Presenting on a Panel or Roundtable Student Research Conference, 2015 Erica Litke, HGSE March 23,...

Presenting on a Panel or RoundtableStudent Research Conference, 2015

Erica Litke, HGSEMarch 23, 2015

Erica Litke, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Agenda What is the purpose and structure of

a Panel/Roundtable?

What will happen? What should my presentation look like?

How can I best prepare?

Your questions! (And my best attempts to answer them).

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What is the purpose/structure of my session?

PANEL Presenting a (finished)

research study Why? FEEDBACK! 3-5 papers total Each person presents

their own work for 10-15 mins.

Followed by discussion/ Q&A from discussant and audience

ROUNDTABLE Presenting a study in

progress in some way (early stages)

Why? FEEDBACK! 3-5 people doing the same. Each person presents their

own work for 8-10 mins. Followed by

discussion/conversation about the work from the moderator, participants and attendees.

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Panel Presentation Goal: Share your research findings with

interested audience members, receive feedback and answer questions.

How?: Powerpoint (10-15 minute presentation)

And then: Q&A

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Panel Presentation*3/23/15

Establish A Sensible Slide Format That Is Common Across All Slides: Make sure each slide has an explicit title that explains what’s on that slide. Don’t put too much on any one slide. Use footers and headers to maintain your title, authorship, affiliation, date..

Provide An Attention-Grabbing Opening: Slide #1: State title, author, affiliation, date, mention your personal

interests. Slide #2: State your research questions, discuss the literature and

abiding issues. Document The Background And Context Of Your Research:

Slide #3: Identify and describe your site. Slide #4: Identify and describe your dataset. Slide #5: Describe your sample, include selected descriptive

statistics/plots, if possible. Slide #6: Describe any important procedures used in the design or data

collection. Slide #7: Define your measures – outcome, question predictors,

instruments, covariates. Slide #8: Present your statistical models, by question, identifying critical

parameters. Present Your Main Findings, By Research Question:

Slide #9a: Prepare decent, sparse, well-annotated summary tables, by RQ.

Slide #9b: Create interpretive visuals to accompany answer to each RQ, if possible.

Provide A Memorable Closing: Slide #10: Discuss your threats to validity. Slide #11: Provide a “big picture” summary in words, directly addressing

the RQs. Slide #12: Outline the implications of your work for the future.

Prepare Appendices and Supplementary Slides (optional) Prepare A Handout For Your Audience, Including a Bibliography.

*With MAJOR Thanks to John Willett


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Some tips: Keep text on the screen to a reasonable

minimum VISUALS where you can Don’t read the bullets. Know your audience (naïve but intelligent)

Keep jargon to a minimum But explain key concepts

Over-prepare but know you won’t get to it all Appendices Know what you will skip if you’re short on time. You can’t present 36 slides in 10 minutes. I

promise!

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Roundtable Presentation Goal: Share your thinking about a

research project in progress (even if it is in the early stages) with others interested in related topics for feedback and insight.

How?: Handout (usually). Powerpoint is okay too. 5-10 minute presentation of the work

And then: Discussion/feedback.

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Making the Most of a Roundtable Prepare something for the group

Handout – this could look something like: Short intro Research Questions Context/Background/Theory Proposed study/Description of the study in

progress Questions you would like feedback on

from the group!

Powerpoint is okay too! – see previous slide

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What can I do to be ready? With thanks again to John Willett: THE THREE P’S

Prepare the presentation Practice the presentation Be positive when you present

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Practice your Presentation(in the words of John Willett)

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Review Your Visuals Carefully: Examine them for clarity, clutter and relevance. Decide, in advance, which slide(s) you’ll skip, if time runs out. Identify some additional slides you’ll comment on if time allows.

Prepare To Present: Plan every word you intend to say. Write your script out in a large font, formatted to emulate spoken phrasing. Use cautious animation to stage the presentation of each slide.

Rehearse Your Talk: Videotape a practice run and review your performance with remote control

& coach. Obtain feedback from your coach on:

The strength of your opening & closing. Your logical flow. The credibility and clarity of evidence presentation. The clarity and comprehensibility of your key points. Your distracting verbal mannerisms and physical ticks.

Check the physical environment in which you’ll present, in advance: Check that you have everything you need (including a pointer). Check audience sightlines in advance, moving or removing seats as

needed. Fix your computer so that it doesn’t go to sleep while you’re being

introduced. Make sure that the projected image can be read from the back of the room. Establish a reasonable surface to place (hide) your notes in plain sight.


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Be Positive about Yourself and Your Research (again, in the words of John Willett)

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Be Positive About Your Talk: Project a sense that you value your material. Do NOT read the script, but use your slides as “prompts.”

Be Positive About Yourself: Be confident, yet relaxed. Don’t be afraid to acknowledge a mistake, but don’t grovel.

Build Rapport With Your Audience: Be yourself, be sincere. Establish and maintain eye-contact with your audience. Connect your message to what you think their experiences are. Don’t adopt a “defensive” position -- move out towards, and into,

the audience if that is possible. If you don’t want questions until the end, say so! If you don’t know the answer, don’t bluster – say “I don’t know

the answer to that right not, but I will certainly look into it!” Hold the Audience’s Attention:

Don’t stand rigidly, gripping the podium with white knuckles. Have decisive body animation. Don’t be afraid to direct audience questions back to other

audience members (or to the rest of the panel!).


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Questions?

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Thank you!Erica Litke

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