For our last post, Mousa presented the first stage of a presentation: planning. The second phase of a presentation, according to Dr. Janine Castro*, is designing. Many of us may try to procrastinate, but planning and designing should both be done months to weeks in advance.
What steps should you be thinking about when you're designing you presentation? Here they are...
(1) Write an Outline - It's best to do this in a word processing program or by hand with pencil and paper. Try to avoid making an outline for your presentation in PowerPoint. The outline should start off with a short and memorable title. You should have three main points to your argument and you should also identify your final sentence. This will provide the audience with your take home message.
(2) Prepare Your Audiovisuals - What photos, images, figures, videos, etc. will help you express the three main points of your presentation? Collect these in one place and make sure they are easy to understand and of good image quality.
(3) Prepare for the Room - Ask the organizers of your event to provide you with the layout of the room, details about the lighting, sound, and recording (if applicable). Ask about the location of chairs and desks as well as whether there will be a podium or lectern. Finally, it is also important to ask about getting AV help if you should need it, how to set-up and connect to the projector, whether you will need a laptop or a cable adapter (for Mac's especially), and whether a pointer will be available.
These three steps should help you during the designing phase of your presentation. Remember that it is important to start early so you have time to become comfortable with your presentation. If you are interested in reading more about how to present scientific information effectively see 'Scientifically Speaking' by Judith Rhodes and Vicky Cullen of The Oceanographic Society.
*Dr Castro will be leading the science communication workshop part of our session at AGU so please join us for this part of the session (ED31F) if you are interested in learning more.
What steps should you be thinking about when you're designing you presentation? Here they are...
(1) Write an Outline - It's best to do this in a word processing program or by hand with pencil and paper. Try to avoid making an outline for your presentation in PowerPoint. The outline should start off with a short and memorable title. You should have three main points to your argument and you should also identify your final sentence. This will provide the audience with your take home message.
(2) Prepare Your Audiovisuals - What photos, images, figures, videos, etc. will help you express the three main points of your presentation? Collect these in one place and make sure they are easy to understand and of good image quality.
(3) Prepare for the Room - Ask the organizers of your event to provide you with the layout of the room, details about the lighting, sound, and recording (if applicable). Ask about the location of chairs and desks as well as whether there will be a podium or lectern. Finally, it is also important to ask about getting AV help if you should need it, how to set-up and connect to the projector, whether you will need a laptop or a cable adapter (for Mac's especially), and whether a pointer will be available.
These three steps should help you during the designing phase of your presentation. Remember that it is important to start early so you have time to become comfortable with your presentation. If you are interested in reading more about how to present scientific information effectively see 'Scientifically Speaking' by Judith Rhodes and Vicky Cullen of The Oceanographic Society.
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| 'Scientifically Speaking' by Judith Rhodes and Vicky Cullen of The Oceanographic Society. |
*Dr Castro will be leading the science communication workshop part of our session at AGU so please join us for this part of the session (ED31F) if you are interested in learning more.
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