科研英语之一.ppt

Delivering the talk Point at the screen not the computer Do not read directly from the PPT or your notes Have the “spill” for the first couple of slides memorized in case you go blank Finish in time Handling questions Different types – handle accordingly Need clarification Suggest something helpful Want to engage in research dialog Show that he/she is better than you Anticipate questions (additional slides) Don’t let them highjack the talk (postpone) How can I get better? Practice every chance you can Observe others Steal good presentation ideas Notice all the things that turned you off Seek comments from friends and mentors Some resources /~simonpj/papers/giving-a-talk/writing-a-paper-slides.pdf http://wit.tuwien.ac.at/research/tips/good_research_talk_slides.pdf /~simonpj/papers/giving-a-talk/giving-a-talk-html.html Some resources /~rapaport/howtowrite.html /conferences/formatting/Presentations-Tips.ppt Research talk W.J. Feng Shenyang Normal University Mar. 3th 2011 科研方法 （一） 封文江老师的联系方式： Mobile: QQ：298636249； MSN：fengwenjiang@ Email：wjfeng@ Purpose of a research talk Is not to Impress the audience Tell them all you know about a subject Present every little detail of your work Is to Give the audience a sense of what your idea/work is Make them want to read your paper Get feedback on your work Know your audience Who would be there? Scientists expert in your field Scientists not expert in your field Students Non experts Who knows? Most likely a mix so have something for all Know your audience Keep in mind They might be tired They can read ? They are thinking “Why should I listen?” Non-experts will tune off within 2 minutes Experts after 5 minutes What can you do? What can you do? Early motivation - at the beginning of your talk motivate your research with easy to understand examples Spoil the punch line - State your results early and in simple terms Visuals – Illustrate your idea with