Giving Effective Presentations, Oct. 2016
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This document provides tips for giving effective presentations. It discusses using the "onion model" to structure a presentation with the outer layers focusing on why the topic matters and the big picture, followed by what was done, and finally limiting details on how the work was done. It also recommends using the "assertion-evidence" template for slides, where the slide title makes an assertion and the body provides evidence. Finally, it lists some pet peeves about presentations, such as not reading text on slides out loud and overusing bullet points.
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- 10. Ketogenic diet as supporting treatment option in glioblastoma multiformae Glioblastoma mul9formae (GBM) needs glucose for growth, and seems inhibited by the presence of BHB
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- 16. Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer If we could prevent or treat cancer by a simple change in diet, that would be awesome
- 17. Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer Increasing evidence links cancer to high-carbohydrate diets (in par9cular sugar and starches)
- 18. Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer Ea9ng a high-fat, low-carb diet (like the Atkins diet) may starve tumors of necessary glucose
- 19. Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer Ini9al trials with brain-cancer pa9ents have been promising, and further trials are ongoing
- 21. The Onion model
- 26. For maximum impact, use approximately equal amounts of time for each layer Why? ~30% of talk What? ~30% of talk How? ~30% of talk (at most)
- 28. Ketogenic diet as supporting treatment option in glioblastoma multiformae • On a ketogenic diet, the liver produces ketone bodies, in par9cular β-hydroxybuturate (BHB) • BHB can cross the blood-brain barrier and serve as an alterna9ve fuel for brain cells, replacing glucose • A diet is ketogenic when carbohydrate intake falls below 20-50 gram/day while fat comprises ~80% of caloric intake • Glioblastoma mul9formae (GBM) needs glucose for growth, and seems inhibited by the presence of BHB • Several clinical trials are currently ongoing to determine whether ketogenic diets can slow or inhibit GBM growth
- 29. Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer • Cancer is the leading cause of death in developed countries • Despite medical advances, most cancer treatments are gruesome yet only moderately successful • If we could prevent or treat cancer by a simple change in diet, that would be awesome • Increasing evidence links cancer to high-carbohydrate diets (in par9cular sugar and starches) • Ea9ng a high-fat, low-carb diet (like the Atkins diet) may starve tumors of necessary glucose • Ini9al trials with brain-cancer pa9ents have been promising, and further trials are ongoing
- 32. Examples
- 33. Sequencing costs have declined 1000-fold from 2007 to 2010 Costpergenome Year Sep. 2007: $10,000,000 Sep. 2010: $10,000 Source: genome.gov/sequencingcosts
- 38. Overview • Introduc9on • Background • Methods • Results • Conclusions
- 39. Overview • Introduc9on • Background • Methods • Results • Conclusions Never!
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- 65. Summary • Tell a story • Lead from the why, then cover the what and limit the how • Start the talk strong, for example with an interes9ng anecdote • Use the asser9on–evidence template • Don't start your talk with a boring overview slide • When your slides contain text, read it out