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Giving Conference Presentations. Kevin Eric De Pew February 15, 2004 ODU English. Presentation Overview. Why Present? The Presentation Texts Giving the Presentation Designing the Presentation. Why Present?. Opportunity to go to Conferences exposure to current scholarship - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Giving Conference Presentations
Kevin Eric De Pew
February 15, 2004
ODU English
Presentation Overview
• Why Present?
• The Presentation Texts
• Giving the Presentation
• Designing the Presentation
Why Present?
• Opportunity to go to Conferences exposure to current scholarship meet new people start collaborations
• Develop professional identity
• Get feedback
Presentation Texts
• The call for papers (CFP)
• Your response to the CFP
• The conference paper
• Handouts (optional)
• PowerPoint (optional)
The Call For Papers
• Read it carefully
• Identify the theme
• Highlight buzz words
• Pay attention to the due date and word lengths
Your Response to the CFP
• The Genre state problem explain response (mini-literature review) describe presentation (briefly)
• Determine media of submission snail mail Electronic
The Conference Paper
• 20 minutes 8 pages, double-spaced; 10 - 15 slides
• Genre Problem: purpose of presentation Frame: connection to conversation Response: solution to problem, examples
• Focus determined by audience
• Save some details for Q&A
Handouts• Gives your audience an artifact of your
presentation; can include… your contact information your abstract references Illustrations or examples suggestions space for notes
• Use CRAP for design
PowerPoint Presentation
• Helps you to present extemporaneously, but maintain focus
• Organization structured loose
• Effect orientation distraction
• More on PPT later…
Giving Presentations
• Conference Presentation Etiquette
• Reading vs. Speaking
• The Physical Presentation
Presentation Etiquette• DO NOT…
exceed your time limit give a different paper be unorganized
• DO… show confidence in your work know your material be respectful
Reading vs. Speaking
• Know the culture
• Reading A: helps to keep you organized, on-task D: often prevents eye contact, loss of ethos
• Speaking A: demonstrates knowledge in material D: can appear unorganized
Physical Presentation
• Pay attention to your location; especially if using a screen for PPT
• Make eye contact Do not talk to the screen or paper; point to
text when appropriate If using PPT; do not read slides, but use
them to organize your talk
Designing PPT Presentations • The way that each slide looks affects
how the audience receives information
• Therefore, pay attention to Fonts Color Special Effects Images Repetition
Fonts
• Make slide titles stand with a larger font and/or different color
• Use large font size for text; it should be large enough to fit six to eight words across the screen
• Use sans serif font (Arial); if text heavy, use serif (Times)
Color
• Make a strong contrast between background and text Use a dark text with a light background Use a light text with a dark background
• Use a color scheme that coordinates
• If possible, check color projection prior to presentation
Special Effects
• Power Point allows you to include special effects
• Use appropriately and rhetorically You are not making the next Star Wars
movie
Images• Use images to help make
your point• You can import images
from other sources • Adjust the size and
placement of image box and text box
• Clip Art can be considered unprofessional
Use CRAP
• Different types of Contrast
• Repeat slide design throughout the entire presentation
• Create hierarchies with Alignment
• Place similar elements in the same Proximity
• This will orient your listener
Appropriateness
• Use appropriate backgrounds, images, and special effects for your presentation
• Discuss one issue per slide
• Use as little text as possible long passages
• do not place entire quote on slides• excerpt, verbalize, or place in handout
Giving Presentations
• Why Present?
• The Presentation Texts
• Giving the Presentation
• Designing the Presentation
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