Welcome!
Effective Presentations workshop
Why a Talk Workshop?
We Think Your Work is Interesting...
And We Believe Sharing Improves Research...
But.
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Something is not working in most talks.
Not because of Public Speaking Anxiety.
Not because of Foreign Language Comfort.
Not because of Complicated Subject Areas.
Because Bad Talks Are Poorly Designed.
Because Talk Preparation is Done Inefficiently
Because Speakers Don’t Evaluate Their Own Talks.
By Developing a Talk at a Workshop...
By Using Simple Design Processes and Classical Presentation Structures, We Will Get there Efficiently!
We Want to Be a Part of the Solution!
Our Support
The Munich Science Slam:
For Scientists, By Scientists
For Scientists, By Scientists
THE WORKSHOP
Nicholas A. Del Grosso
Let’s Prepare a Talk Today!
THE INTRODUCTION
THE BODY
THE BACKGROUND
THE PUNCH
60
30
90
120
Getting others onboard with your topic by making a personal connection through something you are passionate about.
Making a strong case for your take-home message via an informative, concise, and complete organizational structure.
Making your talk accessible by selecting the key topics to teach in your introduction.
Adding an attention-grabbing rhythm to your talk, give your talk some character, and keep your audience engaged.
A GOAL-DRIVEN INTRO
01
Orienting Your Audience by Prototyping the Pitch
Why Are We Here Today?
How long is this going to take?
Will this be interesting?
Will I be able to understand this talk?
Who is this person?
Will I learn something new?
Did I remember to turn off the stove this morning?
How Will I Make a Connection with You?
Who am I?
What am I passionate about?
What have I done to pursue these passions?
How will my presentation today relate to my passion?
What does the world look like from my point of view?
What Will I Tell You Today?
What Will I Tell You Today?
*Note: Make it a Worthwhile Message!
You can do better than “... exists”, “... is interesting”, “.. happened”, or “Science works!”.
What Would I Like You to Focus on Today?
What Would I Like You to Focus on Right Now?
How Can You Contribute?
Biography
Orientation
Core Values
Long-Term Objective
Thesis
Topic
Format
Impact
The Hook
30-Second
“I love…”,
“I like…”
“I’m fascinated by...”
“It’s important to me that…”
“I want to”
“My goal in life is to.”
“By the end of my studies, I hope…”
“My dream is to…”
“My name is…”
“I am...”
“Since…, I have…”
“Today, I want to tell you that…”
“... is the cause of …”
“...’s model is better than …’s”
“You should …”
“by talking about…”
“by taking what people know about … and applying it to …”
“a story about…”
“a review of…”
“the results of my…”
“a workshop where…”
“In order to…”
“because I think it will…”
Provocative Statement
Personal Story
Quote
Question to Audience
[ Strategic Level ]
[ Tactical Level ]
Biography
Orientation
Core Values
Long-Term Objective
Thesis
Topic
Format
Impact
The Hook
30-Second
“I love…”,
“I like…”
“I’m fascinated by...”
“It’s important to me that…”
“I want to”
“My goal in life is to.”
“By the end of my studies, I hope…”
“My dream is to…”
“My name is…”
“I am...”
“Since…, I have…”
“Today, I want to tell you that…”
“... is the cause of …”
“...’s model is better than …’s”
“You should …”
“by talking about…”
“by taking what people know about … and applying it to …”
“a story about…”
“a review of…”
“the results of my…”
“a workshop where…”
“In order to…”
“because I think it will…”
Provocative Statement
Personal Story
Quote
Question to Audience
[ Strategic Level ]
[ Tactical Level ]
A Supported Body
02
Layers
The Organizational Structures You’ll See in this Talk
Hierarchical Networks
Time Sandwiches
If Valuing, Understanding, and Believing your Message Changes Someone,
You have made an impact.
Persuade.
If Your Message Supports Your Goals,
The Rest of Your Talk Should Support that Message.
THE
CLAIMS
THE CONCLUSION
THE MESSAGE
THE
DATA
The Challenge
The Goal: Build a Supportive Structure
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Terminology
| Parent | Child | Grandchild |
ARGUMENT | Proposition | Major Premise | Minor Premise |
ESSAY | Thesis | Supporting Point | Evidence |
Story | Message | Theme | Scene |
? | Core Message | Main Idea | Supporting Point |
A Bottom-Up Approach
Warning: This Method will not be efficient. We will look at more efficient ways later.
1. List everything you’re interested in saying in a talk.
Group the similar things into sections or slides. Put as many slides as time you have allotted. Done!
The
“Data Dump”
1. List everything you’re interested in saying in a talk.
2. Label each thing as either a “Claim” or a piece of “Evidence.”
3. Link the Claims with the Evidences that support them.
Make slides around each claim. Make as many claims as you have time. Done!
The
“Incomplete Review”
3. Link the Claims with the Evidences that support them.
4. Identify your Main Claim (The Thesis)
5. Organize. Make the Thesis The Center...
...Surround the Thesis with Premises...
...Surround the Premises with Evidence...
...Direct Support toward the Thesis...
...Direct Support toward the Thesis...
...building rings with each category of item.
6. Analyse what you have so far!
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6a. Split off Unconnected Arguments for Future Talks
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6a. Split off Unconnected Arguments for Future Talks
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6b. Prune Unsupported Claims
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6b. Prune Unsupported Claims
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6c. Prune Extraneous Data
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6c. Prune Extraneous Data
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6d. Revalue Your Data
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6e. Reconsider the connections between evidence and premises.
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6e. Reconsider the connections between evidence and premises.
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6f. Adjust Claims to Better-Fit Your Main Point
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6f. Adjust Claims to Better-Fit Your Main Point
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6f. Adjust Claims to Better-Fit Your Main Point
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6g. Find the Missing Concepts Linking Data
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6g. Find the Missing Concepts Linking Data
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6h. De-Value Long Premise Chains
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6h. De-Value Long Premise Chains
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6h. De-Value Long Premise Chains
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6h. De-Value Long Premise Chains
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6h. De-Value Long Premise Chains
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
6h. De-Value Long Premise Chains
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Build Slides around Supported Claims, adding Linking Slides that Show Relationships between concepts. Use the strongest points you have.
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
The “Essay”
Outlining: A Top-Down Approach
Thesis
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Supporting Statements
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Evidence Accumulation
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Evidence Accumulation
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Evidence Accumulation
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Pruning
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Done!
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Outlines Can Be Made With Indented Lists or Mind Maps
Both Bottom-Up and Top-Down Methods Are Necessary
Unique Perspectives
Balanced Arguments
Focused Design
Top-Down methods are efficient for supporting a thesis, but they obscure the source of the thesis’ inspiration. Bottom-Up Approaches provide a brainstorming period that let new connections develop without judgment or oversight.
Top-Down approaches alone can be persuasive, but they push the presenter to ignore contradictory evidence and viewpoints.
Evidence can be recognized as relevant and important for a thesis without the presenter understanding its source. Delaying pruning steps helps new premises develop.
Arranging the Story
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Arranging the Story
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
Arranging the Story
Arranging the Body with Context:
Considering the Audience’s Memory Limits
Arranging the Body with Reviews:
Considering the Audience’s Memory Limits
(Aside: Tutorials and Stories)
They Have an Inverted, But Similar, Structure
“The Problem has This Component.”
“A Good Solution Would Have This Structure”
“This Tool/Approach Does This Solution.”
“This Tool/Approach Solves This Problem.”
“The Problem has This Component.”
“A Good Solution Would Have This Structure”
“This Tool/Approach Does This Solution.”
“This Tool/Approach Solves This Problem.”
“A Good Solution Would Have This Structure”
“This Tool/Approach Does This Solution.”
“This Tool/Approach Solves This Problem.”
Theme 1
Theme 2
Theme 3
Theme 4
Theme 1
Theme 2
Theme 3
Theme 4
Theme 1
Theme 2
(Aside: Tutorials and Stories)
They Have an Inverted, But Similar, Structure
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 |
The Problem has This Component. | | | | |
A Good Solution Would Have This Structure | | | | |
This Tool/Approach Does This Solution | | | | |
This Tool/Approach Solves This Problem. | | | | |
(Aside: Tutorials and Stories)
They Have an Inverted, But Similar, Structure
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 |
Motivation | | | | |
Goal | | | | |
Plan | | | | |
Proposal | | | | |
Arranging the Body: Adding the Rest
Table of Contents
Section 1
Main Point
Evidence
Review
Main Point
Evidence
Review
Main Point
Evidence
Review
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Arranging the Body: Adding the Rest
Table of Contents
Section 1
Main Point
Evidence
Review
Main Point
Evidence
Review
Main Point
Evidence
Review
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Arranging the Body: Adding the Rest
Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Arranging the Essay
Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Impact Statement
Thesis
Biography
Hook
Motivation
Background Review
Body
Introduction
Hook
Closing Statement
Conclusions
Further Directions
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Arranging the Essay
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Arranging the Essay
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
The Underlying Model: Think “Nested Sandwiches”
The
“Attention”
Sandwich
The
“Knowledge Discovery”
Sandwich
The
“Take-Home Message”
Sandwich
The
“Reason”
Sandwich
The
“Data”
Sandwich
(This is the good stuff!)
The
“Impact”
Sandwich
Essay Structure Recipes for Different Occasions
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
90-Second Conference Mixer
Body
Introduction
Conclusion
45-Second Follow-Up
90-Second Lightning Talk
5-15 Minute Presentation
A Further, Half-Baked Model
Drives
Dreams
Goals
Models
Data
Lightning Talks
60-Second
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Bio
Takeaway Message
TEACHING THE BACKGROUND
03
Jargon, Textbook Knowledge, Schools of Thought, and History
Everyone Comes with Different Knowledge
MERCURY
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bit larger than our Moon. The planet’s name has nothing to do with the liquid metal, since it was named after the Roman messenger god, Mercury
The Background Info Should be Adjusted to the Audience.
Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Impact Statement
Thesis
Biography
Hook
Motivation
Background Review
Body
Introduction
Hook
Closing Statement
Conclusions
Further Directions
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
BACKGROUND BOGGLE
120-Second Lightning Talks
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Background
Background
Background
Flow, Rhythm, Punch, and Drama
04
Flow: The Presentation Should Feel Like It’s Moving Forward!
Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Impact Statement
Thesis
Biography
Hook
Motivation
Background Review
Closing Statement
Conclusions
Further Directions
Show the Map
Emphasize Transitions
Celebrate the Arrival!
Announce the Destination
Punch: There Should Be Regular Highlights that Wake Up the Audience
Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Impact Statement
Thesis
Biography
Hook
Motivation
Background Review
Closing Statement
Conclusions
Further Directions
Show the Map
Emphasize Transitions
Celebrate the Arrival!
Announce the Destination
Develop and Pay Off Audience’s Expectations with Suspense,
Frame Your Talk in Classical Genre Structures
Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Impact Statement
Thesis
Biography
Hook
Motivation
Background Review
Closing Statement
Conclusions
Further Directions
Show the Map
Emphasize Transitions
Celebrate the Arrival!
Announce the Destination
The Detective Story
The
Quest
The Challenge
The Journey
Have Fun!
Leave Space For You to Make Jokes, Asides, and Chat along the way!
Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Impact Statement
Thesis
Biography
Hook
Motivation
Background Review
Closing Statement
Conclusions
Further Directions
Show the Map
Emphasize Transitions
Celebrate the Arrival!
Announce the Destination
The Detective Story
The
Quest
The Challenge
The Journey
Review
5.
Take Your Audience With You
1.
Explore Your Mind
2.
Find Yourself
3.
Set a Goal
4.
Design a System Around that Goal
6.
Lose Your Ego
on the Way
...And Save Your Slide Preparation for Last.
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Next dates
Rehearsal
Tuesday, Nov 19th, 6.00 pm
@ MPI Biochemistry/Neurobiology, T-building (Martinsried)
Munich Science Slam
Friday, Nov 22nd, 6.00 pm (please be there 15 min early)
@ JetBrains Event Space (Elsenheimerstraße 47A)