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Today’s Top To opic ics  Background to Presentations  Your Presentation Topic  Preparing Your Presentation  Rehearsing Your Presentation  Creating an Impact “You’ll get better ideas with our low energy lightbulbs” PGC 2019

Background  Register for free at Eventbrite  Abstract (300 words max)  3-6 keywords  Your biography (100 words max)  Abstract and Biography Submission form  Prepare final presentation using PPTX template  Submit presentation by 2 December 2018  Give presentation on 15-16 January 2019 PGC 2019

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Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Results of the 2017 Annoying PowerPoint survey  The speaker reads the slides out to us 67.8%  Full sentences for text 51.6%  Text too small to read 49.3%  Visuals too complex 33.6% https://thinkoutsidetheslide.com PGC 2019

Yo Your Presen esentation Top opic ic  Published Research  Unpublished Research  Planned Research What contribution do you see your research making to knowledge? How would its outcomes contribute to the resilience of individuals, intended user groups, and/or society in general? PGC 2019

Yo Your Presen esentation Top opic ic  Introduction Here’s what I’m going to talk about  Methods and Materials What I did, how I did it, what I found  Results  Discussion How it contributes to individuals, groups, society  Conclusions PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Fail to prepare, prepare to fail…  Planning is vital  Listeners can spot lack of preparation  Structuring your presentation takes time www.publicspeakingsuperpowers.com PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Guidelines for slides:  1 slide per minute  1 idea per slide  Max. 5-6 lines per slide  5-6 words per line PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Presentation Title … 1 slide Introduction … 1 – 2 slides Method & Materials Results … 11 – 13 slides Discussion Conclusions … 1 – 2 slides Questions? … 1 slide PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Who’s your audience?  Colleagues – postgrads and staff  All schools of UNE  The wider Ccommunity PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation What’s your audience like?  Intelligent  Interested in what you have to say  May not be specialists in your area  Mixed knowledge of your discipline  May not be used to statistics and formulae PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Audience Non-researchers interested in various subjects Researchers in different subjects Audience Audience Different research areas, your subject Audience Different topics, your research area, your subject You are here Your topic, your research area, your subject PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Your research as a story Tell them what you’ll be telling them about, tell them about it, and then … tell them what you’ve just told them. PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Title Page  Talk title  Your Name, School, Institution  Supervisor details PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Introduction  Start of the story  Needs to be expressed clearly  Engages listener’s curiosity  Relevance? PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Methods and materials  A brief overview  Explain, don’t assume understanding  No jargon  No abstract concepts  Statistics? Only if important PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Results  A brief overview  Actual or projected  Keep it simple, high impact  Minimal statistics or figures  Focus on the result that would come highest in the article or chapter PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Conclusions  What is the benefit?  Simple, high impact  Links back to problem and research question  Brief and not overstated PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Questions page  “Questions?” “Questions…”  Less formal photo or image  Your contact details  Acknowledgements PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Guidelines for slides  Not too much information  Not too much text  A good slide blends with your message  Speech and image work together  No paragraphs of text PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Not Too Much Text  Nobody reads it  Nobody listens  Nobody remembers anything PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Guidelines for slides  Images are key elements  Keep charts and graphs simple  Keep charts and graphs READABLE  Good images create rapport PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation To animate – or not? Annoying  Can enhance points Distracting  Can maintain focus Unnecessary  Should reinforce spoken points  Simpler is usually better Self-indulgent  Should flow, not interrupt PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Include a video – or not?  Only if essential  Only if extremely effective  Remember: videos often go wrong  Files need to be embedded PGC 2019

Preparing Yo Your Pres esen entation Proofread it!  Check everything  Don’t trust spell checkers  Walk away, come back, proofread again  Read slowly, read aloud, read backwards…  Ask someone else to do it PGC 2019

Prese esenting ng How you speak  Use a natural style  Shorter sentences than when writing  Not reading a script  Sound interested  Vary your tone  Leave pauses PGC 2019

Prese esenting ng How you speak ‘Now I’m going to talk about…’ ‘At this stage, I want to show that…’ ‘We have just seen that… and now we will also see that…’ – or anything else you can think of! PGC 2019

Prese esenting ng Respect your audience  Present a problem – and a solution  Explain – don’t make them work  Talk it up, without hype  Talk to your listeners  Win them over PGC 2019

Prese esenting ng How you dress  Dress up to feel more confident  Not overly formal  Feel comfortable  Subject appropriate dress PGC 2019

Prese esenting ng Good body language  Engages your audience  Creates interest  Creates positivity  Creates belief  Conveys passion PGC 2019

Prese esenting ng Body language (Do’s)  Keep an open body posture  Maintain eye contact  Smile  Use limited hand gestures  Be expressive PGC 2019

Prese esenting ng Body language (Don’ts)  Don’t turn your back on audience  Don’t hide behind the lectern  Don’t fold your arms  Don’t show eagerness to finish PGC 2019

Prese esenting ng How you talk  Pace your talk  Remember to breathe  Talk clearly  Pronounce unfamiliar words correctly PGC 2019

Rehea hearsi sing Practice … and practice  Conversational speed – or less  Practice your timing  Rehearse aloud  Use self discipline – no tangents  Add contingency minutes PGC 2019

Rehea hearsi sing … and practice  Time it  Edit it  Rehearse it again  Share it  Repeat as required... http://www.carminegallo.com PGC 2019

Environment Know the location  Large room or hall  A stage and podium  Raked (raised) seating  Lectern with laptop or screen  A chair person or timer  A lot of faces… PGC 2019

Environment Understand the equipment  Hand held device for changing slides  Laser pointer  Microphone  Camera  Stage lighting / spotlight PGC 2019

Rehea hearsi sing yo your Presen esentation Techniques that can help  Stand up when rehearsing  Do a dress rehearsal  Create a keyword for each sentence  Keywords on a postcard – in your pocket  Don’t over extend your self PGC 2019

Rehea hearsi sing yo your Presen esentation If you experience nerves  Preparation is everything  Arrive earlier than the start  Talk to people first  Don’t rush  Stumble? Pause and breathe in… and out  Smile… Relax your stomach muscles PGC 2019

Crea eating ng an Impac act The golden rules  Keep to the point  Minimal tech speak  Confident without showing off  Pitch to the right level  Make it interesting  Tell a great story PGC 2019

Afterwards … You’ll feel great And if you don’t… Everyone is on your side We’ve all been there Life goes on PGC 2019

Ques uestions? s? PGC 2019