46 Answered Questions for the topic Presentation

04/10/19

Giving a test lecture, what should I keep in mind?
I hold a PhD in computer science. I've been travelling to conferences presenting my papers and sometimes as part of my teaching assistance duty, I had to give some very simple lectures to students.... more
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04/10/19

Should I include funny pictures in my slides?
I am preparing slides for a short (10min) talk at the group meeting. The talk is about a fairly serious piece of (pure) mathematics, and it so happens that there is a very relevant one-panel... more
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04/09/19

As a presenter, should I attend all days of conference?
Recently, I have a paper accepted at an IEEE conference, and I am supposed to present my paper orally at the conference. The programs have been released, and it is a four day conference. I am... more
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04/09/19

Overcoming nerves from anticipating conference questions?
My field is atmospheric physics.The irony is that I have been a school teacher for over a decade, but soon, I'll be giving a presentation of some of my findings at a conference. I think that the... more
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Presentation Public Speaking

04/09/19

Should I assume that attendees have read my papers when I give a talk?
On occasion during talks, presenters will say, "as you know from reading my papers" or during a Q&A someone will say "you should know from my papers".The above clearly seems inappropriate for... more
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04/08/19

How to present a review paper at a conference?
I sent an abstract of a review paper for oral presentation to a conference, and it was accepted. The presentation will be about the most important developments and contributions made in the last... more
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04/06/19

How can one carry out a "Russian style" seminar?
A "Russian style" seminar, as in the Israel Gelfand form, breaks from the traditional format of talk followed by Q&A and just opens the floor to questions at any time. I've seen a few... more
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04/06/19

Should I accept an invitation to give a talk on dated work?
I'm a recent math PhD, working in Subject X. I had the good luck to give a counterexample to a conjecture in Subject Y, using ideas from X. I don't know much about Y -- in fact I learned the... more
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04/04/19

Should the slides in a presentation be self-explanatory or be as minimal as possible?
When you do a research presentation, what is usually the focus that you take.Some professors tell me to make the slides as self explanatory as possible, and I quote:> Someone should be able to... more
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04/04/19

How do I improve my presentation skills in the seminar?
I am an engineering student and I have to prepare seminars frequently. Seminars count for the marks scored and credit. I'm given a topic, I prepare it thoroughly and make a good content slide.*All... more
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04/04/19

How to motivate speakers to give less specialized talks at a "colloquium?"?
Our applied math department is beginning to have a serious attendance problem at our colloquium. The appropriate level for our colloquium is that any person with an undergraduate degree in a... more
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04/02/19

Should I lead an applause after introducing colloquium speaker?
I am introducing my first speaker at my university and, since the speaker is rather famous, I wrote a 1-2 minute introduction. The crowd will be interdisciplinary and between 100-400 people.Should... more
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04/02/19

How to prepare a presentation if there is a visually impaired person in the audience?
When preparing a presentation, I usually avoid putting a lot of text and then read the slides. To me, the best presentation contains very good figures with presenter explaining them, and not... more
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Presentation Writing Public Speaking

03/27/19

How common is it to write out a script for a talk? What are the benefits?
I have never written a verbatim script for a talk. I have at times written notes or outlines, but I never read from them when presenting (and rarely when practicing). With enough (weeks) of... more
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03/27/19

Should I list talks on my CV given by co-authors?
On my CV, I have a few talks listed where I was not the presenting author (though I am a co-author on the work).I have left them on my CV because as a graduate student, my CV is pretty slim.... more
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03/26/19

Is there added value in having your own presentation layout and using it consistently?
From the perspective of a Ph.D. student, how much of an added value is it to have your own presentation slides layout, that is used consistently throughout your Ph.D. conference presentations and... more
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03/19/19

What should be put in the final slide when preparing teaching presentations?
When preparing my PowerPoint slides for a lecture, I often find myself wondering what to put as the final slide.For presentations in industry, when not in a university setting, I often have a final... more
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Presentation Public Speaking Etiquette

03/15/19

Is it good for the speaker to read notes during a presentation?
I am wondering whether it looks odd if a speaker reads notes during a presentation? I am asking this because, I noticed that a few presenters can’t present their work or research well due to... more
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03/15/19

How can I politely ask my audience to not use their cellphones when I am giving a talk?
As a scientific researcher, I occasionally find myself giving scientific talks in the conferences, universities, and colleges. I try to make my talk as entertaining and understandable as possible... more
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03/14/19

Lecturer with anxiety. How to survive in academia?
I've been a long time member of academia.SE but I created this alt account because the question is a bit embarrassing. I finished my PhD 4 years ago and after a 2 year postdoc at a different... more
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Presentation English Writing

10/28/18

Im making a presentation on CULTURAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES AT THE TIME OF DEATH in Kenya, Africa and need major help.
The slideshow must be more than 10 slides but last 4-5 minutes and im having a really hard time
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