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Present Your Research
Parinya Noisa, PhD.School of Biotechnology
Research Workflow
Question & Hypothesize
Design experimental approach
Perform and validate your finding
Conclusion and discussion
Oral VS Written
• Different medium: Poster VS Talk
• Same goal: meet audience needs for information
Ways to Publicize Your Research
• Poster presentation
• Oral presentation
• Publication your research
Poster Presentation• Scientific conference
Tips for Poster Presentation
Poster Presentation Prep
• Define the purpose
• The title is important
• Content is vital, but concise
• Layout and format are critical
• Sell your work in 10 seconds
Sample PosterTitle
Results
Conclusion
Intro
M&M
Poster Presentation Tips
• Conference format
• Knowledge of audience
• Focus your message
• Readable from the distance
• Clear and organized
DON’T for Poster Presentation
• Leave people wondering about who did this work.
• Use too small a type size for your poster (size >30).
• Pick a font that's a pain to read.
• Make your reader jump all over the poster area.
• Use gratuitous colors.
• Write your poster just as if it were a scientific paper.
Oral Presentation Prep
Convey the Message Orally!
Choose words carefully:
• Organization keywords
• Short sentences
• Simpler vocabulary
• Examples
• Paraphrase
What you need to know?• Who are your audience?
• How many of the audience?
• How much time you have?
• Open for question or not?
Convey the Message!Five points for effective body language:
• Face the audience.
• Make eye contact.
• Move! But not too much.
• Use gestures that convey the message.
• Don’t let dress distract.
Effective Presentation• Prepare the content
• Do your homework
• Look presentable
• Use visual aids
• Take it slow
• Talk, don’t read
• Circle the crowd
• Finish strong
PowerPointPros
• Portable
• Professional
• Can add graphics
• Clear points
• Can use for handouts
Cons
• Depends on technology
• Lack of audience contact
• Speed
• Overcrowded
Ppt = vehicle; You = driver!
DON’T•Read slides•Use complex slides•Use unintelligible slides•Use irrelevant or distracting slides•Rush through slides
Structuring Your Presentation
• Introduction
•Results
•Discussion &Conclusion
Content is the King
Introduction
•Get audience attention
•Identify your topic and goal
•State your viewpoint
Results• Clear and understandable
• Key experiments
• Sensible order
• Make the story out of it
Discussion & Conclusion• Present Facts, Proof, Reasons to Agree
• Cue the ending
• Summarize the finding
• Leave a lasting impression
Dealing with Questions
• Questions show people are listening!
• Allow time to deal with them
• Decide when to answer them
• Try and anticipate
• Don’t be afraid to stop and think
What if I don’t know the answer?
• Repeat the question back if you don’t
understand it
• Take details and answer later
• Open it to the floor
Publication Your Papers
Publication Your Research
• Research article• to report your own novel finding
• Review article• to summarize the literatures of one
particular topics
Key Step of Writing Your Manuscript
• Extract the key findings
• Put a tentative title
• Outline your paper
• Fill the gaps
• Grammar is important
Key Step of Writing Your Manuscript
• Choose the journal
• Format accordingly
• Reference style
• Revise, Revise and Revise
Take Home Message• Prepare your data
and yourself
• Practice
• Make a story
• Outline
• Go for it