EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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EFS 698C: Week 7 Notes
 

I. Presentations: 2-3 minute introduction to a longer talk. Engage the audience and prepare them for the rest of the talk. Try to focus on 1-2 problem areas and show improvement

II. Writing discussion

    Williams Lesson 6 review

    Williams Lesson 9 introduction

III. Review of introductions and some useful links

• Evolving style (from Nature): http://www.nature.com/authors/author_resources/how_write.html
• Phrasebank: http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/

IV. Formal Presentation Basics

• Clear topic, audience, and purpose

• Structure

–Introduction

–Body

–Conclusion

• Comprehensible, engaging speech, especially at the beginning and end

• Complementary visual support

• Impression of interest and confidence

V. 6Ps of Presentations: 6Ps.pdf

VI. Looking for presentation techniques to copy: see assignment

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Homework: 

1. Meeting. Review the video of your introduction. If you have other writing, be sure to send that ahead.

2. Write the answers to the exercises in Lesson 9: (9.1) 2, 6, 12; (9.3) 4

3. Finding presentation techniques to copy: do the following.

1) Find an example of a speaker online (www.ted.com; http://ecorner.stanford.edu; other) who has one or more characteristics you would like to incorporate into your own speaking.

2) Come prepared next week to present and discuss your example, explaining the element(s) that you find worthy of emulating (send me the URL of the clip by Monday at 8:00 pm). Phil's example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLkC7ralR30

3) Then, take a 1-2 minute selection from any previous talk in which you demonstrate one or two techniques or stylistic points picked up from that speaker.