Here are a few articles that I am recommending during my talk on research presentations.
- “Anyone, anyone” teacher from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Available as a YouTube video.
- This is a humorous example of how NOT to give a talk. It is a scene from the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” where the actor Ben Stein plays the role of a very boring Economics teacher. Look beyond the “Anyone, anyone” comments to notice the near total lack of variation in pitch and pacing.
- Nic Fleming. How to give a great scientific talk. Nature Briefing, 2018-12-19. Available in html format or pdf format.
- A nice article with a checklist of many things that can help you make a better oral presentation.
- Peter Norvig. The Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation, 11/19/1863. Available in html format
- Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is one of the greatest orations in U.S. history. Peter Norvig takes a satirical look at what that address might have looked like if Lincoln had used Powerpoint. This is a searing indictment of the simplistic use of bullet points to summarize complex concepts.
- Points of View: PowerPoint in the Classroom.
- This is a series of four articles in Cell Biology Education discussing the pros and cons of using Powerpoint in the classroom.
- Diana Voss. PowerPoint in the Classroom, Is it Really Necessary? Cell Biology Education, 2004-09-01, doi: 10.1187/cbe.04-06-0045.
- David D. Keefe, James D. Willett. A Case for PowerPoint as a Faculty Authoring System. Cell Biology Education, 2004-09-01, doi: 10.1187/cbe.04-06-0046/
- Cynthia Lanius. PowerPoint, Not Your Grandmother’s Presentations, but Is it Evil? Cell Biology Education, 2004-09-01, doi: 10.1187/cbe.04-06-0047
- Kim McDonald. Examining PowerPointlessness. Cell Biology Education, 2004-09-01, doi: 10.1187/cbe.04-06-0048.
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