EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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Week 7 Notes
 

I. 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)

II. Writing discussion

    Williams Lesson 5 & 6 review

    Williams Lesson 7 introduction

III. Peer review of abstracts (paired)

IV. Your model presenters:  

    1) Describe what you like about him or her;

    2) Show a part of the talk that reflects this (~ 2 minutes);

    3) Imitate/incorporate it into a sample of your own talk (~ 2 minutes)

• H: https://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_the_transformative_power_of_classical_music (6:47)

• J: https://www.ted.com/talks/luvvie_ajayi_get_comfortable_with_being_uncomfortable

• L1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKtALHe3Y9Q

• L2: https://www.ted.com/talks/david_asch_why_it_s_so_hard_to_make_healthy_decisions. 

• M: https://www.ted.com/talks/tiffany_watt_smith_the_history_of_human_emotions

• Y: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgJ809QKmas

• V: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je1ZN907HzQ

V. 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

VI. 6Ps of Presentations: 6Ps.pdf

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Homework: 

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

2) Write the answers to the exercises in Lesson 7: 7.1 (2, 6, 12); 7.4 (4)

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