GIVING AN EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC PRESENTATION

CSLC, 334 BOND HALL

TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 12:30-1:45 PM

ERIK ELLIS, PH.D.

WHAT?: CONSIDER YOUR FORMAT

CONFERENCE

CLASS

WORKSHOP

WHY?: CONSIDER YOUR GOAL

INFORM

IMPRESS

ARGUE

WHO?: CONSIDER YOUR AUDIENCE

EXPERTS?

JOB TALK - ACADEMICS FROM OTHER FIELDS?

COLLEAGUES?

HOW?: CONSIDER YOUR METHOD

START AT THE END

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

FEEDBACK LOOP

PRESENT AN IDEA, NOT A PAPER

PRESENT AN IDEA, NOT A PAPER

• MAKE APPROPRIATE USE OF POWERPOINT

PRESENT AN IDEA, NOT A PAPER

• MAKE APPROPRIATE USE OF POWERPOINT

• MAKE IT ABOUT YOU

PRESENT AN IDEA, NOT A PAPER

• MAKE APPROPRIATE USE OF POWERPOINT

• MAKE IT ABOUT YOU

• PRACTICE FOR CONFIDENCE AND TIMING

PRESENT AN IDEA, NOT A PAPER

• MAKE APPROPRIATE USE OF POWERPOINT

• MAKE IT ABOUT YOU

• PRACTICE FOR CONFIDENCE AND TIMING

• TALK DON’T READ

PRESENT AN IDEA, NOT A PAPER

• MAKE APPROPRIATE USE OF POWERPOINT

• MAKE IT ABOUT YOU

• PRACTICE FOR CONFIDENCE AND TIMING

• TALK DON’T READ

• SHOW DON’T TELL

YOUR NEW IDEA, NOT BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

The Art of Speaking:

“the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion”

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

The Three Modes of Persuasion

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

ETHOSThe speaker must possess:

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

ETHOSThe speaker must possess:

-Practical Intelligence

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

ETHOSThe speaker must possess:

-Practical Intelligence-Virtuous Character

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

ETHOSThe speaker must possess:

-Practical Intelligence-Virtuous Character

-Goodwill

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

PATHOSThe audience must be:

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

PATHOSThe audience must be:-emotionally invested

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

PATHOSThe audience must be:-emotionally invested

How can this be accomplished?

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

PATHOSThe audience must be:-emotionally invested

How can this be accomplished?

Good/Bad Examples?

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

LOGOSA persuasive argument can be:

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

LOGOSA persuasive argument can be:

-inductive (enthymemic)

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

LOGOSA persuasive argument can be:

-inductive (enthymemic)-deductive (syllogistic)

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

LOGOSA persuasive argument can be:

-inductive (enthymemic)-deductive (syllogistic)

-an example (paradigmatic)

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

In Brief:

Cicero, 106-43 BC

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

In Brief:

-DOCERE

Cicero, 106-43 BC

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

In Brief:

-DOCERE-DELECTARE

Cicero, 106-43 BC

Aristotle, 384-322 BC

In Brief:

-DOCERE-DELECTARE-MOVERE

Cicero, 106-43 BC

SOCIO-CULTURALFACTORS

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• Social Expectations:

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• Social Expectations:

• Collaboration or Confrontation?

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• Social Expectations:

• Collaboration or Confrontation?

• Two Stories

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• Social Expectations:

• Collaboration or Confrontation?

• Two Stories

• Giving and taking feedback

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• What is the “genre?”

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• What is the “genre?”

• Panel?

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• What is the “genre?”

• Panel?

• Poster?

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• What is the “genre?”

• Panel?

• Poster?

• Keynote?

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• What is the “genre?”

• Panel?

• Poster?

• Keynote?

• Talk?

WHAT KIND OF SPEAKER WILL YOU BE?

• What is the “genre?”

• Panel?

• Poster?

• Keynote?

• Talk?

• Class lecture?

WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE EXPECT FROM YOU?

WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE EXPECT FROM YOU?

• Confidence

WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE EXPECT FROM YOU?

• Confidence

• Clarity

WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE EXPECT FROM YOU?

• Confidence

• Clarity

• Concision

WHAT DOES YOUR AUDIENCE EXPECT FROM YOU?

• Confidence

• Clarity

• Concision

• Impact

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR AUDIENCE?

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR AUDIENCE?

• Respect

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR AUDIENCE?

• Respect

• Kindness

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR AUDIENCE?

• Respect

• Kindness

• “Professional Familiarity” (not the same as informality)

VISUALIMPACT

MINIMAL TEXT

•Only the most important points

• Keywords

• Not complete sentences: “Bulletpoints”

NEVER USE LESS THAN A 24-POINT FONT

• 12-point text

• 14-point text

• 16-point text

• 18-point text

• 20-point text

• 24-point text

• 28-point text

•32-point text

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

• I could explain to you here exactly what my car looks like. It’s blue and has four doors and four wheels, and it has windshield wipers on the front and the back. Since it’s an older model, it has a different body shape than other minivans. If I include any more text, the font will shrink down to an unreadable size, so I’d better stop here. Erik’s Car

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

• I could explain to you here exactly what my car looks like. It’s blue and has four doors and four wheels, and it has windshield wipers on the front and the back. Since it’s an older model, it has a different body shape than other minivans. If I include any more text, the font will shrink down to an unreadable size, so I’d better stop here. Erik’s Car