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\title{Oral Communication:}
\subtitle{Giving Effective Oral Presentations}
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\slideCaption{ST 810A, Spring 2005}

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\begin{slide}{Outline}
{\bf 
\begin{itemstep}
\item Purpose of an oral presentation
\item How to structure an oral presentation
\item Giving good oral presentations
\end{itemstep}
}
\end{slide}
}

\begin{slide}[Glitter]{Purpose of an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red Main goals:} Same as written communication 
\begin{itemize}
\item Communicate the results of research, data analysis
\item Inform, convince 
\item Instruction
\end{itemize}

{\bf \red Main principles:} Same as written communication 
\begin{itemize}
\item Accessibility
\item Logical organization
\item Clarity
\item ``Tell a story'' 
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{Purpose of an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red Only harder!}
\begin{itemize}
\item Time restriction
\item Attention span, concentration of audience
\item No chance to revise 
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{Purpose of an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red Differences from a paper:}
\begin{itemize}
\item Audience does not have luxury of reading references beforehand
(or stopping you while they read them!)
\item Audience wants to be informed about main points -- do they want
to know more?
\item Interested audience members can get the full story from your
paper later!
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{How to structure an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red A basic ``recipe:''} For statistical research presentations 
\begin{itemize}
\item Abstract
\item Title slide
\end{itemize}
\begin{itemize}
\item[\red 1.] Outline
\item[\red 2.] Motivating example
\item[\red 3.] Statistical framework
\item[\red 4.] Main results
\item[\red 5.] Simulation results
\item[\red 6.] Example, revisited
\item[\red 7.] Discussion
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{How to structure an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red Abstract:} Same as for journal articles
\begin{itemize}
\item A {\blue brief} summary of the scope of what is to be presented,
without details
\item Should give potential audience enough information to determine
whether the content is of interest
\end{itemize}

{\bf \red Required for:}
\begin{itemize}
\item Presentations in academia, industry, and government, e.g.
seminars, meetings with administration, public forum
\item Presentations at statistical meetings -- will appear in the 
meeting {\blue program}
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{How to structure an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red Title slide:} 
\begin{itemize}
\item Short title, to the point
\item Your name, affiliation, e-mail/web address \\
\end{itemize}

\vspace{0.15in}

{\bf 1. \red Outline:} Road map 
\begin{itemize}
\item Tell your audience what to expect
\item Bullets, numbers \\
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{How to structure an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red 2. Motivating example:}
\begin{itemize}
\item Puts the work to come in context
\item Defines the problem
\item Makes the problem accessible
\item Warning -- give only relevant details, use only a subset of 
a large dataset to reduce complexity
\item Plots, graphs vs. tables of observations
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{How to structure an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red 3.  Statistical framework:}
\begin{itemize}
\item Necessary background -- but don't just quote papers
\item Set up formal models, notation
\item As few symbols as possible! (Your audience will not be
able to remember a lot of notation) 
\item Relate notation to motivating example 
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{How to structure an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red 4. Main results:} 
\begin{itemize}
\item Outline key steps; lead your audience through your reasoning
\item But leave out technicalities, mathematical derivations; focus on
the main points
\item No proofs, unless the point of your presentation is to 
demonstrate a proof
\item Highlight and interpret the important results
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{How to structure an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red 5. Simulation results:} If you show these
\begin{itemize}
\item Avoid tables of zillions of numbers
\item Only show an ``interesting'' subset of all results you have
\item Highlight key columns, entries with color or special type to draw
attention
\item Graphical display of results may be easier to digest
\end{itemize}
} 
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{How to structure an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf 6. \red Example, revisited:}
\begin{itemize}
\item Remind your audience of the objective of analysis
\item Pictures!
\item Tables containing only most important results that make your point 
\item Explain what the results mean in terms of the subject matter 
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{How to structure an oral presentation}
{\bf 
{\bf \red 7. Discussion:}
\begin{itemize}
\item Restate the purpose of your presentation
\item Review the key findings
\item Discuss aspects that need further study
\item Software, paper availability
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{Giving good oral presentations} 
{\bf 
{\bf \red Similar to written work:} But with some differences
\begin{itemize}
\item Organization and logical flow!
\item Content and accessiblity 
\begin{itemize}
\item Keep things at a level your audience will be able to follow
\item Do not try to include everything you would in a paper
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{Giving good oral presentations} 
{\bf 
{\bf \red Delivery and clarity}
\begin{itemize}
\item Speak clearly, audibly
\item Pace -- not too fast/slow, pause slightly after ``hard''parts to allow
audience chance to think
\item Repeat difficult points more than once
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{Giving good oral presentations} 
{\bf 
{\bf \red Visual aids (e.g. slides):} 
\begin{itemize}
\item Large characters, visible from afar
\item Avoid cluttered slides
\item Avoid need to define excessive notation
\item Sparse slides (e.g. containing just a key result or equation) may
be most effective
\item Lots of figures, plots!
\item Use color or other highlighting to draw attention
\item Go easy on cutesy special effects
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{Giving good oral presentations} 
{\bf 
{\bf \red Timing:}
\begin{itemize}
\item How much you present depends on how much time you've got
\item 15 minute contributed talk at a statistical meeting
\item 45-50 minute seminar
\item Keep within the time limit!
\item If you have to rush, you're trying to say too much!
\item {\blue \em Practice!} 
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{Giving good oral presentations} 
{\bf 
{\bf \red Handouts:} 
\begin{itemize}
\item Often a good idea (especially at preliminary oral, small
research seminar, job interview)
\item Can be distracting with a big crowds (paper rustling)
\item Slides should be small but readable (e.g., 6-up) to minimize
amount of paepr (and hence rustling)
\end{itemize}
}
\end{slide}

\begin{slide}{Giving good oral presentations} 
{\bf 
{\bf \red Concluding remarks:}
\begin{itemize}
\item A good speaking style can be {\blue learned} -- {\blue practice}!
\item Good visual aids are essential!
\item Remember, you know more about the subject of your talk than your
audience (so no need to be nervous)!
\item 

\end{itemize}

}
\end{slide}

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