Oral-Presentation-at-an-International-Conference(1

Lecture8SocializationandOralPresentationatanAcademicConferenceSocialization•Areformalpresentationstheonlykeycomponentofprofessionalmeetings?•Infact,atleastassignificantifnotmoreareinteractionsthathappeninbetweensessionsandduringsocialoutings(e.g.,receptions,groupdinners).Investtimeinconnectingwithotherpeople.•DohomeworkWhowillmakethekeynotespeeches?Whowillmakepresentationsatsessions?Whowouldyouliketomeetwith?•Letothersknowthatyouwillbethere.Subjectline•MeetingattheconferenceXXXdinnertodiscussBlablabla?•Whatifyouaretooshytomakearrangementstomeetsomeone?Thefirstparagraph•IamaPhDstudentatProf.JohnDoe’sgroupinterestedinparallelDNAsequencealignment.Wouldliketomeetattheconferencedinnertodiscussapossiblecollaborationtoimplementyouralignmentalgorithmsinamassiveparallelstudy?”•ElevatorPitch•Leavethedetailstotherestpartofthee-mail(Yourachievements,whatisinfortheotherpersontomeetyou)Socializingduringaconferencedinner•Whattowear•Dressabitbetterthanthosearoundyou.•Sitwithpeopleyoudon’tknow\MayIjoinyou?•Sitwiththeoneyouwouldliketomeet/Thanksformakingtimeforme.•Reputedscholarswillhavebusyagendasandtendtotalktopeersofthesamerank•Askmore,listenmoreandtalklessaboutyourself.Youshouldkeephimtalkingbyaskingquestionslike:•Doyouhavesomeexcitingresultssofar?•Howisittoliveinyourcity?•WhatwerethetoughestmomentsinyourPhD?•Beingaskedaboutyourresearch,you’dbettermakeanelevatorpitchaboutit.•Twoversionsofyourelevatorpitchfornon-expertsandexperts.•Haveyourbadgevisibleduringtheconferenceorcoffeebreaks.•Themostinteresting,informativeandeducationalmomentsarenotspentinthesessionsthemselves:it’sininformalinteractionswithotherattendees.Importanceoforalpresentationforourcareerdevelopment“OneoftheMostImportantAspectstobeSuccessfulinYourResearch,YourJobandYourCareer(inAmerica)isExcellentOralandWrittenCommunication•CitationcomesfromProf.ShermanFrankelandfullyconfirmedbymyownexperience.ThingstothinkaboutbeforepresentationThedifferencesbetweenwrittenandoralcommunication•Listenershaveonechancetohearyourtalkandcan'tre-readwhentheygetconfused.Inmanysituations,theyhaveorwillhearseveraltalksonthesameday.Beingclearisparticularlyimportantiftheaudiencecan'taskquestionsduringthetalk.Therearetwowell-knowwaystocommunicateyourpointseffectively.ThefirstistoK.I.S.S.(keepitsimplestupid).Focusongettingonetothreekeypointsacross.Thinkabouthowmuchyourememberfromatalklastweek.Second,repeatkeyinsights:tellthemwhatyou'regoingtotellthem(Forecast),tellthem,andtellthemwhatyoutoldthem(Summary).ThinkaboutyouraudienceLayersofyouraudience:(1)expertsinyoursub-area,(2)expertsinthegeneralarea,and(3)othersknowlittleornothing.Whoismostimportanttoyou?Canyoustillleaveotherswithsomething?Agoldenrule:pitchthebodytoexperts,butmaketheforecastandsummaryaccessibletoall.Thinkaboutyourrhetoricalgoals•Tworecommendedrhetoricalgoals:(1)leaveyouraudiencewithaclearpictureofthegistofyourcontribution,(2)makethemwanttoreadyourpaper.Warning:Yourpresentationshouldnotreplaceyourpaper,butratherwhettheaudienceappetiteforit.Thus,itiscommonlyusefultoallude(间接提到)toinformationinthepaperthatcan'tbecoveredadequatelyinthepresentation.INSTRUCTIONSFORORALPRESENTATIONSATTHELONG-TERMCAREPOLICYCONFERENCE2010•Eachpresenterwillbeallocated20minutestodelivertheirpresentationandanswerquestions.Oralpresentationsshouldlast15minutes,followingwhichtherewillbe5minutesallocatedforquestions.•Speakersareaskedtoadherestrictlytothesetimeconstraints.Thechairpersonmayinterruptthetalkifyouoverrunyourallottedtime.1.Timemanagementofpresentation•Presenter’sresponsibility:Weoweittotheorganizersandtheaudiencetostartandfinishontime.Tipsforyourtimemanagement(1)OutlingyourpresenationOpenupaspreadsheetandputthepresentationoutlineintodifferentsegments.Forexample,introduction,topic#1,topic#2etc.(2)Giveeachsegmentofyourpresentationadesirableamountoftime.(3)Preparesometimeasa“backup”orbufferjustincaseyou’rebehindschedule.•(4)Writedowntheactualstarttimeandendtimeofeachsegment.Coverslide•Containstitle,author(s),affiliation•Optional:conferencename,date,presenter’semailaddressTechnologyinPre-HistoricTimesHuangXiao-pingCollegeofForeignLanguagesofZhejiangNormalUniversity•Forecast(1slide):Purposeofresearchandmaininsightfound.Whatistheoneideayouwantyouraudiencetoknowaboutyourpaper?Centralfindings:ThetypicalagecurveDescribedbyfittinganequationderivedfromacombinatorialmodelofthecreativeprocessOutlineslide•Outline(OPTIONAL1slide):Reviewmainsectionsofthepresentation(e.g.,Background,Results,Summary)OverviewHistoriometricMeasurementTwoMajorMeasurementTraditionsIntelligenceScoredfromPersonalityProfilesIntelligenceScoredfromDevelopmentalHistoriesTwoMinorMeasurementTraditions“Intelligence”ScoredfromContentAnalyses“Intelligence”ScoredfromExpertSurveysIntegrativeIllustration:USPresidentsConclusionsBackground•DonaldT.Campbell’s(1960)BVSRmodelofcreativityanddiscovery•Controversiesandconfusions•Needforaformal–varianttypology–blind-sightedmetric•expressedintermsofcreativeproblemsolving(tokeepdiscussionsimple)•Background(0-1slides):Maycontainproblemstatement,sign