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Making Effective Presentations. Graduate Student Research Symposium Texas State University – San Marcos Thursday March 26, 2009. Patricia M. Shields Professor Political Science Director, MPA Program http://uweb.txstate.edu/~ps07/ Editor Armed Forces & Society http://afs.sagepub.com/.
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Making Effective Presentations Graduate Student Research Symposium Texas State University – San Marcos Thursday March 26, 2009
Patricia M. ShieldsProfessor Political Science • Director, MPA Program • http://uweb.txstate.edu/~ps07/ • EditorArmed Forces & Society • http://afs.sagepub.com/
Goals of Session • Place and Importance of Presentations • Goals of Presentations • Organization • Tips
Understanding Place and Importance of Presentations • Professional Exposure • Share Preliminary Work
Professional Exposure • Who you know and what you know – way to enhance both • Impress important people in your field • Meet like minded people – share ideas/collaboration potential
Share Preliminary Work • Most journal articles have been presented as conference papers first. • Way to get valuable feedback from likeminded professionals.
Clear goal for the presentation – let audience know. • . Goals of presentation • Clear goal for presentation – let audience know. • Presentation not the paper • Clear professional goal for the presentation.
Organization • Big Picture (goal - where paper fits inlandscape of field) • Little Picture – details of paper • Synthesis
Tell them what your going to tell them • Tell them • Tell them what you told them
Tips • Know your audience • Rapport with audience • Don’t take criticism personally – act professionally • Avoid death by power-point
Review – Goals of session • Where presentations fit in career • Importance of having clear goals • Importance of organization • Tips