Ten resources for improving your research presentations

Below are some links/downloads that can be useful as research presentation resources (for both teachers and students).

While the links are mostly related to doing scientific research presentations, a lot of the content can also be applied to doing more general research/academic presentations (#9-10 can be used for any type of oral presentation). 

Click on the icons to access the resources. Hope you find them useful.

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Tips for presenters

“Designing Effective Scientific Presentations: Using PowerPoint and structuring your talk” (45min video)-Dr. Susan McConnell (Stanford University)

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Tips for presenters

“Giving Oral Presentations” – English Communication for Scientists, Unit 4 (free/open source ebook from Scitable)

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Sample mini-presentation

2014 Three Minute Thesis Presentation winner (3min video) – Emily Johnston “Mosquito research: Saving lives with pantyhose and paperclips”

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Sample mini-presentation

2017 Three Minute Thesis Presentation winner (3min video) –Frob Duguid “Effects of aerobic exercise on vascular function during sitting”

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Sample full presentation

“Genetic Regulation of Grass Biomass Accumulation and Biological Conversion Quality” (27min video) – Dr. Sam Hazen (University of Massachusetts) at the 8th Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting, 2013

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Tips for presenters

“Ten Secrets to Giving a Good Scientific Talk” – Mark Schoeberl and Brian Toon (article)

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Tips for presenters

“Barth’s Random Tips for Scientific Presentations” – Pimp Your Science website (informal article)

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Evaluation points

Presentation evaluation criteria – Paul McAleese

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Practice

Evaluation practice form – Paul McAleese

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Feedback template

Presentation feedback form (editable)

 
Related links:

Effective oral presentations: 10 YouTube links & manuscripts

Ten recommended TED Talks on language learning