Turning Written Work into an Engaging Presentation
In the section "Presenting and Publishing," Soo Young Yun shares valuable tips for presenting research at events such as the Freshmen Research Conference and Princeton Research Day. Here are three key strategies to effectively condense a long research paper into a 10-minute presentation.
- Prioritize main ideas and key results: To distill complex content, summarize and group related findings that directly support your research question, leaving out details not vital to your core message.
- Use visuals: Incorporate figures, tables, and charts to represent data succinctly—these can replace lengthy textual explanations and help the audience grasp findings quickly.
- Create a focused, simple slide deck: Limit slides to one or two pages with about five to six bullet points each, and keep bullets concise to avoid overwhelming your audience. Slides should complement what you say, not act as a script.
By following these tips, you can create a presentation that is clear, focused, and compelling within a limited time frame. For additional advice, you can find past posts by Alec, Ellie, and Emma in the same section.
It's also crucial to orient the audience, especially when the audience includes first-year students and faculty. Using visual aids to illustrate and reinforce key terms can help with this.
Remember, less repetition is necessary in a presentation due to time constraints. Focusing on key terms and big ideas that are crucial to the thesis is important in condensing a paper into a presentation.
The article also discusses the topics "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Conference?" and "Roaring for change: Presenting Your Research" in the same section.
Soo Young Yun, the author of the article, participated in the Mary W. George Freshman Research Conference and presented a paper titled "Racism in K-pop: A Reflection of South Korea's Racialized Discourse of Beauty." The Mary W. George Conference will take place on November 22, 2019. More information about the conference can be found at a specific location.
[1] Source for the first tip: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466940/ [2] Source for the second and third tips: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234091730115X [3] Source for the fourth tip: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322330854_Storytelling_in_Scientific_Presentation [4] Source for the fifth tip: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234091730115X
Engage in independent work to craft your 10-minute presentation by prioritizing main ideas and key results, just like Soo Young Yun did in her education-and-self-development journey. This strategy, supported by various sources, ensures personal-growth and learning from condensing a lengthy research paper effectively.
