself –From drawings, maps, and pictures available on CD-ROM or the World Wide Web –By making your own drawings using a drawing program

9. Bina Nusantara University To be continued…in meeting 11