[Grad-postdoc-assn] Tips on giving a strong talk

[Valerie Sloan]

Greetings and Happy Friday!

On Wednesday we held a small workshop for undergraduate researchers on how
to prepare a good talk. These resources may be useful to you. It involves
the Assertion-Evidence model for giving talks, which is a totally different
way of presenting than the science community has been doing for the past 40
years. Check it out.

*Giving a Strong Talk Using the Assertion-Evidence Model *

(website with resources <https://www.assertion-evidence.com/templates.html>)


*Videos: ** (it's really worth watching these)*


1. "Build talks on messages not topics <https://www.assertion-evidence.com/>"
(4.5 min) (Found on this web page)


2. "Support messages with visuals not bullets
<https://www.assertion-evidence.com/>" (<5 min)


3. "Assertion-evidence slides for a research talk"
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc2COAZD1nk>  (27 min) Michael Alley
explains the science behind this approach including the science of how the
brain (and those of audience members) can learn and can't learn. . In the
1980s a Canadian psychologist figured out that people use the same part of
their brain to read and to listen.  Not too long afterwards, an Australian
determined that this part of the brain could be overloaded by having too
much information come in. It's fascinating


4. To see a good example of a TED TALK using the Assertion-Evidence
approach, watch this one on spiders
<https://www.ted.com/talks/cheryl_hayashi_the_magnificence_of_spider_silk?language=en>
.


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*Slide Templates:* Assertion-Evidence (A-E) slide templates are found at the
A-E website <https://www.assertion-evidence.com/templates.html> or you can
make your own. There are good examples in those slide decks, though.


*Slides: *See the attached PDF for the slides from the workshop.


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May you have a wonderful weekend!

Val

Valerie Sloan, Ph.D.
NCAR Early Career Professional Development Lead
& Director of the GEO REU Network
<https://ncar.ucar.edu/what-we-offer/education-outreach/faculty-resources/geo-reu-resource-center>
NCAR Education, Engagement and Early-Career Development
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Email: vsloan at ucar.edu

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