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Presentation Skills

Sunday, June 07, 2009. 1 Comments:
At June 07, 2009, Blogger ~m said...

in debating, we called it "roadmapping and signposting." it's so hard to follow the flow of an argument without it, even if you are an auditory learner! this is especially true if the speaker is very enthusiastic about and fluent in her subject. she thinks ideas flow naturally from a to b to c. her audience needs to see the steps a bit more.

hope your prep is going well!

 

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In preparation for my upcoming paper at SBL Rome, I decided to look for advice on giving academic presentations. One of the best resources that I found is a video hosted by the Languages Linguistics Area Studies (LLAS) centre. The video offers basic advice, but I found the first half of it quite helpful. Here's a summary of its suggestions regarding a presentation's introduction:
1) Introduce yourself and your qualifications
2) Introduce the paper's subject
3) Establish the paper's significance for the audience (I think this is something that we often forget to do)
4) Outline the paper's contents using clear signposts such as 'the first part will introduce X ... in the fifth and final part I shall discuss Y'
Be sure to use these signposts to transition between sections so your audience can mentally outline the paper.

LLAS video on presentation skills.

If I had to give one piece of advice to speakers who may be insecure or nervous, it would be this: imagine that you have been asked by a scholar you respect to read his or her paper on their behalf. This should help you treat the paper with respect and believe in it.



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