EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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EFS 698C: Week 2 Notes
 

I. Review of last week: the value of informal presentation.

II. Describing your research informally: presentation. http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1753; http://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/efs/2008/summer/2008FHSLecture2Clip3.mov; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq0tan49rmc; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbz25q0M9hU; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtAwGIu7qhw

III. Describing your research informally: 1 minute presentation--present your research to the class

IV. Describing your research informally: writing

• Discussion: when do you have to write about your research informally (i.e., not for publication)?

V. Describing your research informally: 5 minute presentation--present your research to the class; be prepared for interruptions

VI. Questions?

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Homework:

1. Write a two-page (double-spaced) description of your research in one of the following contexts (your choice)

• Academic job application

• Industry job application

• Grant proposal

• Other ?

In each case try to think of what the audience would want to see and indicate it, writing accordingly.

The paper is due by Sunday, October 16 at noon. Please email it to me (efs@stanford.edu). I would like to be able to read it prior to our meeting on Monday, October 17.  .                                                                                                                                                                  

   2. Meet with me individually to review the videos of your talks last week; you may also submit writing (other than the preceding assignment), and we can look at it after we finish reviewing the videos. For those of you who presented, i will place your videos in your Coursework dropboxes.

For each video, come prepared to discuss the following:

• Do you think the audience understood you clearly? Why or why not?

• Within the time limits provided (1 and 5 minutes), did you have to leave out critical information? If so, what other information could you condense or eliminate to make room for it?

• Assuming this was meant to be an informal (or semi-formal) talk, do you think your presentation style and language were appropriate? If not, why not?

• Other? We can also talk about anything else you notice.

3. Remember - no class next week (October 11). Enjoy the break!