BEST PRACTICES FOR TURNING YOUR RESEARCH INTO A

BEST PRACTICES FOR TURNING YOUR RESEARCH INTO A RELEVANT AND ENGAGING CONFERENCE PRESENTATION D BY: LAURA GALLOWAY, PH ASSISTANT FACULTY N UNIVERSITY A M D N A R B , S ES IN S U B F O SCHOOL

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AGENDA üLOCATING ACADEMIC CONFERENCES ü 4 KEYS TO CONSTRUCTING A PRESENTATION üREFERENCES

WEB SI TE Conal Conference Alters LOCATING CONFERENCES üCALL FOR PROPOSALS- USUALLY 2 -6 MONTHS AHEAD üTOPICAL: BE CREATIVE! üLOCATION: KNOW THE LOCATION/LAYOUT/SET-UP üCOST: SCHOLARSHIPS/PARTNERSHIPS/SUPPORT üPUBLISH VS. PRESENTATIONS

FOUR KEYS TO GREAT PRESENTATIONS KEY 1: FOCUS YOUR TOPIC KEY 2: FORMAT OF DELIVERY KEY 3: DINNER CONVERSATION STYLE KEY 4: HAVE A PLAN

KEY 1: FOCUS YOUR TOPIC Example Dissertation Topic: What are the conditions and components that contributed to Transformative Learning in a Blended Social Justice course. Presentation 1: Teaching for Transformation: Cultivating Student Transformation in Virtual Social Justice Education Seminar Presentation 2: Seven Steps for Students to Apply Transformations from the classroom to their workplace Presentation 3: Transformation and Blended Learning: Tactics, Technology and Tales Presentation 4: Design and Practice: Creating Transformation in Virtual Learning Spaces Presentation 5: How to Build, Create, Support and Facilitate Authentic Learning in Virtual Spaces ü ü Poses an interesting question Conveys how people in other fields think Describes important ideas WIFFM

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FOUR KEYS TO GREAT PRESENTATIONS KEY 1: FOCUS YOUR TOPIC KEY 2: FORMAT OF DELIVERY KEY 3: DINNER CONVERSATION STYLE KEY 4: HAVE A PLAN

KEY 2: FORMAT OF DELIVERY ü NO READING! ü 2 -2. 5 minutes per page ü ADULT LEARNERS ü State your thesis clearly ü Tell your audience why this topic is relevant ü Make sure you tell your audience what awaits them. ü WHITE SPACE IS YOUR FRIEND

LAYOUT Every slide should have a heading. Pictures are preferred to make a statement.

LAYOUT Be generous with empty space.

LAYOUT If you try to cram too much into a slide, and place things too close to the sides, they can get cut off if you’re using a poor projector. In any case, the slide looks all cluttered and junky.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE FOLLOWING SLIDE?

Emk 1 knockdown inhibits lumen formation in MDCK cells: -RT-PCR: EMK 1 is effectively knocked down in MDCK cells 24 hours after transfection with P-SUPER (control) or P-SUPER-si. EMK 1 plasmid; knockdown confirmed on the right with antibodies to EMK 1. - Collagen overlay assay: cells cultured 24 h on collagen I before being overlaid with additional collagen on the apical surface, analyzed 24 h later. Note the lack of lumen in EMK 1 -KO cultures. - Ca switch: control or EMK 1 -KO cells were plated in low Ca medium 24 h upon transfection with p. SUPER or p. SUPER-KO. After 12 h, cultures were switched to normal medium for 24 h. Transmission EM of cells sectioned perpendicular to the substratum shows lack of microvilli in EMK 1 -KO cells.

NOT MUCH. WHAT DO YOU THINK? ü 3 suggestions for improvement

Emk 1 knockdown inhibits lumen formation in MDCK cells: -RT-PCR: EMK 1 is effectively knocked down in MDCK cells 24 hours after transfection with P-SUPER (control) or P-SUPER-si. EMK 1 plasmid; knockdown confirmed on the right with antibodies to EMK 1. - Collagen overlay assay: cells cultured 24 h on collagen I before being overlaid with additional collagen on the apical surface, analyzed 24 h later. Note the lack of lumen in EMK 1 -KO cultures. - Ca switch: control or EMK 1 -KO cells were plated in low Ca medium 24 h upon transfection with p. SUPER or p. SUPER-KO. After 12 h, cultures were switched to normal medium for 24 h. Transmission EM of cells sectioned perpendicular to the substratum shows lack of microvilli in EMK 1 -KO cells.

FOUR KEYS TO GREAT PRESENTATIONS KEY 1: FOCUS YOUR TOPIC KEY 2: FORMAT OF DELIVERY KEY 3: DINNER CONVERSATION STYLE KEY 4: HAVE A PLAN

KEY 3: CONVERSATION STYLE üFOSTER ENGAGEMENT (READ YOUR AUDIENCE) üYOU üCONTENT üEACH OTHER üHAVE A CONVERSATION ü SHARE YOUR PASSION WITH YOUR AUDIENCE ü WALK AROUND ü USE HUMOR AND ROLL WITH ISSUES

QUESTIONS AND INTERACTIONS üREAD & ADJUST TO YOUR AUDIENCE üCHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING üINCREASE ENGAGEMENT BY ASKING QUESTIONS üASK FOR EXAMPLES üBE READY FOR CRITICISM

SIGNS OF SUCCESS? üLeaning forward üNote-Taking üChallenges üNetworks üOthers? ? üQuestions

FOUR KEYS TO GREAT PRESENTATIONS KEY 1: FOCUS YOUR TOPIC KEY 2: FORMAT OF DELIVERY KEY 3: DINNER CONVERSATION STYLE KEY 4: HAVE A PLAN

KEY 4: HAVE A PLAN üCONFERENCE FORMAT üROOM LOCATION AND LAYOUT üALLOTTED TIME (LEAVE TIME FOR Q & A) üPLACE ON SCHEDULE üDRESS CODE? üPLAN B: USE HUMOR AND ROLL WITH ISSUES

• RECOMMENDED READING FOR GRAD STUDENTS. • 15 MINUTES INCLUDING Q&A: HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM LOUSY REFERENCES PRESENTATIONS • ADVICE FOR THESIS PROPOSALS. • PRODUCTIVITY TIPS FOR ACADEMICS. • THE CRAPL: AN OPEN SOURCE LICENSE FOR ACADEMICS. • EVEN A GEEK CAN SPEAK

THANK YOU! QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LAURA GALLOWAY, PHD BRANDMAN UNIVERSITY GALLOWAY@BRANDMAN. EDU (858)353 -9956