Best Practices for a Successful Research Presentation

Best Practices for a Successful Research Presentation

Paul McDaniel Ph.D. Candidate in Geography & Urban Regional Analysis Department of Geography and Earth Sciences UNC Charlotte 7 December 2010

pmcdani2@uncc.edu

Pre-Presentation Video

? Video: ? "Life After Death by PowerPoint 2010" ?

? [note to reviewers of presentation draft: the above video is something that Kashif and Liz were thinking about possibly showing at the beginning of the workshop]

Overview

? Preparing the Presentation

Purpose of a research talk Know your audience

? General Research Presentation Outlines

Quantitative research Qualitative research Mixed methods research

? Preparing to Present ? Presentation Aesthetics

Slide organization, fonts, colors, backgrounds, charts and graphs

Preparing the Presentation

The purpose of a research

talk...

...is not to: ? Impress the audience. ? Tell them all you know about a

subject. ? Present every little detail of

your work.

...is to: ? Give the audience a sense of

what your idea/work is. ? Get feedback on your work. ? Make the audience want to

learn more about your work or read your paper.

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