Presenting at the Undergraduate Research Conference Victoria Olsen

Agenda • • • Delivering Your Talk Presenting Experimental Research Presenting a Humanities Paper

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Delivery Control body language Present a professional appearance Make eye contact Speak clearly

Overview of Experimental Talk Source: http: //www. ruf. rice. edu/~comcoach/intro. html

Mental Contrasting Positive Future S YE Mental Contrasting Negative Reality Expectations are Activated NO

Method Include sample questions from Procedure: How likely do you believe it is that

Time Table (Mental Contrasting) Start of the Experiment Measure of SBP 1. Aspect 2.

Overview of Humanities Paper • What do the covers of L. M. Montgomery’s Emily

Discussion/Conclusion • Restate your most important finding • Make it relevant to your audience:

Acknowledgments Special thanks to Natalie Friedman, Daniela Cassataro, Sharyu Hanmantgad, So. Yon Rim, and

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Questions? Contact: Victoria Olsen at victoria. olsen@nyu. edu And remember, this can be fun!

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Presenting at the Undergraduate Research Conference Victoria Olsen Expository Writing Program New York University April 2013

Agenda • • • Delivering Your Talk Presenting Experimental Research Presenting a Humanities Paper Poster, with Daniela Cassataro, ‘ 13 Psychology Talk, with Sharyu Hanmantgad, ‘ 12 Questions

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Delivery Control body language Present a professional appearance Make eye contact Speak clearly

Cognitive Overload

Overview of Experimental Talk Source: http: //www. ruf. rice. edu/~comcoach/intro. html

Mental Contrasting Positive Future S YE Mental Contrasting Negative Reality Expectations are Activated NO Strong Goal Commitment Weak Goal Commitment Oettingen (2000). Social Cognition, 18, 101 -129.

Method Include sample questions from Procedure: How likely do you believe it is that your feared outcome will occur? not at all likely very likely 1 2 3 4 5

Time Table (Mental Contrasting) Start of the Experiment Measure of SBP 1. Aspect 2. Aspect 3. Aspect 4. Aspect Positive Future Negative Reality

Results: Charts

Results: Tables

Overview of Humanities Paper • What do the covers of L. M. Montgomery’s Emily books show us about the status of women writers across cultures and times? • Visual analysis and literary quotations as evidence • 1 -2 major points in conclusion courtesy of Andrea Mc. Kenzie

Discussion/Conclusion • Restate your most important finding • Make it relevant to your audience: link it to real life • Thank your audience!

Acknowledgments Special thanks to Natalie Friedman, Daniela Cassataro, Sharyu Hanmantgad, So. Yon Rim, and Professors Andrea Mc. Kenzie and Gabriele Oettingen.

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Questions? Contact: Victoria Olsen at victoria. olsen@nyu. edu And remember, this can be fun! Good luck!

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