EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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EFS 698C: Week 7 Notes
 

I. Opening: questions/comments about the course so far

II. Ling's job talk

    A. Talk

    B. Questions: everyone ask at least one

    C. Followup comments/peer review

III. Presentation of example presentations

    A. Explain what you liked and what we should look for

    B. Play the clip, pausing as desired

    C. Respond to questions/comments

    (http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_and_the_magic_washing_machine.html)

IV. Writing formal letters

Format:

–heading, greeting, body, closing, signature

Style

–Greetings: Dear x, To Whom It May Concern (use only when you have no name/title)

–Honorifics: Use them (Mr. Smith vs. Bob (never Mr. Bob)) unless you know you’re on a first name basis (also consider audience)

–Closings: Safest = “Sincerely,”

Tips/examples

Reference/recommendation letter

–http://blog.emurse.com/gallery/sample-recommendation-letters/2236988/

–http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/referenceletters/a/empreference.htm

Job application cover letter

–www.eduers.com/resume/Business_Cover_Letter.htm

 

V. More on presentations

    A. Describing graphs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgyxjdztdjo

    B. The Six P's of Presentations: 6Ps.pdf

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Homework: 

1. Prepare a short presentation for the next class on a topic related to your research. It should be 5-8 minutes and include a PPT or other visual support. Be sure to practice it several times before class so that you can focus on performance. Remember the Six P's.

2. (Optional) Write a letter or a formal email as a job application, recommendation, etc. We can review this in our individual meetings.

3. Work on a current piece of writing and send up to 10 pages OR preview slides and other issues for the class presentation next week OR (2) above--OR any combination of these for a 30-minute meeting.