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Scientific Seminar Skills
- 1. skills @JoshDNeufeld October 22,2014 compassion clarity enthusiasm preparation examples presentation
- 2. Introduction
- 3. What is a scientific seminar? A forum for verbally communicating scientific information with the useof visual aids
- 4. What is a scientific seminar? A forum for verbally communicating scientific information with the useof visual aids in person.
- 5. introduction details summary Tell them what you are going to tellthem Tell them Summarize what you have told them Seminar structure
- 6. What makes a good seminar?
- 7. What breaks a good seminar?
- 8. Compassion
- 9. Compassion in a scientific seminar Make sure they understand. Do not go over your time. Golden Rules
- 10. • How much background toinclude? • What level of expertise to expect? • How big is theaudience? • Who is speaking beforeyou? • Does the audience knowyou? Know your audience
- 11. “Screens of sediment off the coast of Namibia revealed large unicellular organisms. Initially,the identities were unknown.” Know your audience
- 13. Which audience is this statement suitable for? Expert Informed Non-specialist Know your audience We used allele-specific PCR-based molecular markers for genotyping.
- 14. Which audience is this statement suitable for? Expert Informed Non-specialist We used allele-specific PCR-based molecular markers for genotyping. Know your audience
- 15. Which audience is this statement suitable for? Expert Informed Non-specialist We used DNA fingerprinting methods. Know your audience
- 16. Which audience is this statement suitable for? Expert Informed Non-specialist Know your audience We used DNA fingerprinting methods.
- 17. Clarity
- 18. 1. Being heard 2. Pacing the delivery 3. Avoiding jargon 4. Using clear pronunciations 5. Use inflections 6. Adding movement Seminar clarity
- 19. 1. Being heard (use microphone) 2. Pacing the delivery (slowdown!) 3. Avoiding jargon (define it) 4. Using clear pronunciations (use your slides!) 5. Use inflections 6. Adding movement (eye contact) Seminar clarity
- 20. “Power corrupts and Powerpoint corrupts absolutely” - Edward Tufte
- 21. Outline • Introduction • Objectives • Materials and Methods • Results • Discussion • Conclusion
- 22. skills @JoshDNeufeld October 22,2014 compassion clarity enthusiasm preparation examples presentation
- 23. intro objectives methods results discussion Outline
- 24. intro objectives methods results discussion Outline
- 25. intro objectives methods results discussion Outline
- 26. intro objectives methods results discussion Outline
- 27. intro objectives methods results discussion Outline
- 28. intro objectives methods results discussion Outline
- 29. intro objectives methods results discussion Outline
- 31. Title of some sort Some key statement about thedata Data visual of somesort Reference to your paper 2011
- 32. Data visual of somesort
- 33. Outline • Bullet text • Short comment • Key points only • Not full sentences • Talk to audience Data visual of some sort Reference to your paper2011
- 43. Animations and images • Animations (fade is the onlyone) • Transitions (fade is the onlyone) •Use animations sparingly to pace information “roll out”, building understanding gradually on aslide • Graphics (please crop; save aspng)
- 46. Animations and images • Animations (fade is the onlyone) • Transitions (fade is the onlyone) •Use animations sparingly to pace information “roll out”, building understanding gradually on aslide • Graphics (please crop; save aspng) •Become friends with Illustrator, Photoshop, GIMP (OA), Inkscape (OA)
- 47. Enthusiasm
- 48. 1. Passion and motivation. 2. Expertise and immersing oneself wholly in their field. 3. Listening, questioning and respecting others. 4. Experimentation and adaptation. 5. Style, entertainment and dynamism. 6. Humour and the ability to make jokes at your own expense. 7. Being available, caring and nurturing. 8. Strength and leadership. 9. Teamwork, training and mentoring betweensenior and junior faculty. 10.Fun and pleasure. York University’s Dr . Richard Leblanc Good Teaching: The Top 10Requirements
- 49. •Communicate your excitement! •If you look or sound bored, the audience will be bored. •A presentation should be self- contained and informative (make your audience feel good about how smart they are) •Do not read the text on your slides! Enthusiasm
- 50. •Communicate your excitement! •If you look or sound bored, the audience will be bored. •A presentation should be self- contained and informative (make your audience feel good about how smart they are) •Do not read the text on your slides! Enthusiasm
- 51. The secret: Someone is always going to be falling asleep during your seminar! Enthusiasm (reality)
- 52. The secret: You will always have “friends” in the audience. Find them. Enthusiasm (reality)
- 53. The truth: Everyone is going tofall asleep (or worse) if you drone on! Stick to your allotted time Enthusiasm (reality)
- 54. Have you stimulated interest? Good questions often follow a good seminar. (see “Preparation” section) Enthusiasm (reality)
- 55. Preparation
- 56. What makes a speakereffective? Practice
- 57. 1. Gain experience giving seminars 2. Start by doing so in front of a friendly audience 3. Get feedback from yourpeers and your mentors 4. Learn (steal ideas) from others Other tools you canuse
- 58. What was good? What was bad? What was ugly? Watch other seminars and becritical
- 59. Own the podium (clicker, lights, windows, doors, microphone, pottedplants) Preparation
- 60. •Be prepared. Be veryprepared. •Look cool, calm, smile,welcoming. •Use feedback from peers/mentorsto help identify likely questions •Acknowledge weaknesses in data •Important: repeat the question (orelse) •Consider ninja slides Question time
- 61. Add a little humor. (but only if you feel comfortable doing so) Try not to “put on a show”, even if it means breaking the rules Enthusiasm (be yourself)
- 62. • Don’t use comic sans or aserif font • Do use Gotham, Calibri, Arial,Helvetica, Verdana (pick one!) • Dogive your presentation a common look-and-feel (e.g. last slide was iffy) • Don’t read the text on your slides • Do not pack too much into your talk (1 slide per minute is a good rule) • Do not goover time! • Do practice beforehand Miscellaneous (laundry list)
- 63. • Do not stand behind your computer • Do not stand behind the podium • Do not rock back and forth • Do not put your hands in your pockets • Do smile when introduced and for questions • Do make eye contact • Do look around, even to the back • Do not face your slides (back to audience) • Do use humour if youcan Miscellaneous (laundry list)
- 64. • Do speak loudly • Do interact with audience/bring prop? • Do not say “I don’t need a microphone” • Do explain all axislabels • Don’t include enough text on the slides that it could be read • Do include “ninja” slides for extra material • Do not pack too much into your talk (1slide per minute) • Do not goover time! Miscellaneous (laundry list)
- 65. • Do not say “This is here to remind me” • Do not say “You won’t be able to see this…” • Do not say “How much time do I have left?” • Do not say “Thank you. I’ll take questions” • When finished, say “Thank you for your attention.” That’s it. • Do not moderate your own question period unless invited to do so. Look to chair. • Do keep your answers short and sweet. • Do nothave a “Questions?” slide. • Do not bs Miscellaneous (laundry list)
- 66. • For a <15minute talk, do not talk about your acknowledgement slide (just show it) • For a >30 minute talk, give a talk outline at the beginning: what stories will you tell? • For a <30 minute talk, consider an abridged outline: what story will youtell? • Do not use an outdated University logo • Write: University of Waterloo (e.g. not Waterloo University) • Good luck on your title slide – hard to do, but important… Miscellaneous (laundry list)
- 67. • Do not use screencaptures • Do cite any imagesource • Do use the snapshot tool in Adobe to grab pdf images, but increase size on screen to 300%+ to ctrl-c and ctrl-v into your presentation • Include a figure or image on every slide • Do not use ellipses at end of sentences… especially with more than threedots…… • Align everything. • Do make your talk personal (show picture) Miscellaneous (laundry list)
- 68. • Show your hands • No Richard IIIposes • Gesture • Smile • Be thankful and humble • Practice (at least) three timesbeforehand Miscellaneous (laundry list)