Research Presentation Guide
People will ask you to prepare talks many times during your career, both as a student and as a professional.
Dress appropriately on days you will present. Soon enough you will be thinking of
what to wear for an interview, so this is good preparation for that.
Use PowerPoint or some other visual aid for your presentation. Some new presentation software exists that might be replacing it. PP has become a crutch for many presenters, but people do not want to watch you read from your slides. Make eye contact and talk as naturally as you can. Your presentation should not
last more than three slides, maximum seven minutes.
How you do on your presentation (i.e. how many points you get) will depend on how you structure it and on the quality and pertinence of your visual material. Some of this structure follows from the structure of your paper.
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Introduction: this is the “hook” to get your audience engaged. Your talk can start with a story, a news item, or anything that illustrates why you studied this topic. Visual aids are appropriate here. For research in geography you should be able to find an appropriate map to illustrate your research topic. Which of the five (or more) themes of geography does your research paper fall into? What sub-field of geography (i.e. political geography, geomorphology, urban geography, climate change) does your topic most relate to?
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Summary of your Findings: this is the centerpiece of your presentation. You should be able to show that there is a range of research on the topic, and that different authors have approached the topic in different ways. You should also be able to sum up your findings.
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Provide a quick evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the literature. Show how excited you are about this topic!
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Visual aids can be helpful to illustrate different contributions of the literature—such as a table or concept map.
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So what? You should be able to restate the importance of your work, and add to that what you have found that is significant to you and potentially to others, in 30 seconds. How is this important to geographic knowledge?
Grading Rubric for Presentations
Name:___________________________
Name:
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Excellent
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Good
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Poor
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Failing
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Total Points
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Introduction
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2
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1.5
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1
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0
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Summary of Literature
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2
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1.5
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1
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0
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Significance of Findings
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2
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1.5
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1
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0
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Visuals: no spelling errors, not too much text, no glitches, sources provided
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2
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1.5
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1
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0
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Your Appearance
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1
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.8
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.5
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0
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Eye contact and Cadence; Didn’t Read off Slide
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1
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.8
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.5
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0
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Total
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10
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8
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5
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0
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Worksheet: Keeping Track of Your Grade
Grading Scale Based on Percentage of Total. You must receive at least a C- to pass this WP course.
100-95 A 79-78 C+ < 59 F
94-90 A- 77-74 C
89-88 B+ 73-70 C-
87-84 B 69-68 D
83-80 B- 63-60 D-
Your Information
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Email (please write clearly): __________________________________
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What is most interesting to you about geography?
What do you hope to learn in this class?
What is “good writing” to you?
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