Presenting with Success

Helen Janc Malone (D5)

March 31, 2011

Boring people to death…

with your PowerPoint? Don’t!

Congratulations!

You have been selected to give a presentation. Now what?

Know your who, what, where, when, why, and how

• Who• What

• Where• When• Why• How

is your audience?

is the purpose of your presentation?

is it being held?

is your presentation?

are you presenting?

are you presenting?

Plan

What is your presentation plan?

What is your presentation plan?

Prepare

• What are you going to say?

What are you going to say?• Keep titles short and

sweet

• Focus on the headlines and key findings

• Utilize visuals

• Avoid abbreviations and jargon

• Proof

Practice

• How are you going to say it?

Why care?

• Put yourself in the audience’s shoes• What is intriguing, unique or new about

your work? • What is your value-added?• Presentation is not just about your

study, it is about presenting yourself to the field!

Public presentation

“According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two! Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”

- Seinfeld

Time to present

• Double-check• Deep breath• Dos• Don’ts• Draw attention

A note about AERA

• Paper• Roundtable• Poster

Thank you!

Helen_Malone@mail.harvard.edu