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Dos and Donts in Seminar Talks
Wolfgang F. Mader1
1Institut fur Kern- und TeilchenphysikTU Dresden
Proseminar: Key Experiments in Quantum Mechanics
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The Audience
How much does your audience know in advance about your seminar topic?
Determines time needed to spend on particular aspects
The tone of your seminar: serious or informal
Humor? How much is too much?
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Title slide, outline and introduction
Keep it simpleChoose a level of scientific information that you want to conveyDont tell EVERYTHING you know about the subjectDont blow the introduction! People fall asleep immediately
Start with clear statement about your topic and what you intend to do with itWolfgang F. Mader Dos and Donts in Seminar Talks
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Title slide, outline and introduction
Give background why this work is interesting
What key issues/hypotheses were tested
How will results change the way of viewing the concept
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Structure of presentation
And now for something completelydifferent
(Quote from Monty Pythons Flying Circus, BBC, 1969)
Clearly structure your presentation
Make it clear when you address a new aspect of your presentation
Helps audience to re-focus in case they have been lost
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Structure of presentation
And now for something completelydifferent
(Quote from Monty Pythons Flying Circus, BBC, 1969)
Clearly structure your presentation
Make it clear when you address a new aspect of your presentation
Helps audience to re-focus in case they have been lost
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Choice of fonts and colors
Choose FONT SIZES appropriately
Structure your slides by using different font sizes
Choose FONT COLORS appropriately
7% of male population is red/green blind
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Choice of fonts and colors
Choose FONT SIZES appropriatelyStructure your slides by using different font sizesChoose FONT COLORS appropriately
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Diagrams
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Diagrams
Avoid too complicated diagrams
Keep it well structured and simple
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Diagrams
Avoid too complicated diagrams
Keep it well structured and simple
Complicated slides do not need to be un-understandable
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Animations
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Animations
Dont!!!!!
Seldom helps to bring your point across
Distracts the audience from the scientific message
Just dont do it!
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Tables
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Tables
Can you read (all of) this? I dont!!!
Only show information relevant to your subjectMake tables readable by
Extracting important information and display it in separate tableHighlight the important information
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Tables
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Tables
Can you read (all of) this? I dont!!!
Only show information relevant to your subject
Make tables readable byExtracting important information and display it in separate tableHighlight the important information
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Time Limit
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Time Limit
Never go over time
Seriously, NEVER EVER go over time
Audience only able to focus on certain aspect for limited amount of time
Adapt amount of details presented to scope of the seminar
Spend on average 2min per slide
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Time Limit
Never go over time
Seriously, NEVER EVER go over time
Audience only able to focus on certain aspect for limited amount of time
Adapt amount of details presented to scope of the seminar
Spend on average 2min per slide
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Never go over time
Seriously, NEVER EVER go over time
Audience only able to focus on certain aspect for limited amount of time
Adapt amount of details presented to scope of the seminar
Spend on average 2min per slide
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How to respond to questions
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Be sure to leave time for questions
Be ready for questions during your talk
Try to anticipate potential questions and prepare Extra Slides
Dont ever say something youre not comfortable with saying
If you cant answer a question, politely say so and move on
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Practice, practice, practice and ...
...practice
But: dont recite memorized work! This can be disastrous!
However: Memorize some aspects of your talk
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Practice, practice, practice and ...
...practice
But: dont recite memorized work! This can be disastrous!
However: Memorize some aspects of your talk
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Summary
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Dos
1 Practice
2 Look professional
3 Preview your slides
4 Clearly state your objectives and goals
5 Speak clearly and at a good pace. Rule of thumb: About 2 minutes per slide
6 Always identify your axes, define all technical terms and spend time on your data(graphs, tables)
7 Quote appropriate references and distinguish your work from literature sources
8 Make a lot of eye contact with your audience
9 Conclude your talk with statements that address your objectives and finish your
story
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Donts
1 Wait until the last minute to prepare
2 Make slides that are impossible to read or understand, e.g. complicated figures,large tables, Picasso-like graphs.
3 Read your talk verbatim, either from notes or from your slides!! Instead: Knowyour material well without reading.
4 Make distracting gestures when you talk (play with a pointer, rock back andforth, play with your hair, pick your nose, etc.).
5 Speak too rapidly, too slowly, too quietly or too loudly. Dont speak in amonotone and try not to mumble.
6 Talk to one person or the screen.
7 Panic. Staying calm and focused is very important, especially if you hate
speaking publicly.8 Try to be too funny. Humor has its place in your seminar, but use it judiciously.
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Thanks for your attention
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References
Senior Seminar - How to Give a Good Presentation
Tips for preparing a great seminar
Qualities of good seminar talks
How to give a Seminar Talk
How to Give a Good Scientific Seminar: Does, Donts and Strategy
...and many more on the web
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