Conference Confidence

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7 things to remember when giving a presentation. Given during the last PGRNet event of the academic year at Birmingham City University - Tuesday 8th July 2014.

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Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Conference

Confidence:how to engage

your audience

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

things to

remember

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Engage your audience:your research is interesting!

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Tell a story:make it memorable

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Visualise findings:increase everyone’s understanding

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Visualise findings.

• Highlight

• Represent data clearly

• Use images

• Pull out key themes

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Keep it simple:no need to prove you’re smart

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Keep it simple.

• If there’s something

you can lose, lose it

• Use keywords

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Give time to prepare:sort out your thoughts clearly

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Give time to prepare.

• Do not stop at

describe

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Deliver confidently:might as well enjoy it

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Deliver confidently.

• Watch yourself

• Watch others

• What do they do

well & how?

• Take opportunities

to present(even if you think you don’t

have time – you do!)

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Pick a role model:who inspires you?

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Pick a role model.

“I can make anything

interesting!”

- Simon Bolton, 2014

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Engage your

audience

Tell a

story

Visualise

findings

Keep it

simple

Give time

to prepareDeliver

confidently

Pick a

role model

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

A golden opportunity.

Camille Chinneck | Making an Impression: Conference Confidence | 8 July 2014

Thank Youcamille.chinneck@mail.bcu.ac.uk