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Presentingyourresearch1.RemeberthepurposeOralpresentations,particularlyatacademicconferences,provideresearchersandfacultyanotherway(1)theirwork.Itisimportantthatpresentersbeabletodelivertheirresultsandideasinaclear,conciseandlogicalway.Disciplinesmayvaryabit,butoverall,thefollowingguidelineswillhelpensurethepresentationisasuccess:2.PrepareMostimportantly,knowyourtopic.Becomeanexpertonyourtopicanditwillboostyour(2)level.Thenusethefollowingtipstoprepareaneffectivepresentationthatwilldemonstrateyourknowledgetoyouraudienceandlendcredibilitytoyourtalk.3.KnowyouraudienceLearnaboutyour(3) audience.Findoutabouttheirknowledgeofthesubjectandtheirbackgrounds.Whatdoyouthinktheyarehopingtogetoutofyourpresentation?Usethatinformationtoensurethatyourpresentationisattheappropriatelevelandthatthepresentationisontopic.4.MindthecontentThecontentofyourpresentationshouldhavea(4)flow,muchlikeyourresearchpaper,whichhasanintroduction,bodyandconclusion.Inregardstogettingtheaudiencetounderstandandrememberyourmain(5),itishelpfultopreviewthetalkatthebeginningandtellthemexactlywhatyouwillbecovering.Thencoverthepointsandfinallyre-capthemintheconclusion.Therepetitionishelpfulandkeepsyouontarget.5.UsevisualaidsVisualaidscanbeanexcellenttool(6)apresentation.However,visualaidsshouldnotoverwhelmtheaudience,andtherebydetractfromwhatyouaresaying.Ausefulruleofthumbfollowedbymanypresentersistohavenomorethanonevisualforeachminutethatyouaretalking.Forexample,ifyouusingPowerPoint,theoneslideperminuteruleservesasgood(7)whencreatingyourpresentation.6.DistributehandoutsHandoutsprovidestructureandallowthereaderto"takehome"thetakehomemessage.Handoutsshouldnotbemorethan1-2pagesandshouldincludeyourname,contactinformationandashortsummaryofthepresentationataminimum.Handoutsmayalsoprovide(8)information,references,aglossaryoftermsorothertypesofusefulinformationforaudiencemembers.7.DeliverthemessageBeginpresentationwitharoadmap.Tellthemwhatthepresentationwillbeaboutandwhatyouplantocover.Rememberthatpeoplecanread!Donotreadslidesorvisualaids.Youshouldalsoneverturnyourbackonyouraudience.Knowyourvisualsaidssothatyoudonotneedtoturntothemconstantly.(9)thepresentationyouprepared!Beenthusiasticandsmile!Ifyoudonotappearexcitedaboutyour(10),youraudiencecertainlywillnotbe!