EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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EFS 698C: Week 8 Notes
 

I. Williams Lesson 4-5: motivating coherence

II. Review of your abstracts

III. Your talks. Be sure 1) to focus on engaging us in the opening minute (even though it comes from the middle--open with a synopsis) and 2) to improve on one or two specific points from last week

IV. Asking and responding to questions (see handout); determining question types

V. Williams Lessons 7 & 8

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Homework for the next class: 

1. Prepare a  presentation for the next class on a topic related to your research--it can be a revised version of this week's "body" talk or something new. It should be 5-8 minutes and include a PPT or other visual support, keeping in mind the role of visuals. Be sure to use at least one question and practice formulas for answering questions from the audience..

2. Bring in four copies of an abstract you have recently written for a paper or conference presentation.