COMP80122 Presentations Carole Goble | Uli Sattler School of Computer Science University of Manchester 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 alternative 3. A15 minute presentation presentations via videolectures.net plus various little exercises, tasks, … Easter Break Week 10 Week 11 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 12 Research Your Your Seminar Seminar Seminar Your Prezies Prezies Prezies Symposium
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 We will clarify this later. – suggest those that you’d like to see • you - no research symposium - submit some presentations For now: – pick 10 presentations from these 30-50 – for each of these, you via email to me • 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
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 will clarify this later. • we discuss what - thinking about presentations For now: continue • worked well - working on your presentation • can be improved • Later, we …stay safe! • organise you into groups • start scheduling your presentations • First presentations: • Thursday, April 20th
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 Standard Story Line of Presentation • Setting the scene: – what kind of problem is Consider your: addressed? - storyline – why is that interesting/relevant? ‣ how does it compare to • Focus: - list of terms – your Research Hypothesis/ Question? ‣ complete? • Methodology/approach/work done: ‣ too long? – what have you done/are you - running example doing? ‣ big enough? • Context: ‣ small enough? – how does this relate to other people’s work? ‣ grow-able? • Contributions made: ‣ useful to illustrate all points? – what is the outcome of the work done? Use Zoom’s hand-raising feature – what are the new insights gained? – how do these answer research to comment hypothesis/question? Don’t forget to un-mute • Outlook/next steps/open questions?
Show your slides… let’s discuss points from last week: • only 1 font • suitable graphics – sans serif – readable – no underlining – relevant elements present – large enough – pretty • … – … • good layout – clean, clear, pretty – no superfluous ink – logical structure • not text heavy • logical structure
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 stage fright – 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
Being Prepared • Good Storyline: that works for – audience Practice! – time – you • Slides: that work for – storyline – projector & room no need to – audience rush! – you • Knowing your infrastructure – projector & room • Good timing – of presentation – before presentation
⇓ ⇑ Breathing Being nervous ➾ adrenalin voice shallow 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!
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: Do not: • look at audience • look at screen • make eye contact • have hands in pocket • breath • … • smile • enjoy the experience • … what else? what else? what else? To do or not do: • ask question to audience • …
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”
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