What are academic presentations?

• lab meetings
• internal meetings
• conference presentation
• defense presentation

objectives

• communicate scientific ideas
• not an effective way to communicate details.

what is the audience?

• very few people who actually know or care what you are saying.
• attending seminars can give an idea of what audiences you have

construction of oral presentations

• big picture
• outline
• repeat 1-3 times
• grand conclusion
• acknowledgement

intro

• background
• significance
• objective
• hypothesis/question

only necessary info should be included.

result

• what, so what, now what

should be as concise as possible, don’t overuse schematics

conclusion

• never skip
• most read slide
• repeat points if needed.

acknowledgement

• keep it short and professional

tips

• if nobody asked any questions consider changing your presentation
• never go over time