Talks
If you present your research as a talk, you will have fifteen minutes to discuss your work and five minutes to answer questions. You may bring slides, overhead transparencies, and/or a PowerPoint presentation; specify your audio/visual needs when you register.
Exhibits
The format of the exhibits is up to the presenter; you may choose a traditional poster format, where you are provided with a 3' x 4' posterboard to which you attach visual descriptions of your work. You may also bring a videotape of your work (short video projects, theatrical performances, and ethnographic films are examples) and we can provide a TV/VCR in the place of a posterboard. You can also request a 3' x 5' table to present your work. When you submit your exhibit abstract, be sure to specify which format you are using so we may make the appropriate accommodations.
Electronic Resources for Preparing Talks
Giving an academic talk (arts, humanities and social sciences)
- http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jrs/speaking.html
- http://www.historyoftechnology.org/pdfs/edwards.pdf
- http://www.columbia.edu/cu/tat/careers/academictalks.html
- http://www.kon.org/karlin.html
- http://www.cs.umbc.edu/courses/graduate/CMSC691B/spring06/slides/present...
- http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/people/jfraffen/writingsuggestions_file...
Giving an academic talk (biological and physical sciences)
- From the National Institutes of Health: http://www.training.nih.gov/careers/careercenter/publish.html
Express to Success Programs
Express to Success Programs seek to develop the public speaking, interpersonal communication, and leadership skills of UCSD's undergraduate and graduate students. In keeping with this mission, Express to Success offers a number of workshops for students who would like to learn more concerning presentation delivery techniques and pointers for preparing academic talks. For more information, please click here.
