Section outline

  • Lecture:

    Poster and Oral Research Presentations

     and

    The Elevator Speech: the Art of Self-Promotion

    Faculty:  Alison Huang/Urmimala Sarkar


    Location:       Mission Hall 1400

    This session will prepare scholars to give poster and oral presentations as well as discuss their overall scientific mission at research or professional meetings. The first half of the session will focus on strategies for creating visually appealing slides and posters, preparing talking points that complement visual content without being overshadowed by it, and responding to questions and criticisms during presentations. The second half will guide scholars in developing a concise, focused, and flexible "elevator speech" to introduce themselves to potential mentors, collaborators, and employers, in order to create a memorable and positive impression as well as open the door to future rewarding conversations.

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture slides-- Oral and Poster Presentations File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

      Browner WS. Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, 3rd Ed, Chapters 11 and 12

    • Optional Reading:

    • Kwok R. Communication: Two minutes to impress, Nature, 494, 137-138 (2013) doi:10.1038/nj7435-137a URL
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    • Resources:

    • Elevator speech 1-page template File

    • FINAL PROJECT: Choose one of two options: 1) Submit a research poster or oral presentation slide set that you could use to present at a scientific or professional meeting in your field of study; or 2) submit a full-length draft research manuscript that has not already been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal– due by 5 pm on June 5.

    • Final project instructions File
    • Final Project Assignment