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Effective Scientific Presentations: Communication, Slides, and Delivery

Learn to communicate your message, design impactful slides, and deliver engaging talks in this practical guide for effective scientific presentations. Topics include preparing concise key points, utilizing visual elements, and engaging the audience through thoughtful transitions and pacing. Master the art of presentation design, from structuring the content to creating active titles and compelling conclusions. Enhance your skills in crafting engaging PowerPoint slides with effective use of text, images, and format for maximum impact. Whether you're a seasoned presenter or a beginner, this resource will help you optimize your presentation strategy and connect with your audience successfully.

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Effective Scientific Presentations: Communication, Slides, and Delivery

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  1. Giving effective presentations Bill Dennison Future Environmental Decisions 6 Nov 2010

  2. Outline • Communicating your message • Preparing effective slides • Presenting your talk

  3. Outlines • Communicating your message • Preparing effective slides • Presenting your talk

  4. Communicating your message takes preparation • Develop an overall theme/story • Connect your main themes • Keep to about five key points • Target your audience More than knowing the software

  5. Communicating your message takes preparation • Get to the point—show data / main information within five minutes • Develop visual elements • Avoid jargon or acronyms • Stick to time limit—plan on one slide per available minute Every slide should have visual elements

  6. Designing a good scientific PowerPoint presentation • Title slide – title, authors, affiliations • Outline of talk – explain organization & preview conclusions • Body of talk – format consistency, on-going summaries (e.g. ‘active’ titles)

  7. Designing a good scientific PowerPoint presentation • Conclusions – take-home messages, stimulate questions • Acknowledgements – specify roles • Extra slides for questions

  8. Outlines organize your main themes • Communicating your message • Preparing effective slides • Presenting your talk

  9. The Slide Master provides consistency

  10. Active titles can summarize key points Inactive titles: Barriers to EBM Impacts of low rain fall Water quality combined index Active titles: Communication identified as a barrier to implementing EBM Lack of rain resulted in high salinities A combined index of water quality show degradation downstream

  11. Combine visual elements to provide context • Feeding operations situated close to streams

  12. Reduce your file size by using the right photo format and resolution • Photos at high resolution can dramatically increase the file size • Use appropriate file formats (JPG, PNG, GIF) and resolution (~96 DPI) • If necessary, use PowerPoint's built-in compression function 300 DPI, 1,500 KB 96 DPI, 480 KB

  13. Outlines organize your main themes • Communicating your message • Preparing effective slides • Presenting your talk

  14. Presenting your talk • Preparation is essential • Arrive early to check equipment • Grab the audiences attention “Opener” • Provide appropriate background

  15. Presenting your talk • Thoughtful transitions between points keeps your audience focused on your theme • Orient the audience to each slide • Be enthusiastic and pace yourself • Assess your audience and situation and respond if necessary

  16. You are giving a talk, not reading a speech • Text can be used to: • Remindyou of the key points of the talk • Providethe audience with enough information to interpret graphics • Text should NOT be used to: • Distractaudience from your words (people will read a new slide before listening to you) • Replacethe need for you to talk by having a complete text provided on the slides

  17. Summary • Be well prepared • Aim to impart only a few key points • Use common structure for audience • e.g. title, introduction, methods, results, conclusions • Use well prepared visual elements

  18. Conclusion • Invest time and effort into a quality presentation • You owe it to your audience • You owe it to yourself • Visual elements, slides, and presentations can be reused many times

  19. And now … Title Pursuit • This activity will help you create active, informative titles • Each group will examine the visual elements on a slide and create an appropriate active title

  20. 1850 1994 1972 ? 1953 37.3% 57.0% Forest 14.3% 51.6% 4.6% 8.0% Residential 0.3% 15.5% 0.0% 1.2% 2.3% 4.3% Urban 57.0% 32.8% 28.5% Agriculture 85.5%

  21. 1850 1994 1972 The watershed has changed from agriculture to forest and residential 1953 37.3% 57.0% Forest 14.3% 51.6% 4.6% 8.0% Residential 0.3% 15.5% 0.0% 1.2% 2.3% 4.3% Urban 57.0% 32.8% 28.5% Agriculture 85.5%

  22. St. Martin River watershed

  23. Land use in the St. Martin River watershed is mostly cropland and forest St. Martin River watershed

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