1. A talk about giving talks

2. What’s the point? Visual aid to demonstrate your point
Show interesting results to audience
A cue to you to stay on topic

3. The Presentation strategy
Start with the big picture
Your specific study
End with the big picture

4. Proportions & parts of a proposal presentation
1 Title slide
~30-40% Introduction/Background
~40-50% Methods
~10% Anticipated Results
~10% Conclusions/Impact
1 References/Acknowledgements Slide

5. 8-Minute Talk Layout Title Intro Intro/Justification
Question/Goal/Hypothesis
Methods
Expected results
Conclusions/Impact
References/Acknowledgements
Questions

6. Title Your name Advisor’s name (Research Methods I)
Optional: University, dept.

7. Rules to live by …these are not suggestions.
Format : either as I outlined or same as your proposal papers
1 slide ≈ 1 minute
Keep text to an absolute minimum
Be consistent in you slide design (font, titles, placement, color, etc…)
Keep it simple and clean

8. Rules to live by …these are not suggestions.
Write in point-form (≤ 5 per slide), not complete sentences
Use at least 20 pt font for text and 36 for titles
You should never have to say "I know you can't read this, but…”
Use a line drawing, photo, figure or simple table rather than text whenever possible
Each slide should make 1-2 main points and have no more than 2 figures

9. More tips Make sure graphics are clean and high quality
Try to use graphics made by you or your lab
Cite “stolen” graphics
Name and yr (preferable) OR website
Have a visual theme, but avoid very stylistic PowerPoint templates
Videos (but be careful of Mac to PC issues)

10. Slide Structure – Good Show one point at a time:
Will help audience concentrate on what you are saying
Will prevent audience from reading ahead
Will help you keep your presentation focused

11. Title Short bullet points No more than 5 At least 20 pt font
Sans serif

12. Slide Structure - Bad
This page contains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point.
Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated.
In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this text instead of listening to you.

13. TOO BIG is also hard to read
When it comes to text…
When It Comes To Text don’t confuse the Reader
WITH TOO many Highlights
Different Colors and Font sizes
And no symmetry
The more chaotic it looks the harder it is for the brain to process the information
TOO BIG is also hard to read
So please keep it simple and clean!!!

14. Red-green issues
Avoid red-green combinations because a large fraction of the human population is red-green colorblind.
Lots of people can’t read this –
and even if they could, it makes your eyes hurt.

15. Background – Bad
Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from
Always be consistent with the background that you use

16. Figures, photos, and drawings
Use in place of text whenever possible
…but use responsibly
Only 1-2 figures/slide
Avoid using animation unless it helps demonstrate your point

17. Don’t cram things

18. Animation & Videos If you are trying… ..to talk about your data…
..it can get quite annoying..
..if you use too many animation, videos…
..and sounds
Use animations only to make a point
- don’t overuse and abuse it!

19. An example of explaining using figures

20. Elasmobranchs >800 extant species
Occupy wide variety of ecological niches

21. Sharks of all shapes Spotted eagle ray Whale shark Cookie cutter shark
Clearnose skate
Angel shark
Scalloped hammerhead
Pygmy shark

22. The Elasmobranch Olfactory System
Incurrent naris
Olfactory capsule
Olfactory rosette
Lamellae
Olfactory epithelium
Chemoreceptor cells (specialized neurons)
Dissolved odorants bind to receptor sites on ORNs
Axons transmit action potentials directly to brain (olfactory bulb)

23. The Elasmobranch Olfactory System

26. Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs)
Anterior
Lamellae OB
Olfactory
organ
Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs)
Odor +

27. Your Conclusion Use an effective and strong closing
Your audience is likely to remember your last words
Use a conclusion slide to:
Summarize the main points of your presentation
Place your research study into a broader framework
Give impact of achieving your anticipated results
Suggest future avenues of research

28. Acknowledgements
Labmates: Mikki McComb, Laura Macesic, Chris Bedore, Dave McGowan, Morgan Smith
DIS students, volunteers
Dr. Carl Luer, Mote Marine Laboratory
Dr. John Caprio, LSU
Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex
AES Travel Grant
Dr. Vincent R. Saurino Fellowship
FAU Alumni Scholarship

29. Slide Critique Practice

30. Carcharias taurus
Wide-ranging in warm-temperate & tropical waters in the Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, & Indo-West Pacific
Inshore & offshore/ littoral
Max TL 318cm
Teeth have prominent narrow cusps
Swallows air at surface to maintain neutral buoyancy
Solitary or schooling (feeding, courtship, mating, birth)
Strongly migratory in parts of its range
Biennial reproductive cycle
Short, flattened snout
First dorsal fin about as large as second
1st dorsal fin closer to pelvic fins than pectoral fins
Dark spots

31. Claspers Paired copulatory organs
Rhipidion
Paired copulatory organs
Form articulations with the pelvic fin upon reaching maturity
During copulation, only one clasper is inserted into the female
A grip on the right pectoral fin positions the female on the male’s left, and the right clasper would be used
Terminal rhipidion serves to anchor the clasper within the reproductive tract of the female (hook or spine)
Sperm is ejected via siphon sacs
Speculation that they may serve to flush the female reproductive tract of semen from previous matings
Clasper
Pelvic fin
Siphon sac
[whitetip reef shark]

32. HAIR CELLS VIBRATION STIMULUS INTERPRETED!!! KLINOCLIUM AND CILIA
CUPOLA- JELLY LIKE DOME
KLINOCLIUM AND CILIA
NERVE CELL
GLOBULAR BASAL BODY
NERVE
VIBRATION---CUPOLA JIGGLES---KLINOCILIUM BENDS--- CILIA BEND
ELECTRICAL CHARGE INDUCED IN BASAL BODY---TRANSMISSION VIA
NERVE CELL---NERVE BRINGS MESSAGE TO THE BRAIN-----
STIMULUS INTERPRETED!!!

33. Olfaction & Predator Avoidance
Negaprion brevirostris deterred by American crocodile odors
Not deterred by alligator odors
Synthetic versions of chemical also effective
VS.
Ding!

34. CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION
-the rate at which moving images are perceived as a constant image
RESULTS: lemon sharks can see about 45 flashes a second, twice as fast as humans.
GOSH THIS MOVIE IS SLOW.
BORING!!!!

35. Presentation Tips

36. There is more to giving a good talk than showing good slides
Never read your slides
Look at your audience
Never turn your back to your audience
Speak loud, clearly, and slowly
Use laser pointer sparingly

37. There is more to giving a good talk than showing good slides
NEVER go over allotted time
Practice your talk out loud
Practice smooth transitions
Avoid “um” and others

38. Question and Answer Pointers
To encourage your audience - "What questions do you have?"
Repeat or restate a question
Respond directly and avoid rambling
Don't bluff or lose your cool or respond defensively
Offer to make yourself available after your presentation & always thank your audience

39. Questions?