EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Writing and Presenting Research
EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Writing and Presenting Research
EFS 698C: Week 2
Notes
I. Review of last week: the value of informal presentation. When do you need this?
II. Describing your research informally: 1 minute presentation--present your research to the class.
III. Describing your research informally: elevator pitch and other examples 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; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6O98o2FRHw; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Dgsf4iiZg; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgCssZhVUUE
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Discussion: when do you have to write about your research informally (i.e., not for publication)?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 in part 2
More videos: 3 minute thesis competition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf9FkgjqtTs; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMyeTcT-g20; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYOwGWJve2Y; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hADXDMUNy2w
VI. Questions?
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Homework:
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 ?
At the beginning, write a sentence describing who you believe your audience might be and then try to think of what the audience would want to see.
The paper is due by 10:00 pm Monday 1/21. Please email it to me (efs@stanford.edu). I would like to be able to read it prior to the next class. Note that I will be asking you to read one another's papers in class as well.
2. Meet with me individually to review the videos of your talks from this week; you may also submit writing (other than the preceding assignment), and we can look at it after we finish reviewing the videos.
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. Prepare a three-minute version of your talk for next week