Presentation skills Zinayida Petrushyna Chair of Computer Science 5 – Databases & Information Systems, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Ana Loureiro Department Educative Technologies, School of Education - Polytechnic Institute of Santarém Fellow Researcher @ CIDTFF - University of Aveiro 8th Joint European Summer School on TEL May 24, 2012, Estoril, Portugal
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Presentation skills for PhD students in JTEL Summer School
Presentation skills are important for acquiring PhD degree. The presentation for the summer school includes some basics that every speaker have to know.
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Presentation skillsZinayida Petrushyna
Chair of Computer Science 5 – Databases & Information Systems,RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Ana Loureiro
Department Educative Technologies, School of Education - Polytechnic Institute of Santarém Fellow Researcher @ CIDTFF - University of Aveiro
8th Joint European Summer School on TEL May 24, 2012, Estoril, Portugal
How to give a scientific talk The beginning :
„when i was in MIT“ allusions of famous people
The middle : impress audience with how much data do you have
The end : make generalizations
The question and answer period :
„That is extremely perceptive question which we have, of course, considered but which we discarded for obvious reasons.“
Meshnick,Steven R. and Eaton, John W.(1989) „How to give a scientific talk“, The Red Cell.
Seventh Ann Arbor Conference
Basics
Eye contact Open body language Gestures Usage of tools Pauses Audience „Ask your audience to count 2+2!“ – Billy Wilders
7% content - 38% voice - 55% body language
Mehrabian, Albert (1971). Silent Messages (1st ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Your task
For speakers: Pick up your topic. You have one minute to talk about the fact stated in
your piece of paper. Start as soon as you read the statement. Don‘t forget basics of the presentation skills.
For audience: Give feedback. Use sandwich principle:
notice good points, after that talkabout some bad points of the presentation and end up with good points again.
Presentation language
No passive „Yes, we can!“
Verbs are better Neutral can be seen as negative
„We may check this approach“ Short vs. long sentences
Story is important!
A narrative with historical background Crisis A disappointment/frustration A Possibility A crossroad A challenge
Atkinson, Cliff(2005). Erzählen statt Aufzählen. Microsoft Press Deutschland
A narrative with historical background
We are looking back to an event or a process within which something
important was created or found. And we keep this line.
Example: Describe the process of classical beer brewing and go on with
your DIY approach of brewing.
A crisis
We should react on dangers that threaten us.
Example: We are threatened by garbage islands appearing all over the
world. Engineers are looking for new recycling techniques to avoid
ecological catastrophe.
A disapointment/frustration
We made a decision based on the data we had. Now we know that the
decision was not correct and we are looking for alternatives.
Example: Accidents on nuclear power plants made a lot of European
politicians to rethink decisions concerning nuclear power in their countries
and support the development of alternative energy technologies.
A Possibility
We know more than before and see new possibilities that we can try.
Example: The appearance of Semantic Web and Linked Data initiative let us
semantically compare content in information systems.
A crossroad
We managed to solve our problems by well-established processes or
techniques but now there are alternatives that we can consider and we
should decide what techniques we should choose.
Example: constructivism and social constructivism
A challenge
Somebody else managed to perform something challenging that affect our work. Can we do the same? Can we do better?
Example: First water-resistant smartphone manufacture established the new niche in the market of mobile phone products and engaged other mobile makers in to developing water-resistant smartphones.
Homework
Describe an example or a use case from your
thesis using one of the story types.
Fight the stage fright!
Where are you going to present?
Check the room:where the audience sits;where are the lights;where are you going to stand.
Who is your audience? What are you presenting?
Train your speech. How are you presenting?
Check your tools and be ready to present without tools if any technical problem appears.