Giving Conference PresentationsGiving Conference Presentations

Kevin Eric DePew

ODU English

Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

• Why Present?

• The Presentation Texts

• Giving the Presentation

• Designing the Presentation

Why Present?Why Present?

• Opportunity to go to Conferences exposure to current scholarship meet new people start collaborations

• Develop professional identity

• Get feedback

Presentation TextsPresentation Texts

• The call for papers (CFP)

• Your response to the CFP

• The conference paper

• Handouts (optional)

• PowerPoint (optional)

The Conference PaperThe Conference Paper

• 20 minutes 8 pages, double-spaced; 8 - 15 slides

• Genre Problem: purpose of presentation Frame: connection to conversation Response: solution to problem, examples

• Consider audience & purpose

• Save some details for Q&A

RoundtableRoundtable

• A position statement made to prompt discussion

• Often for practical issues

• Focus on problem and response

• Include academic conversation when necessary

HandoutsHandouts

• Gives your audience an artifact of your presentation; can include… your contact information your abstract references Illustrations or examples suggestions space for notes

• Use CRAP for design

PowerPoint PresentationPowerPoint Presentation

• Helps you to present extemporaneously, but maintain focus

• Organization structured loose

• Effect orientation distraction

• More on PPT later…

Giving PresentationsGiving Presentations

• Conference Presentation Etiquette

• Reading vs. Speaking

• The Physical Presentation

Presentation EtiquettePresentation Etiquette

• DO NOT… exceed your time limit give a different paper be unorganized

• DO… show confidence in your work know your material be respectful

Reading vs. SpeakingReading vs. Speaking

• Know the culture

• Reading A: helps to keep you organized, on-task D: often prevents eye contact, loss of ethos

• Speaking A: demonstrates knowledge in material D: can appear unorganized

Physical PresentationPhysical Presentation

• Pay attention to your location; especially if using a screen for PPT

• Make eye contact Do not talk to the screen or paper; point to

text when appropriate If using PPT; do not read slides, but use

them to organize your talk

Designing Slideshows Designing Slideshows

• The way that each slide looks affects how the audience receives information

• Therefore, pay attention to Fonts Color Special Effects Images Repetition

Communicate VisuallyCommunicate Visually

AppropriatenessAppropriateness

• Use appropriate backgrounds, images, and special effects for your presentation

• Discuss one issue per slide

• Use as little text as possible long passages

• do not place entire quote on slides• excerpt, verbalize, or place in handout

QuestionsQuestions

• Your questions are welcomed and encouraged