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Oral presentations: preparation of slides, preparation of the talk, delivery…

8 votes

Should I accept an invitation to give a talk on dated work?

To add one aspect to the other excellent answers here: Go and give that talk. Even if you don't really have plans or competence to do further work in Y, as you note, the topic seems to be interesting …
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25 votes

How can I thank/acknowledge people during a short presentation?

You can put such acknowledgements on the very last slide, which will stay up while you field questions after your presentation (unless you need to flip back to a specific slide to answer a question). … Don't recite every single name in a presentation. Just end your talk like this: Finally, I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me in this project. …
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15 votes
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Handwritten presentation slides?

In case 2, you can create PowerPoint presentations and write directly into the presentation with your Pen, which makes integrating "classical" and handwritten slides quite a bit easier. …
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14 votes

Should the slides in a presentation be self-explanatory or be as minimal as possible?

In addition, suppose that three months after the presentation, you get into a conversation about the topic you presented on. … With a minimal presentation, the best you can do is to recreate the entire verbal talk... if you still remember what exactly you said back then, since a self-explanatory presentation also serves as a reminder …
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2 votes

Presenting a paper at a conference/seminar that is currently under review by a journal

In addition to F'x's answer: I not only don't see this as a problem, but I think it is a great thing to do! By presenting a submitted (or not yet submitted) paper at a conference, you get instant fee …
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7 votes

How to greet the audience at the beginning of a PhD defense talk/presentation?

Ideally, you would already have attended similar defenses of your advisor's earlier Ph.D. students before and picked up the prevailing social norms there - also concerning other "soft factors", like w …
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41 votes
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How to handle a student's public speaking anxiety when teaching a class that requires presen...

That said, if the student does take your recommendation and starts therapy, it is quite possible that her therapist would assign making at least some kind of presentation as a piece of "homework" for her …
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5 votes

Should we put the references in slides/poster when we already have them in paper?

If the paper is not published yet when you give the presentation, take the time to edit your presentation once the paper is published, if you can still access the presentation - e.g., if it is on your … And then you can certainly skip references in your presentation. …
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76 votes

How to deal with people looking at their mobile phone during my presentation?

I'll offer a dissenting point of view. I often use my mobile device (smartphone, laptop, whatever) during a talk - because I'm taking notes on it! I used to write my notes on paper, then transcribe …
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