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The Basics of Giving a Seminar Talk
Nicholas A. Gariano
Senior Graduate Student
LSU Chemistry Department
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Presentations
• The most effective ways I’VE found to connect with an audience and get positive results from a presentation.
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Choose a topic that interests you• Interest and enthusiasm come across easily
in your presentation.
• Major points and conclusions are far more interesting than details.
Why does anyone want to know about your talk?
• You need to choose a topic worth talking about
• Tell the audience why this work is importantMore importantly… why it’s important to you.
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Good presentations are made with hard work.
• Procrastination shows… and doesn’t reflect well
• Hard work IS worth it !!
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Building a great slide• Titles should be a complete sentence or
phrase
Good Good Good
• Flow should go from left to right if possible
• Colors should help not detractBadBadBad
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/encyc_colorwheel.html
• Choose a font that is simple and size
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What should I put in the slide?
• Don’t put empty slides – simple with details
• There is such a thing as too much of a good thing
• Non-data pictures and sound should be used very sparinglyThis goes for transitions too
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Organization and content of a great talk
• Follow standard Intro, background, results, and conclusion format No Table of contents slide
• Format and presentation is just as important as content
Talks/slides need to be easy to understand and follow
• Background, background, background
• Numbering slides helps identify them during questions
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• Know your audienceDon’t talk above or below your audience
• Follow the same format on all slidesBullets, color schemes, font, etc.
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Time management
• Material based on timeDon’t smash too much into a short talk
• Don’t rush your slides1-2 min per slide
• Take 5 seconds before each slide to pace yourself and remind
• Always leave time for questions
http://amerihopealliance.com/blog/2012/06/tic-toc-the-bank-wont-wait/
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Practice and being prepared
• Practice at least 2-3 timesUse your fellow students / friends
• Do at least one full dress practice in the actual room
• Eat something before you talk and bring a bottle of water
• Always have more than 1 copy of your presentation
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The delivery of your presentation should keep the audience connected.
• Don’t memorize a talk word for word, talk to the audience.
• Don’t read off the slidesKnow what you know
• Don’t look at the screen/board when you talk
• Don’t fidget
• Don’t plagiarize
• Tell a story, don’t read data.
Dr. Russo
The Don’ts of Presenting
You are presenting yourself along with your work
• You need to practice your talk
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• If you don’t exude a calm, prepared, and knowledgeable facade, people will assume that you aren’t.
• Edit your slides and check for spellling also gramatical erross.
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You are presenting yourself as much as your work
• At least casual formal dress is expectedComfortable, but not too comfortable
• Look in the mirror before you give your talk
• Generally look presentableGuys…. shave
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There are other good sources of information too• http://macro.lsu.edu/
– http://macro.lsu.edu/msg/SeminarStuff/seminars.htm
– http://macro.lsu.edu/msgsa/• Professors• Older Graduate Students• Practice, Practice, Practice
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