LibGuides: Graduate Research: Theses & Dissertations: Presenting Your Work

eBooks on Presenting

Better Presentations by Jonathan Schwabish Whether you are a university professor, researcher at a think tank, graduate student, or analyst at a private firm, chances are that at some point you have presented your work in front of an audience. Most of us approach this task by converting a written document into slides, but the result is often a text-heavy presentation saddled with bullet points, stock images, and graphs too complex for an audience to decipher--much less understand. Presenting is fundamentally different from writing, and with only a little more time, a little more effort, and a little more planning, you can communicate your work with force and clarity. Designed for presenters of scholarly or data-intensive content, Better Presentations details essential strategies for developing clear, sophisticated, and visually captivating presentations. Following three core principles--visualize, unify, and focus--Better Presentations describes how to visualize data effectively, find and use images appropriately, choose sensible fonts and colors, edit text for powerful delivery, and restructure a written argument for maximum engagement and persuasion. With a range of clear examples for what to do (and what not to do), the practical package offered in Better Presentations shares the best techniques to display work and the best tactics for winning over audiences. It pushes presenters past the frustration and intimidation of the process to more effective, memorable, and persuasive presentations.
ISBN: 9780231175203
Publication Date: 2016-11-15
Making Effective Presentations at Professional Conferences by Mary Renck Jalongo; Crystal Machado This work prepares teachers, college students, and higher education faculty to conduct various types of presentations, including workshops and teacher inservice trainings; poster sessions; panel discussions; roundtables; research forums; and technology-supported presentations. Making effective presentations to fellow professionals at conferences is an important contribution for educators at all levels, from basic through higher education. The book takes the approach of a "paper mentor" that guides the reader through the use of templates, specific examples, and a wide range of on-line resources.        
ISBN: 9783319231730
Publication Date: 2015-12-18
Communicate Science Papers, Posters, and Presentations Effectively by Gregory S. Patience; Daria C. Boffito; Paul Patience Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively is a guidebook on science writing and communication that professors, students, and professionals in the STEM fields can use in a practical way. This book advocates a clear and concise writing and presenting style, enabling users to concentrate on content. The text is useful to both native and non-native English speakers. The book includes chapters on the publishing industry (discussing bibliometrics, h-indexes, and citations), plagiarism, and how to report data properly. It also offers practical guidance for writing equations and provides the reader with extensive practice material consisting of both exercises and solutions.
ISBN: 0128015004
Publication Date: 2015-08-13

eBook on Data Visualization

Fundamentals of Data Visualization by Claus O. Wilke Effective visualization is the best way to communicate information from the increasingly large and complex datasets in the natural and social sciences. But with the increasing power of visualization software today, scientists, engineers, and business analysts often have to navigate a bewildering array of visualization choices and options. This practical book takes you through many commonly encountered visualization problems, and it provides guidelines on how to turn large datasets into clear and compelling figures. What visualization type is best for the story you want to tell? How do you make informative figures that are visually pleasing? Author Claus O. Wilke teaches you the elements most critical to successful data visualization. Explore the basic concepts of color as a tool to highlight, distinguish, or represent a value Understand the importance of redundant coding to ensure you provide key information in multiple ways Use the book's visualizations directory, a graphical guide to commonly used types of data visualizations Get extensive examples of good and bad figures Learn how to use figures in a document or report and how employ them effectively to tell a compelling story
ISBN: 1492031089
Publication Date: 2019-04-30

Books on Presentation and Design

Posters

Creating Effective Poster Presentations
A website to help you avoid common mistakes in poster design. Includes examples.
How to Make a Presentation Poster
Organizing the content, formatting the poster, and using PowerPoint (from wikiHow).
Designing Conference Posters
Templates, content, do's & don'ts, printing, and presenting advice.
Scientific Poster PowerPoint Templates
Free template downloads; printing options for various prices (from MakeSigns).

Selected Articles on Design Tips

Fundamentals of graphic design...
Article from the journal Facets.

Data Visualization Tips

Data Visualization Checklist (EvergreenData)
Guidelines on text, arrangement, color, lines, and overall graph design. Online rating tool for graphs in jpg, gif, and png formats.

UW Copy & Print Center

UW Copy & Print Center
The UW Copy & Print Center can print posters (and other printed works) for a fee.

Creative Support

Studio Coe (in Coe Library)
Support for creating multimedia productions and materials such as videos, podcasts, presentations. Specialized software, workshops, and consultations available.
One Button Studio (in Coe Library)
Green screen studio to record and practice presentations.

Some Free Tools

Google Slides
A free, cloud-based alternative to PowerPoint for creating slides for presentations.
Visme
Online software for creating presentations, infographics, short videos, flow diagrams, charts.
Flowchart Maker & Online Diagram Software
Free app to draw flow diagrams.
Canva
Graphic design tool for creating slides, infographics, posters, filers, and more.
TechSmith Capture
Simple, free screenshots and screen recording.