five things you can do right now to make your presentation a little bit better
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I used these slides as part of a webinar aimed at improving presentations at scientific conferences and workshops. I'll post a link to the video once it's available! _______________ The ability to deliver effective and engaging oral presentations is a critical skill for scientists in all disciplines. Unfortunately, despite the importance of clear communication, too many presentations at conferences and workshops are confusing, abstract and boring. In this seminar, Scott St. George (University of Minnesota) and Andy Frassetto (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology) will share a few tips that could make your professional presentations just a little bit better. In less than 30 minutes, Scott and Andy will talk s presentation planning, the differences between a good and bad visual aid, and point you towards several outstanding online resources. Become a presentation superstar!TRANSCRIPT
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Five things you can do right now to make your presentations a li!le bit be!er.
Sco! St. George, University of Minnesota
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16 JANUARY 2003
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Source: NASA
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Source: NASA
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... it is easy to understand how a senior manager might read this PowerPoint slide and not realize that it addresses a life-threatening situation. “ ”
Columbia Accident Investigation BoardAugust 2003
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THIRTY MILLION
ACCORDING TO MICROSOFT, AT LEAST
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS ARE MADE EVERY DAY.
Source: Ian Parker, The New Yorker, May 28, 2001
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THE USE OF THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION HAS BEEN A DISASTER.
Prof. John SwellerUniversity of New South Wales
IT SHOULD BE DITCHED.“ ”
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5THINGS YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATIONS A LITTLE BIT BETTER
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?Someone just asked you
to deliver a presentation.
DO FIRST?WHAT DO YOU
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We don’t know where we get our ideas from. We do know that we do not get them from our laptops.“ ”
John Cleese
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TIP ONEUnplug.
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Source: Kurt Groetsch
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TIP TWOMove your notes off-screen
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Concluding Remarks
• Slow-axis anisotropy trends approximately NE-SW at the base of the crust.
• These findings are consistent with model for C-S fabric imparted by bottom to the SW shear
• Receiver functions show trademark signs of significant crustal anisotropy adjacent to the Central Sierra Nevada.
• Does lithosphere-scale deformation and removal leave an imprint on the crust? Can we detect these “delamination scars”?
Yes
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“ ”WORDSWORDSWORDS
HamletAct 2, Scene 2
.
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?What is the average reading speed for a literate adult (words per minute?)
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Anatomical signatures from riparian trees can be used to extend flood records by several hundred years.
Flood hazards and tree rings
In the Red River basin, shifts in annual precipitation of roughly ten percent altered flood risks significantly during the last 350 years. Geological processes are not affecting flood hazards at relevant timescales.
The current design flood for the Red River valley was produced by an exceptional combination of extensive flooding in the northeastern Great Plains and unusual spring weather across central North America.
Paleoflood Records for the
Red River, Manitoba, Canada
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Pictures beat text... because reading is so ine!cient for us. We have to identify certain features in the le"ers to be able to read them. That takes time.“ ”
Dr. John MedinaBrain Rules
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Source: Amy Luxbacher
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Source: Amy Luxbacher
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3Do climate-sensitive trees (and other proxies) transform climate signals in predictable ways?
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TIP THREEDesign for the back row.
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“ ”I KNOW YOU
BUT...CAN’T SEE THIS,
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MAKE IT BIG
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MAKE IT BIG
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Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada• Lake Winnipeg is the 11th largest
freshwater lake in the world
• The lake’s watershed includes territory in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Minnesota and North Dakota
• Its tributaries include the Saskatchewan, Red, Winnipeg and Assiniboine Rivers.
• The lake drains northward into the Nelson River and contributes to Hudson Bay.
Drowned stumps along the foreshore of Lake Winnipeg
April 10, 2013IRIS Presentation Webinar
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Depth StacksA) BR low elevations
B) BR core complexes (high elevation, highly deformed)
C) ATZ/CP (high elevation, mostly undeformed)
D) Volcanic fields (high elevation, recent activity)
Major changes in crust, upper mantle seismic character from BR to CP
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A Live View
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TIP FOURBe design-ful
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Source: Buzz Anderson
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IRIS Presentation Webinar, April 10, 2013
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Source: American Wind Energy Association
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Installed wind capacity (megawa!s)
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really decadalnot that
decadal
St. George and Ault, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 2011
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FONTSWHICH
SHOULD YOU
CHOOSE?
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I hear Comic Sans
is a classy font.
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?When should you use Comic Sans?
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Never never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never never never nevernever never never never use Comic Sans.
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Hel
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h"p://bestphotoshoptutorials.net/2009/03/19/40-examples-of-beautiful-typography-in-advertising-design/
SMOKING REDUCES WEIGHT(one lung at a time)
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THROUGH THE TREESTHE STORY OF PRAIRIE DROUGHT TOLD BY TREE RINGS
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http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/NaturalFlow/current.html
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Population
Golf course in Las Vegas photo: K.Dewey, High Plains Climate Center
Low flow conditions since 2000 have coincided with increased consumption from a rapidly growing population and new demands for water for ecosystem health and recreation. Increases in consumptive use are projected to continue.
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Slides are free!
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SIMPLICITY IS THE
ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION
“ ”Leonardo da Vinci
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TIP FIVEGet to the point
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?How long can you expect to keep your audience’s attention?
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.“Voltaire
”
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YOUR PROCESS OF DISCOVERY!DON’T DRAG ME THROUGH
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In rock music, you have to burn from the first bar.“ ”Sting
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You must unlearn what you have learned.Yoda
“ ”
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Plan your talk on paper first.
Move your notes o# the screen.
Create visual aids that work for the back row.
Be mindful of basic design principles.
Get to the point.
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David Montgomery University of Washington
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h"p://www.slideshare.net/treubold
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The A!of Scientific Presentationspractical lessons for talking to your peers and the public
h"p://umn.edu/~stgeorge
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