Week 6: Oral Presentations

You’ve proposed the study, completed it, and published it in a top-tier journal - and now it’s time to hit the conference circuit. In this lecture, you’ll learn how to create captivating talks that engage the audience with your research.

Lecture Topics

• The structure, function, and purpose of science conferences
• Types of talks - speed, regular, and plenary
• Understanding the audience
• Good science talks are stories
• Focus: Slideshows
  • Fundamentals of slide design (big text, few words, great figures)
  • Presenting graphs
  • Crafting audience-appropriate graphics

In-class Activities

• Preparing a three-minute proposal

Resources

The Canadian Aquatic Resources Section of the AFS maintains this list of upcoming fisheries conferences.

Details

Preparing three-minute-proposal

See the assignment guide for details. We will introduce the 3 minute proposal assignment and have some time to start preparing.

Lecture slides

Slides available via speakerdeck