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Welcome to GrTS
How can I improve my teaching techniques?
Welcome to
How should I engage an audience when presenting research?
Slide2Welcome to GrTS
How can I improve my teaching techniques?
Surviving
(eventually excelling at)Oral Presentations
Slide3We fear public speaking more than death!
Glossophobia
(75%)
Thanatophobia
(68%)
Arachnophobia (31%)Achluophobia
(11%)
Arachnophobia (10%)
Sociophobia
(8%)
Aerophobia (7%)
Claustrophobia (3%)
Agoraphobia (2%)
Brontophobia
(2%)
“Look at the bright side. There’s always a chance that a comet will destroy the Earth before you have to give your presentation.”
Slide4Three general types of presentations:
Poster
Oral
(Talk or Speech)
Radio/TV/Newspaper Interview
(
Glossophobia
on steroids?)
Slide5Oral presentation tips:
Know your audience and tell your story
Get your punch line up front
Academic communication is not a mystery novel
Don’t get lost in the weedsAvoid jargon
Don’t read your talk!
Slide6Oral presentation tips:
Keep your slides simple and attractive
Make your slides readable
One idea and one minute per slide
Avoid clutter but fill the slideMinimize text—
use pictures and graphicsNeed a color therapist?Avoid cheesy slide transitions and fonts
Slide7Oral presentation tips:
Other
Room lighting and background color
Monitor color ≠
projector color8% of males are colorblind
Beware of Mac-PC incompatibilitiesPowerPoint or PDF file?
Slide8Oral presentation tips:
Practice, practice practice!
But not too much.
Slide9Poster-specific tips:
Hook the poster surfers!
Attractive (not glitzy) poster
Title that says “READ ME!”
Need a color therapist?Then… ENGAGE!
“Hi, can I walk you through my study?”
Slide10Poster-specific tips:
Tell your story in three columns
Your audience will work from left to right
Use big fonts
—readable from 1+ meters awayMinimize the amount of text
Use pictures and simple figures and tablesPosters are great for networking
Make some miniature versions of the poster to give to people
Give people your business card with contact information
Slide11Interview tips:
Microphones and cameras are seldom lethal!
Journalists are just people
Understand what the journalist is after
Ask for questions in advancePrepare your key points
Slide12Interview tips:
Condense and simplify your message
Avoid jargon
—
use conversational languageBe yourselfMentally put yourself sitting with a friend
Avoid filler words—um, ah, you know
Slide13Two types of practice:
For a specific presentation
Practice in front of your lab mates or roommates
To improve general oral communication skills
Acting courses!
Communicating Science courses:WATS 6400—1 credit Spring (every year)
ADVS 6650—3 credits Fall (even years)
Acting courses!
Join
ToastMasters
1
st
and 3
rd
Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.Nutrition & Food Science 248AContact me at
chuck.hawkins@usu.edu
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How can I improve my teaching techniques?
Principles of
Science Communication
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How can I improve my teaching techniques?
Reaching Out to
News Organizations
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How can I improve my teaching techniques?
Elevator Pitches
Slide17Coming up:
Graduate Student Social
Tuesday, December 136:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Hosted by EngineeringLogan Country ClubRSVP at rgs.usu.edu/graduateschool/graduate-student-social
January’s
GrTS
Where can I find a career
outside of academia?
Wednesday, January 25
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Library 101
RSVP at
rgs.usu.edu
/
grts
/rsvp
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How can I improve my teaching techniques?
Workshop
Slide19Thank you for coming!
More questions? Contact:
Betty.Rozum@usu.edu
Andrea.Payant@usu.edu