Structuring a Scientific Presentation
What’s the Objective?
Relay data to friends (normally)
Summarize your analysis (or another person’s)
Excellent news – the paper already organizes this for you!
Introduction/Background
Strategies
Outcomes
Dialogue/Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Every part 1 to a number of slides every, relying on size of speak
Don’t neglect a title slide!
Title of the speak
Your title
Your affiliation(s)
Invasion Potential and Ecological Impacts
of Unique Earthworms
in a Temperate Deciduous-Forest Ecosystem
Transition from title to Darwin
“prob don’t spend a lot of time eager about ew’s, however very imp ecological, a truth recog by darwin, who referred to as them on e of essentially the most imp orgs ever”
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Introduction/Background
Begin large, slim down into your matter
Carry your viewers in control
Offers your matter relevance – how does it slot in to the larger image?
Goals of the examine
My Thesis Background Info
Ecological significance of earthworms
Earthworms as an invasive species
Impacts in Michigan forests
My particular targets
Research impacts of newly documented invasive earthworm species
Examine these impacts to beforehand established invasive earthworm species
Search for interactive results between new & earlier invaders
Strategies
Describe the examine design
Describe rationale for examine design
How was every variable measured? What checks have been used?
How have been information analyzed?
Visuals Help a lot right here
Experimental Design: Area
Amynthas hilgendorfi
Management
Lumbricus rubellus
Each species
X5
Research Website: OU Organic Protect
1.2 m
Phrase enclosure, don’t get out, spent evening…, totally crossed randomized block design
Point out densities (140/plot = approx 93/sq meter = sensible)
Change pic to dam design w/ all four collectively
-talk about how superior keith was about placing these in, have pic pop up and disappear
Stress replication
Interactive results – L vs. A
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Experimental Design: Laboratory
40 mesocosms
500 g earthworm-free soil
10 earthworms
Basswood leaves
Similar remedies
A. hilgendorfi
L. rubellus
Each species
No earthworms added
6 week incubation
Focus on why did in lab too, particularly (soil kind, humidity, and many others)
Phrases – complementary, managed, extra reps so better potential to detect results, closed system
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Parameters Measured
Leaf-mass loss
Soil ash-free dry mass (natural carbon content material)
Soil NO3-, NH4+, SRP
Whole earthworm biomass
Above-ground vegetation biomass
Microbial decomposition assay
Endomycorrhizal spore counts
Soil mixture measurement
Soil pH
Soil respiration
A. hilgendorfi progress charges
Spend much less time right here
Point out statistical Assessment: ANOVAs adopted by Tukey comparisons (blocked for the sector), talk about strategies for every briefly
Give donna props for vitamins stuff
Alright to lose ppl on stats stuff for a bit
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Outcomes
Emphasize most necessary findings
Ought to embody figures/visuals
Ensure that orient your viewers to the figures
Outcomes: Leaf-mass loss
Area
Lab
SE
Why it’s necessary, remind of remedies
Arrange when it comes to relevance for every slide (incl. strategies) – why is that this measurement imp., describe strategies and why we care, present you perceive why you’re measuring one thing
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Outcomes: Soil Mixture Measurement
Dialogue/Conclusions
Not simply repeating outcomes
Interpret them, put them into context
Hyperlink outcomes to check targets
Limitations
Suggestions
Conclusions
L. rubellus consumes extra leaf litter whereas A. hilgendorfi seems to eat soil and leaf litter
A. hilgendorfi elevated out there N and P over management and L. rubellus remedies
Interactive results weren’t noticed
A. hilgendorfi impacts are important, however totally different from these of L. rubellus
Clear this up
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Acknowledgements & Questions
Thanks’s are customary observe for seminar/convention talks
Funding sources, collaborators, lab members, supervisor
Provide to take any questions the viewers might have
Acknowledgements
Dr. Scott Tiegs
Andrew Stonehouse
Cassandra Belcher
My Committee Members
Dr. Keith Berven
Dr. George Gamboa
Dr. Donna Kashian
Dr. Dave Costello
Tim, Jeff, and Stream Ecology Lab
Ashley Burtner
Crystal Moon and Josh Martin
Mac Callaham Jr.
Dr. Liu and Dr. Hitt
Dr. Dvir
Rhita, Jan, Sheryl, and Cathy
Adam
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Slide Design Ideas
Much less is extra (excessive “information to ink ratio”)
Readability extra necessary than being fancy
Create sections with clear titles
Maintain it readable
Use loads of visuals
Informative titles
“Leaf Mass Loss Diverse Amongst Remedies ” extra useful than simply “Outcomes”
Don’t simply learn from the slides!
Public – extra vitality towards relevance & main takeaways (then present proof)
Normally much less thinking about strategies & Assessment
Your Article Assessment Presentation
Another person’s analysis
YOU are evaluating it
Nonetheless have to be clear about intro/strategies/outcomes/conclusions
However you’re offering an Assessment too
As outlined in task rubric
Extra artistic & structural freedom- exterior sources, visuals, clips, background data, and many others.
