EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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Week 8 Notes
 

I. 6Ps of Presentations: 6Ps.pdf

II. Williams Book

    A. Review answers to Lesson 7

    B. Introduce Lesson 8

III. 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

IV. Peer review of abstracts

V. Introduction to introductions in writing

VI. Formal Presentation Basics

• Clear topic, audience, and purpose

• Structure

–Introduction

–Body

–Conclusion

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

• Complementary visual support: should enhance, not distract--consider the value of the "appear" command in PowerPoint

• Impression of interest and confidence

VII. Asking and responding to questions (see handout); determining question types

VIII. Problem Presenters: click for slide show

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Homework for the next class: 

1. Prepare a presentation for the next class on a topic related to the body of your final presentation (a followup from last week's introduction). It should be 3-4 minutes and include a PPT or other visual support, keeping in mind the role of visuals to enhance, not distract. Be sure to use at least one question and practice formulas for answering questions from the audience. Note that you will need to field questions both during and after the talk, so be prepared.

2. Write the answers to Williams, Lesson 8: (8.1) 4, 8, 12  (8.2) 2--note, create three different endings for this one.

3) Find two example introductions: one that you think is particularly good and another that you think has some problems. Bring a printed copy of each in for your classmates to read and analyze--don't indicate which is which.