Do What You Do, Not What I Say:

Presenting at Conferences and in the Classroom



Jenna Freedman
http://bc.barnard.columbia.edu/~jfreedma/talks/emulator/pratt.html 
 http://www.barnard.edu/library/jenna/pratt.ppt

Pratt Institute, June 1, 2006




Getting the Gig

  • Answer the question that was asked
  • But don't be afraid to try something different
  • Be thorough
  • Prioritize the content

 



Style & Content

  • Know your audience
  • Know your stuff
  • Visuals vs. notes
  • Handouts
  • Proofreader

 


Bibliographic Instruction (BI)

  • Don't call it that
  • Engage the students
  • Emphasize the basics: cover less stuff and with less detail than you think you should
  • Know when to follow a tangent and when to stick to your outline
  • Set a minimum goal

 




final thoughts



credits

This presentation was created in HTML using CSS developed by Jessamyn West. There was no PowerPoint involved in this presentation, but it was developed first in Open Office Impress. The layout and stylesheet are available to borrow via a share and share alike creative commons license. See source code for details.