EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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EFS 698C: Week 6 Notes
 

I. Writing process (continued)

II. Lesson 5 answers; introduction to Lesson 6

III. Process Presentations

IV. Introductions in presentations. The opening 2-3 minutes of your talk are the most critical. Note that for the final week of class, you will be presenting a full 12-15 minute talk on your research. Practicing an introduction to that will be useful.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Tm0hDJdoE  (a somewhat typical introduction--critique it)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_VeDKVG7e0

• https://www.ted.com/talks/gregory_petsko_on_the_coming_neurological_epidemic

• https://www.ted.com/talks/david_grady_how_to_save_the_world_or_at_least_yourself_from_bad_meetings

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w82a1FT5o88  (tips for introductions)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl_FJAOcFgQ  (tips for introductions)

V. Extra: Notes on proposal writing: What are the reviewers looking for?

• http://orsp.umich.edu/proposals/pwg/pwgcontents.HTML (proposal writer's guide)

• https://gsas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/atoms/files/Scholarly%20Pursuits_CURRENT.pdf Harvard professional development guide

VI. Introduction to abstracts and some useful writing links:

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

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Homework: 

1) Rewrite the following  in Williams. 6.1 (2,6); 6.2 (4)

2) Review your video and look for specific areas to improve. In addition, you may include parts of a current piece of writing for our weekly meeting--submit it the night before.

3) Review the clips in IV in more detail, and prepare a 2 to 3-minute minute introduction to a longer talk that is engaging and informative.

4) Abstracts: write a 150-250 word academic abstract of a current research study. Look at abstract in your field for models.