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/
Welcome and Basic Organisation
Welcome to COMP80122 Semester 1 Semester 2 P2: P3: P4: P1: COMP80131 COMP80142 COMP80122 Jon, Simon Bijan, Jon Carole, Uli Easter Break Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Research Your Your Your Seminar Seminar Seminar Prezies Prezies Prezies Symposium March 31st in small April 2nd groups
Intended Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to: • describe the core aspects of a presentation – and how they affect the understanding • prepare a presentation on their research – keeping in mind the core aspects • give a clear presentation on their research – that follows good practice in the core aspects • analyse and evaluate a presentation along the core aspects
Your Deliverables for COMP80122 1. Active participation, incl. various small tasks 2. A 15 minute presentation 3. Critiques of Research Symposium Presentations plus various little exercises, tasks, … Easter Break Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Research Your Your Your Seminar Seminar Seminar Prezies Prezies Prezies Symposium March 31st April 2nd
Research Symposium • March 31- April 1 – see http://studentnet.cs.manchester.ac.uk/pgr/symposium/ • Great place to learn about – department & its research – research in Computer Science in general – other PhD students • Great place to think about communication of research – clarity: what makes you “get” what has been done – story lines … how did X – boredom, effect, ... make you feel? – slides
Deliverable 1 • During the whole seminar, in particular the discussion of fellow students’ presentations you • are present • participate actively • We’ll clarify this later
Deliverable 2 • Attend all presentations of the Research Symposium • You are assigned 10 presentations; for each – 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 • we’ll clarify this later
Deliverable 3 • You will give a 15 minute presentation • about your research (current or past) • to a small group of ~12 fellow participants • we discuss what • worked well • can be improved • Next week, we • organise you into groups • start scheduling your presentations • First presentations: Monday, April 20th
Central Thoughts about Presentations Including 3 core aspects
Most important features of a presentation? Good Professional Entertaining Structure Slides Delivery Technical Contributions Confident Presenter Impressive Results Clear Delivery
A Good Presentation is… • interesting – tells something new & why we should care • clear – story line: start, middle, end – follow-able – on the right level of abstraction for the audience • articulate – thought through – well prepared… • right for the audience kuweight64.blogspot.com/2011/04/quote-for-today.html
The wider view: Communication …of your research: • Does it matter? • Do you need to be able to communicate your contributions? – Results can speak for themselves!
A Blunt Answer: Your Viva! The examiners may recommend the award if they are satisfied that the thesis is satisfactory in every way and that: • the candidate possesses an appropriate knowledge of the particular field of learning within which the subject of the thesis falls; • the research which is reported in the thesis contributes a substantial addition to knowledge; From: Examination of Doctoral Degrees Policy June 2017
Slightly Sharper Answer: Conferences • Hopefully, you will present your work at conference/workshop • Great opportunity to – travel – meet colleagues – network – get feedback
Communication of CS Research • A presentation is a monologue with • no/little space for - questions - clarifications - explanations ? … • therefor requires - thought - preparation
The Three Aspects The story The speaker The slides • • • body language story line bullet lists • – focus • clarity graphics • • • voice level fonts • • – volume timing highlights • • – speed use of terminology ... • – clarity ... • nerves • ... Effects on you/audience by choices to these? What is helpful to get message across? Being Prepared
Your Thoughts about the 5 Presentations
Feedback for this presenter • Good points • Points to work on
Feedback for this presenter • Good points • Points to work on
Feedback for this presenter • Good points • Points to work on
Feedback for this presenter • Good points • Points to work on
Feedback for this presenter • Good points • Points to work on
The Basis: Being Well Prepared
The Three Aspects The story The speaker The slides • • • body language story line bullet lists • – focus • clarity graphics • • • preparedness level fonts • • • voice timing highlights • • – volume use of terminology ... • – speed ... – clarity • nerves • ... Being Prepared
Good Preparation • is a duty to the audience – don’t make a group of (influential?) people suffer • makes you more confident • requires good conceptualization of your work – might even provide new insight into your work • takes a looooong time to design: – start well in time, i.e., weeks before – iterative through different versions: • make slides • practise • think & discuss • …start again
Storyline: relevant questions • Setting the scene: – what kind of problem is addressed? At right level/enough time – why is that interesting/relevant? • Focus: Running example – 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?
Two approaches to presentation design • iterative: • top down: 1. make slides 1. gather points to make 2. practise 2. gather terms to define 3. think & discuss 3. ponder whether these are complete ➡ …start again until tired/ happy 4. arrange in an order 5. ponder whether this is good order/narrative 6. make slides Discuss: which is more efficient? 7. practise 8. think & discuss ➡ …improve
Preparing a Presentation Think about: • who is your audience? • who are you? • short memory of audience! • what do you want them to take home ? • how much time do you have? – rule of thumb: 2 min per slide – even if it hurts: you need to leave out certain • aspects of your work • details of your work • what technical devices do you have/need?
Discuss: • If you understand X, then you can explain X – well – to everybody – at any length Corollary: Inability to explain shows lack of understanding Caveat: Being good at explaining is a skill that takes practise
Let’s try this out (20 mins) • Spend 3 minutes to sketch out a suitable storyline to tell – a fellow CS PhD student – about your research – in 2-3 minutes (a long elevator pitch) • Build groups of 3 students who don’t know each other – shuffle around • Tell each other your storylines • All: discuss
For the Next Session on Wednesday
Coursework for Wednesday 1. Watch the 5 videos again – paying special care to story (incl. terminology) – but also other aspects – what the day + caught your interest/made you curious after + made you smile/laugh tomorrow + gave you a lightbulb - confused you - distracted you - annoyed - bored you • …take & bring notes with slide numbers/minutes ‣ Bring this on Wednesday and we’ll discuss
People and sites mentioned • Videolectures for numerous recordings of presentations – http://videolectures.net/ • Dave Gorman for great use of slides – http://www.davegorman.com/ • Hans Rosling for talking nicely & clearly with a foreign accent and for some more examples of – good use of graphics – great entertainment – great communication of tricky, technical statistics! – e.g., https://www.ted.com/talks/ hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen
Any Questions?
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