Thread by @VnVrinda

After giving several presentations right from bachelor's to master's to PhD currently and at various conferences. Here are some points that I keep in mind.

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Even I develop my presentation skills through feedback that I receive from my supervisors, audience/readers etc. I hope these points are helpful to you. Also, you may already know some of them if so, thank you for your time. Thank you for reading!

1. The first slide: I now stick to one image which looks neat and simple for my research presentations. I add 2-3 images if it's something about creativity or something else.

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2.Presentation Progress slide: This gives the audience an idea of what topics you will cover in your presentation. This is the “context” slide.

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3.The background slide: You never know if your audience has background information about what you are presenting. So make sure, you have a background slide that explains a bit about it.

I have seen people get interested in your research once they know some background information which might spark curiosity.

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4. Fill out the full forms: We get used to using short forms in the field we are working but others might not be familiar with it. So never forget to write full forms of any words.

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5.The fact/trivia check slide: If there is something interesting fact/trivia about your work then don't forget to share it. It's a great way to give insights into your research.

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6.The “Result” slide: My supervisor encourages me to write about any figures in research papers (that I present) as I understand them. Kind of avoiding heavy jargon. In that way, it becomes easy to make others understand.

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7.The flowchart format: A flowchart form of data presentation is often easy to follow. If possible or wherever necessary, it's better to give a flowchart explanation.

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8.The “one-slide” sum-up: I have made a point now to present the research (mine or others) and to sum it up in one slide. The entire research paper: “In just one slide”.

This is helping me a lot because whenever I want to refer back, this one slide is enough to see what the research is all about.

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Sample 2: That's my PhD project in one slide which I presented at my #3MT talk.

To see one of my creative slides on “The poetry of neuroscience”.

Check it out here:

Note: All the samples in the thread are from my presentations on different topics and I have made them using @canva. Thank you for reading!