Tips for Conference Presenting!

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5 жыл бұрын

What makes a good conference talk? How can I prepare for my first time? What unexpected surprises should I expect?
This video is based on my time at the 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston in March, 2019. I had a wonderful time and presented my PhD research to an audience of around 200 fellow scientists. Here I've compiled some tips I made note of while observing which talks I liked best and which I found hard to follow, as well as from evaluating my own performance.
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My name is Lucy Kissick, I’m a third year PhD student researching ancient Martian lakes at the University of Oxford, and the best advice I ever heard was from Spyro the Dragon, 1998: "Aim high in life but watch out for flying boxes".

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@dorisl9666 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your tips! short takeaways: making slides: - check dimension (4:3 or 16:9), stick to the theme, make sure color works in low contrast - keep thing simple, one point per slide, use minimal text - make every slide consistent, graphs should be distinctly differentiated speech part: - look at the audience: turn to the board only when you need to use a laser pointer or check clicker is working - don't overuse the laser pointer - don't fill the temptation to fill pauses - make sure talk loudly - introduction: how specialized your audience is, and skip unnecessary content - think about where you come into your story, why your work is new/ relevant/ important Q&A - don't end with a thank you slide - feel free to say "I don't know", "come and talk later"

@timah2267 2 жыл бұрын

You're amazing! Thank e

@hajergz7784 6 ай бұрын

❤

@ivonnelomeli 4 жыл бұрын

I feel I am being taught by Hermione edit Which is amazing not gonna lie

@vantazaiom4799 3 жыл бұрын

That is sooooo true

@gameguy3394 4 жыл бұрын

So I am here with a presentation in less than 24 hours dammit

@takanenohana91 4 жыл бұрын

i feel u haha... same situation here

@physixkyixix4049 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@yashnayak552 3 жыл бұрын

Well? How did it go?

@ayoadejobby7249 2 жыл бұрын

hope it went well. have mine soon

@Hsanity 2 жыл бұрын

Hahah, try one hour. I am so screwed.

@anaghaachakrapani1510 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an undergraduate student and presenting at a virtual conference in a month. I have never presented anywhere except in front of the same 30 students I study in my class with. I am extremely nervous. these tips are amazing. Thank you so much

@amuthasathish1 3 жыл бұрын

How did it gooooo

@anaghaachakrapani1510 3 жыл бұрын

@@amuthasathish1 It was great!! Quite smooth! these tips really helped

@Tronickification 5 жыл бұрын

This was excellent, thank you. Never would have thought to leave the conclusions slide up but can see how that would help the audience.

@salaheddinetiar Жыл бұрын

I really like the energy and how enthusiastic you are when you talk about this. Lemme tell you, after many years of sadness I got the motivation to present something in a conference again and here I am, listening to your good advices. Hope I will be accepted in a conference. Thank you.

@halessaregis 4 жыл бұрын

Your hints are brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing it! 🙏♥

@phdclinicus 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing these valuable information Dr. Lucy!

@abdeba3527 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information. You help me alot. I was looking for that all the day but at last i find it in your channel. Thank you again 🙏💕

@dalerxonov715 3 күн бұрын

after 3 hours i am presenting my research paper at a conference, thank you for helpful tips

@daniellecrowley9671 5 жыл бұрын

Thants for that. Very informative and well timed for me! 🙂

@Moni-wq1yt 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your tips, Lucy!!

@anthonyugochukwu5489 3 жыл бұрын

I love this. And I love how you presented it (I literally held my head high when you said to :D). You have one more subscriber. Thank you for sharing! Good luck on your PhD!

@SUZMXR157 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful advice! Thanks for sharing.

@soniaawan9921 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Lucy :) I am giving my first high stake seminar in a week and your input comes in so handy , just the right tips and tricks .... keep up the good work and good luck with your academic career :)

@tinhinanechikhi4206 2 жыл бұрын

Helpfull. Thanks for sharing your experience

@fakiha96 4 жыл бұрын

This helped me a lot and calmed me down. Thank you so much!

@exploringme4918 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciated your insights on this topic! I recently uploaded a video on my 5 key tips for presenting at a conference from my own experiences. Was neat to hear your take on a similar topic from a different field! :)

@pimpajeeyenura9307 4 жыл бұрын

Just want to say 'Thank you'. I'm preparing my very First conference in my life. (for my Master research) and your tips help me a lot. Hope I can get throgh it well! Thanks again. :))

@timah2267 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you felt proud!

@EduDetective 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips Lucy! I'm a third year PhDer too and they're really useful!

@TheSuperrespect13 3 жыл бұрын

man this is so helpful, thank you for making this video!!

@benjammainencube4917 2 жыл бұрын

My first one is tomorrow, and it's virtual. I'm certainly less anxious after listening to you. Where have you been all my life 😂. Thank you!

@timoxmusictimothyumukoro3444 3 жыл бұрын

Lucy, you're so so sweet. Just staring at your eyes all through, lol. Though you were fast, I got the whole point. I'm so sure your presentations are awesome. Also, I would have preferred if you had a video presentation/example showing the presentation tips 😁

@nokubongavundla8725 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for these tips. ❤

@matc.1570 5 жыл бұрын

I just finished giving my first presentation for my research and this video was such a HUGE help. Thanks Lucy!

@PhDstudytips 5 жыл бұрын

I hope this channel would also be useful to you. kzfaq.info

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

Really glad it helped, congrats on getting that first presentation over with!

@JuanPerez-nu4yq 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the tips, watching this in September 2021, going for a conference tomorrow, I will apply these tips, hope it all goes well.

@alaaal-riyahi6616 4 жыл бұрын

Great notes..Thank you very much

@abdelrahmanmaher3414 7 ай бұрын

So good tips, Thank you.

@alvarojavierpradoromo2613 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats, and tks!. Greatings from ECUADOR

@chloe_steward 8 ай бұрын

Excellent tips, Lucy! ❤

@awkwardpotato1495 8 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm an undergrad and about to present my research at a consortium for the first time. Thank you so much for these simple tips!

@carolynhong8586 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the conference crucial information! Going to have my first conference and your tips definitely going to help since I didn't find any video that could provide such a details!

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

glad to help! I agree there aren't many concise sources out there, these were from my own experience

@PeggyDu 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much your tips. I am going to present my research in conference this saturday, and i am so nervous. But your tips are so helpful, thank you !

@soumyadeepkundu6025 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Lucy! I am PhD student too, and I can understand how nerve racking presentations are. The problems we face are definitely with the slides and keeping them engaging. Could you please share your slide format or template if you don't mind?

@ennemuk 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video once again! I'm considering doing a PhD in roughly 1.5 years and your videos are great for getting some insight into all the stuff that would come with one :

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

good stuff, it's a tough decision so it's good you're thinking about it early on

@dexterdanieltnt 4 жыл бұрын

Always like your tips Lucy.

@RoshnaOmer94 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I needed this! I'm applying for a workshop and when I get accepted (this workshop or any other event afterward) I'll take your notes into account.

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

hope you got on the workshop!

@PegoraroMarco 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice video Lucy! Regarding the last slide. Many people dread the "Questions?" or "Thank for your attention" slides; some just put a black page in the presentation. What I like to do is end with a slide that makes it obvious that the presentation is over, even though it does not say it explicitly: almost always a slide with my contacts for non-academic presentations or a slide with citations for academic presentations will do the trick.

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

ah yes having your contacts is a great idea, so people can contact you and look you up after.

@justbegentle 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Lucy... Love your hair 😍. Thanks for the sharing, my debut is in october 2019. I'm starting on with my slides as I search through for presentation tips, and walla I found your awesome vid. Good luck to you and thanks again. (P. S. I am in 3rd year PhD too 🙏😁)

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you about my hair, I grew it myself. Good luck for your 'debut', nice to hear from fellow third year

@mjaetalks Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this :) Ill be having my presentation this coming Saturday :)

@sajahamadi873 2 ай бұрын

Thank you lucy ❤

@MihoubiAssala 4 жыл бұрын

I have a presentation in two days. I am stressed af 😐

@nurkleblurker2482 2 жыл бұрын

This helped me a lot. I have my first conference presentation this week!

@juniormckie2462 2 жыл бұрын

First rule of a great presentation is always break the ice before starting. Know your material through and through. Treat your audience as if you are talking to one person and never take a cheat sheet.

@khhaled7 5 жыл бұрын

thank you lucy

@tewodrosgebre204 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. That was helpful.

@socialt.socialmediaagency7250 5 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic!

@delajaskara7303 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips, next week will be my very first online conference.

@ToinkNiCatalina 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much ...

@edenjones5838 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful tips! Also, the overall production quality of this video is very impressive! Would you mind sharing what camera/ microphone you used to make it?

@son0funiverse 4 жыл бұрын

Well done you brilliant shining light of beauty

@swagatabose3209 4 жыл бұрын

Tons of thanks

@smfattah5259 3 жыл бұрын

Good talk. Found it helpful. :)

@sallyolivia37 5 жыл бұрын

Would love you to do a video on what to buy before starting a PhD! Do you use any diaries/planners you couldn’t be without, hard drives etc.

@ThePhDiaries 5 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea, thank you! :)

@mysusume 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these great tips, Lucy! I'm a first year PhD student in Japan and I hope I can use these myself soon 😊

@PhDstudytips 5 жыл бұрын

Kindly go through my channel for other tips as PhD student kzfaq.info

@maurizam5207 Жыл бұрын

Well done Lucy 👍

@lulunisrina 3 жыл бұрын

3 days to go until my presentation day

@dasmiitayukikumar3951 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much 🤩

@agrimashrestha1390 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent 👍

@nurehh2271 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@siahtann 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Lucy, I can relate because the first time I had to present my work in front of the scientific community I was terrified.

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

same mate, and every time thereafter

@QuercusQuest 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@boira_dani Жыл бұрын

Excellent tips, thank you! In 2 weeks i will be part of my first conference, i am really nervous right now but i think it will be ok!

@ghzg3501 Жыл бұрын

I’m in the same situation now 😢💔

@boira_dani Жыл бұрын

@@ghzg3501 Good luck! You are going to do great :)

@Ngasii 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this🔥 I am going to do my debut as a researcher at a conference next month

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

ooh good luck with it, it's a nerve-wracking but very exciting experience

@Ngasii 4 жыл бұрын

I am deep in the nerve-wracking portion currently😂 but will surely be happy once the exciting part fully grasps me. Thank you so much🔥

@macarenamontes4641 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lucy! I have to present at a conference in May and I'm pretty nervous. I am nervous about the questions at the end..and nota understanding them haha 😅

@PhDstudytips 5 жыл бұрын

After watching my video you will be never nervous again. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZiGgZmT1cWqZ2Q.html

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

hope the conference went great! Oh my goodness the questions bit might be my least favourite, at this one conference I had to ask someone to repeat a question twice before just accepting I couldn't understand them and making up something to say....

@sachinparajuli5150 2 жыл бұрын

Your video just lighten me up. I have paper presentation in 3 hours 😊

@kendyxx 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dr. Lucy, I am a new subscriber. Just want to know where did you get the sound you put at the end of your every video? Is it your personal composition or an online clip? I would like to hear the full track. It really stuck to me from the first time I heard it. Appreciate the response! Your work is inspiring!

@christopherm7356 3 жыл бұрын

Have you done a video on how to present a paper on Zoom or for a webinar?

@attaouimohamedwalid8905 5 жыл бұрын

I have my first conference in 2 weeks I was really stressed till I saw this, thank you

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

hope you smashed it mate :)

@danielgandrita8207 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much mam

@maalig 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@muhataiumit7988 4 жыл бұрын

Great 👍👍👍👍

@sarrahocini8360 Жыл бұрын

I had my first conference presentation yesterday, and am crying right now, I really fucked up, I didn't prepare well, I tried to learn by heart the script, then when I was presenting I forgot many lines, and as a result I stuttered any many words because my brain went blank, I think my presentation was the worst and I didn't eat anything all day, today am searching how to heal from this trauma and started to question my life choices, and whether I deserve to be in this place, this feeling sucks and I just can't forget about it

@javeriarafique3957 4 жыл бұрын

Which software you used for your presentation?

@user-wo6yf1qf1p 9 ай бұрын

You sound like Hermione granger!! Thanks for the tips!!

@chaimabenzid541 5 ай бұрын

thank uuuu

@GJMR18 2 ай бұрын

How important is to have data?

@roshankukreja8790 2 жыл бұрын

WOW

@deekshikakumari9774 4 жыл бұрын

Would you please mind to do it with English subtitles ...

@imranimmii6027 2 жыл бұрын

can we get your presentation as a sample?

@naifalghamdi9877 5 жыл бұрын

Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaase tell us your method for reading and taking notes on scientific papers

@PhDstudytips 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info

@ThePhDiaries 4 жыл бұрын

you got it mate I'm going to make a Q&A video and I'll definitely address this

@iraqiroyalvids 2 жыл бұрын

I would hire you just because of your voice 😚 very swift ...

@rockyboxers2491 4 жыл бұрын

if its ok i would be glad if you can share your presentation

@SujithPhilipDr Жыл бұрын

Good tips. Best heard in 0.75 x speed :)

@israamuhsen5493 3 жыл бұрын

Hello dear impossible help me for making presentation I’m phd study

@Unknown-yb2gt 2 ай бұрын

2 days for my paper

@sophosalpha 10 ай бұрын

Love you, Lucy. You are so cute

@samuelpierre828 4 жыл бұрын

Good tips, but I hope you didn't go that fast during your presentation ;)

@lidiias5976 Жыл бұрын

You are talking soooo fast: I was having a hard time to follow. But thanks for your tips!

@karunyaraj4621 Ай бұрын

Lower the speed in settings

@renatafukimura4995 3 жыл бұрын

Well, please talk a little bit more slow... 😅 Fast with britain ( maybe ) accent ...

@veronicasolis7444 Жыл бұрын

Santo Dios habla súper rápido no se le entiende 😢

@f.b.i.4387 2 жыл бұрын

Whats ur problem

@IssaSabla 5 жыл бұрын

I like your tips Loisy.. You look tired ad pale though..

@sawsen8042 5 жыл бұрын

Me personally, once I feel tired, I start 'athekr' and I read surat al baqarah, it is such a treasor 😊 best of luck to all PhD students.

@namanyadav179 4 жыл бұрын

@@sawsen8042 Writing Conference Paper kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atKYmcpkytWsm4E.html

@f.b.i.4387 2 жыл бұрын

Do not care about fucking tips

@trisnajayadi6553 11 ай бұрын

Ohhh mam, you speak too fast 😢😢😢😢😢

@srilankanfamilyinyorkuk-5948 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!