1.No one expects you to present a breakthrough
Standing in front of the rest of the lab may make you nervous, but no one expects you to show breakthrough research (at least not yet!).
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You are advancing your own research, which is the basis of your progress, and everyone understands that.
Don't be nervous, you can do it.
2.Interruptions are a chance to clarify things
If you find someone in the middle of the report raising a bloody hand, don't panic, just think of it as an excellent opportunity to clarify your point of view.
Most of the time, others interrupt you just to figure out a small problem.
This is because the audience is interested, and I hope you can explain it further -- this is after all the regular meeting in your laboratory.
That's a good thing.
3.Slow and steady wins the race
Tension makes you want to skim through the slides as quickly as you can.
Don't be like this: you should take your time to explain each slide, even if it slows down a bit.
By doing this, your organization will be clearer and your thinking more rigorous.
At the same time, you have the opportunity to articulate your ideas clearly, rather than rushing through the concepts.
You can even walk up to the whiteboard and paint a picture of what you want to say!
4.Less is more
Don't pile too much text on your regular slides, which will only allow you to verbatim verbatim.
You can write a single title and one or two sentences on a slide, and then add some interesting data for discussion.
No one wants to read the slides from beginning to end -- what you want to hear is your interpretation of the results.
5.Even negative results are results
Don't think that you should only list successful experimental data, but you can also introduce failed experiments, which are usually good places to show such data and come up with solutions together.
I will be glad to help you.
And so it is.
6.Everyone hates PowerPoint
Some things are inevitable, but they are accepted.
For example, PowerPoint can get stuck, can't load slides, and can crash.
Never mind -- we all know that these problems happen all the time.
No one will blame you.
You just need to make a simple apology, poke fun at Microsoft, and continue with the rest of the content.
Anyway, the report is almost over.
7.“Any questions?”
Don't cringe when you ask, because someone will ask questions.
No one will try to embarrass you. Instead, they will try to understand how you approach it and will eventually improve your approach.
If you don't know the terms, references, or technical questions, just speak up.
There's nothing to be ashamed of.
But if you don't know what you're doing, you may be exposed to it at any time, making you look ridiculous.
The audience are all experts, so even if they ask questions, you can always ask them for answers.
You can answer them this way. "it's a good question, but I'm not sure how to proceed.
What do you think is the best way to do this?
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