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Carole Goble | Uli Sattler

School of Computer Science University of Manchester

COMP80122

Slides are available at 


http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~sattler/teaching/COMP80122/

Organisation Even NEWER

Three Deliverables for COMP80122

• 1. Active virtual participation

• 2. Critiques of 5 Research Symposium Presentations

– more details to follow, check easychair emails

• 3. A15 minute presentation



 plus various little exercises, tasks, …

alternative presentations via videolectures.net

Week 7

Seminar

Week 8

Seminar

Easter Break Research Symposium Week 9

Seminar

Week 10

Your Prezies

Week 12

Your Prezies

Week 11

Your Prezies

Deliverable 1

• during the whole seminar, in particular the discussion of fellow

students’ presentations you

• are present
• participate actively
• …virtually, via
• Zoom or
• BB Collaborate
• please check your email


Deliverable 2 - new

• attend all presentations of the Research Symposium
• we will identify ~40 new presentations from video lectures

– email me your suggestions, I will add them to our list – suggest those that you’d like to see

• you

– pick 5 presentations from these ~40 – for each of these, you

• give a 2-3 sentence summary of its contents and
• write a critique: what was good, what could have been better
• taking into account all 3 aspects of a presentation

– storyline – slides – presenter

• submit all your summaries and critiques via easychair

– your reviews will be anonymous and fed back to presenters

Deliverable 2 - new

• attend all presentations of the Research Symposium
• we will identify 30-50 new presentations from video lectures

– email me your suggestions, I will add them to our list – suggest those that you’d like to see

• you

– pick 10 presentations from these 30-50 – for each of these, you

• give a 2-3 sentence summary of its contents and
• write a critique: what was good, what could have been better
• taking into account all 3 aspects of a presentation

– storyline – slides – presenter

• submit these, then can see/compare with those from others

We will clarify this later. For now:

• no research symposium
• submit some presentations


via email to me

Deliverable 3

• you will give a 15 minute presentation
• about your research (PhD, previous, Tichy study)
• to a small group of ~13 fellow participants
• we discuss what
• worked well
• can be improved
• Later, we
• organise you into groups
• start scheduling your presentations
• First presentations:
• Thursday, April 20th

We will clarify this later. For now: continue

• thinking about presentations
• working on your presentation

…stay safe!

Discussion of Coursework

Coursework for Wednesday

• 1. Email me your favourite video lectures

to be included in our “critiques” exercise

• 2. Prepare and bring
• an improved story line, example, terminology

– taking into account feedback from today

• 3 good slides you want to use for your presentation

– not the title slide – some with graphics – some with texts – on your laptop or as print-out or on a memory stick.

• We will discuss these on Wednesday

Let’s discuss

Consider your:

• storyline
• how does it compare to
• list of terms
• complete?
• too long?
• running example
• big enough?
• small enough?
• grow-able?
• useful to illustrate all points?

Standard Story Line of Presentation

• Setting the scene:

– what kind of problem is addressed? – why is that interesting/relevant?

• Focus:

– your Research Hypothesis/ Question?

• Methodology/approach/work done:

– what have you done/are you doing?

• Context:

– how does this relate to other people’s work?

• Contributions made:

– what is the outcome of the work done? – what are the new insights gained? – how do these answer research hypothesis/question?

• Outlook/next steps/open questions?

Use Zoom’s hand-raising feature to comment Don’t forget to un-mute

Show your slides…

let’s discuss points from last week:

• only 1 font

– sans serif – no underlining – large enough – …

• good layout

– clean, clear, pretty – no superfluous ink – logical structure

• not text heavy
• logical structure
• suitable graphics

– readable – relevant elements present – pretty

• …

Aspect 2: The Speaker

Clothing & Body Language

• Wear something you’re comfortable with when

– many eyes are on you – you’re nervous, sweating

• Talk to the audience

– not to the screen, wall, ceiling, lectern,… – show a friendly face, even smile

• Plan what to do with nerves

– where to put hands – how/where to stand

• Use your body to make your voice heard

– speak to the audience (see above) – stand tall – breath

Making your voice heard

• Breath. Talk
• at the right speed (requires practice & preparation)
• with breaks so that

– you can breathe – the audience can think

• in an audible way

– loud/at the right volume – clear/no mumbling

• following your well thought through narrative

– structured in a suitable way – with suitable transitions

• (again) to the audience!

You will be nervous

• …and that’s ok

– all speakers are – all performers are

• Adrenalin will be released

– increasing heart rate – sweating

• adapt closing

– breathing faster

• be aware & breath consciously

– release of energy

• move
• Be well prepared

stage fright

Being Prepared

• Good Storyline: that works for

– audience – time – you

• Slides: that work for

– storyline – projector & room – audience – you

• Knowing your infrastructure

– projector & room

• Good timing

– of presentation – before presentation

Practice!

no need to rush!

Breathing

• Learn some breathing exercises, e.g.,

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyIoUMwD7Xw – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvrH4-usxmI – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acl6owhFMHQ – …

• Learn how posture affects your voice
• Acquire some pre-presentation breathing exercises!

Being nervous ➾ adrenalin voice ⇓ ➾ shallow breathing ⇑

Dressing for your presentation

• Investigate audience & expectations
• Consider physical environment

– stage – chairs – temperature/AC – microphone (may require pockets) – …

• Consider yourself

– what makes you feel good & confident? – what does NOT distract you

• Pick wisely!

During the presentations

Do not:

• look at screen
• have hands in pocket
• …

Do:

• look at audience
• make eye contact
• breath
• smile
• enjoy the experience
• …

To do or not do:

• ask question to audience
• …

what else? what else? what else?

How to Answer Questions

• Questions can arise during or after your presentation

– welcome these – make sure you understand them – only answer if you know the answer

Hmmm, interesting question: I haven’t thought about this yet

– don’t engage in long discussion during presentation

Can we continue this discussion off-line/after presentation

– don’t get defensive

I explained this on Slide 3

To do for Monday

Coursework for Monday

• 1. Email me your favourite 1-5 video lectures

to be included in our “critiques” exercises

• 2. Prepare and bring
• a first draft of slides for your 15min presentation

– including running example, terminology – taking into account feedback from previous sessions

• We will discuss these on Monday
• hopefully in small “break out groups”