giving effective presentations, oct. 2016
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GivingEffectivePresentations
ClausO.WilkeTheUniversityofTexasatAus9n
Whycareaboutpresenta9ons?
WhatIwillcover
1. Howtopresentanengagingstory2. Designingslides:TheAsser9on–Evidencetemplate3. Claus'petpeevesaboutpresenta9ons
1.Presentinganengagingstory:
TheOnionmodel
Let'sstartwithanexample.Abadone.
Ketogenic diet as supporting treatment option in glioblastoma multiformae
Ketogenic diet as supporting treatment option in glioblastoma multiformae
Onaketogenicdiet,theliverproducesketonebodies,inpar9cularβ-hydroxybuturate(BHB)
Ketogenic diet as supporting treatment option in glioblastoma multiformae
BHBcancrosstheblood-brainbarrierandserveasanalterna9vefuelforbraincells,replacingglucose
Ketogenic diet as supporting treatment option in glioblastoma multiformae
Adietisketogenicwhencarbohydrateintakefallsbelow20-50gram/daywhilefatcomprises~80%ofcaloricintake
Ketogenic diet as supporting treatment option in glioblastoma multiformae
Glioblastomamul9formae(GBM)needsglucoseforgrowth,andseemsinhibitedbythepresenceofBHB
Ketogenic diet as supporting treatment option in glioblastoma multiformae
SeveralclinicaltrialsarecurrentlyongoingtodeterminewhetherketogenicdietscansloworinhibitGBMgrowth
Didthisgetyouexcitedaboutketogenicdiets?
Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer
Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer
Canceristheleadingcauseofdeathindevelopedcountries
Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer
Despitemedicaladvances,mostcancertreatmentsaregruesomeyetonlymoderatelysuccessful
Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer
Ifwecouldpreventortreatcancerbyasimplechangeindiet,thatwouldbeawesome
Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer
Increasingevidencelinkscancertohigh-carbohydratediets(inpar9cularsugarandstarches)
Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer
Ea9ngahigh-fat,low-carbdiet(liketheAtkinsdiet)maystarvetumorsofnecessaryglucose
Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer
Ini9altrialswithbrain-cancerpa9entshavebeenpromising,andfurthertrialsareongoing
Didthisgetyoumoreexcited?
TheOnionmodel
TheOnionmodel
Why?
Thebigpicture:whyarewedoingthis,andwhydoesitma\er?
TheOnionmodel
Why?
What?
Relevantbackgroundfacts&
Whatwasdone?
TheOnionmodel
Why?
What?
How?
Minutedetailsofhowexactlytheworkwasdone
TheOnionmodel
Why?
What?
How?
Minutedetailsofhowexactlytheworkwasdone
Alwaysgofromtheoutsidein
Formaximumimpact,useapproximately
equalamountsoftimeforeachlayer
Why? ~30%oftalk
What? ~30%oftalk
How? ~30%oftalk(atmost)
Let'splacethecontentsofthedietslidesintotheonionframework
Ketogenic diet as supporting treatment option in glioblastoma multiformae
• Onaketogenicdiet,theliverproducesketonebodies,inpar9cularβ-hydroxybuturate(BHB)
• BHBcancrosstheblood-brainbarrierandserveasanalterna9vefuelforbraincells,replacingglucose
• Adietisketogenicwhencarbohydrateintakefallsbelow20-50gram/daywhilefatcomprises~80%ofcaloricintake
• Glioblastomamul9formae(GBM)needsglucoseforgrowth,andseemsinhibitedbythepresenceofBHB
• SeveralclinicaltrialsarecurrentlyongoingtodeterminewhetherketogenicdietscansloworinhibitGBMgrowth
Why eating eggs and bacon may cure brain cancer
• Canceristheleadingcauseofdeathindevelopedcountries
• Despitemedicaladvances,mostcancertreatmentsaregruesomeyetonlymoderatelysuccessful
• Ifwecouldpreventortreatcancerbyasimplechangeindiet,thatwouldbeawesome
• Increasingevidencelinkscancertohigh-carbohydratediets(inpar9cularsugarandstarches)
• Ea9ngahigh-fat,low-carbdiet(liketheAtkinsdiet)maystarvetumorsofnecessaryglucose
• Ini9altrialswithbrain-cancerpa9entshavebeenpromising,andfurthertrialsareongoing
2.Designingslides:
TheAssertion–Evidencetemplate
Thetitleoftheslidemakesanassertion
Theslidebodyprovidestheevidencetosupporttheasser9on
Examples
Sequencingcostshavedeclined1000-fold
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Sep. 2007: $10,000,000
Sep. 2010: $10,000
Source: genome.gov/sequencingcosts
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M&Mscomeinmanyfuncolors
3.Claus'petpeevesabout
presentations
Howtoruinatalkandputyour
audiencetosleepinoneslide
ClausO.WilkeTheUniversityofTexasatAus9n
Overview
• Introduc9on• Background• Methods• Results• Conclusions
Overview
• Introduc9on• Background• Methods• Results• Conclusions
Never!
GivingEffectivePresentations
ClausO.WilkeTheUniversityofTexasatAus9n
Whycareaboutpresenta9ons?
WhatIwillcover
1. Howtopresentanengagingstory2. Designingslides:TheAsser9on–Evidencetemplate3. Claus'petpeevesaboutpresenta9ons
Claus'1stlawofpresenta9ons
Claus'1stlawofpresentations:
Alltextonslidesneedstobereadaloud
WhileIgenerallyprefergraphicalvisualiza9ons,insomecasestextispreferred.Forexample,summaryslidesoaenrequiresomeamountoftext.Textisfineaslongasyoureaditwordforword.Ifyoustartparaphrasingortalkingoveratext-heavyslide,however,youraudiencewillgetconfused.Theycannotatthesame9mereadthetextandlistentoyou.Someaudiencememberswillreadthetextandstoplistening.Otherswilllistenbutnotread.Allwillworrythattheymadethewrongchoiceandmissedsomethingimportant.
Nowanexampleofhownottodoit
Nowanexampleofhownottodoit.
Thisslideisfulloftext.Likely,noneofthetextma\ers,butyoucan'tknowforsureunlessyoureaditall.Butifyouwanttoreadit,youcan'tlistentomeblatheringonaboutsomethingcompletelydifferent.Thatisbecausehumanscannotprocesstwoseparatecontentstreams(visualandoral)atthesame9me.Nextweek'swinninglo\erynumberswillbe5,13,28,33,34,36,41.IknowbecauseI'ma9metravelerfromthefuture.
Whichstorylinewereyouabletofollow?
Important:The1stlawalsoappliestoslideswithgraphs!
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Year Source: http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2010/06/16/a-crime-puzzle-violent-crime-declines-in-america/
Asmuchaspossible,avoidbulletpoints
The Department in numbers
• We have 36 faculty members • Annual grant funding: $5M
– Funding agencies: NSF, NIH, ARO, ONR, DARPA, DTRA, USDA
• Our faculty members supervise 112 graduate students – 69 EEB, 23 Plant Biology, 10 CMB, 10 other
• 20% of our graduate students receive external fellowships – 14 NSF GRFP, 1 NIH F31, 10 other
The Department in numbers
36 faculty members
112 graduate students
69 EEB 23 PB 10 CMB 10 Other
20% students on external fellowships
14 NSF GRFP 1 NIH F31 10 Other
$5M annual grant funding
NSF, NIH, ARO, ONR, DARPA, DTRA, USDA
Usediagramsinsteadoftext
Analysispipeline
Kerretal.,J.Virol.2015
Builduptocomplex,many-facetedgraphs
Bindingtoancestordeclinesrapidlyinthe
controlscenario
Kachrooetal.,Science2015
Bindingtoancestordeclinesrapidlyinthe
controlscenario,butnotinWTscenario
Kachrooetal.,Science2015
Evenwithsubstantialdivergenceininterface
sites,evolvedproteinsbindancestors
Kachrooetal.,Science2015
divergenceininterfacesites
divergenceinnon-interfacesites
Paya\en9ontoyourbodylanguage
Slidebackgrounds:Whiteordark?
Advantagesofwhitebackgrounds
• Easiertoworkwith(figures!)• LookOkevenifprojectorisweak
Advantagesofdarkbackgrounds
• Moreelegant• Easierontheeye• Goodwithphotos
SassodellaCroce,ValBadia,Italy
Butpleases9cktoonestyle,whiteorblack
Toavoidvisuallyshockingyouraudience
Summary
• Tellastory• Leadfromthewhy,thencoverthewhatandlimitthehow
• Startthetalkstrong,forexamplewithaninteres9nganecdote
• Usetheasser9on–evidencetemplate• Don'tstartyourtalkwithaboringoverviewslide• Whenyourslidescontaintext,readitout