Academic Research:

PRESENTING WITH
VISUAL AIDS

Purpose of utilizing Visual Aids

Give the audience
a sense of what
your work is about

Read to them every

detail of your
research.

Make them want to

read your paper.

Tell them ALL you

know about a subject
topic.

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Related work

Ways to illustrate
Be familiar with all related work.
Dont list each paper you read.
Mainly talk about results that are
immediately related to what you did.
References at the end of the talk or better
in the paper itself.
Acknowledge co-authors (title slide)

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What visuals?

Ways to illustrate
Graphics or pictures (related ones only!)

Graphs/charts/table: bar, line, pie

Cycle or process chart

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Proper formats

Layouts
Font type, size and colour

Slides theme/layout
Animation (less is more)
Maximum 5 points
Mechanics: punctuation, font highlights, etc.

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Fonts
Be consistent with font choice.

Capitalize only when necessary.

Use different size fonts for main points and
secondary points:
this font is 24-point, the main point font is
32-point, and the title font is 44-point
Use font color that contrasts sharply with the
background
Trying to be creative can be bad.

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BIG No-No

AVOID:
Various different font types and colour.

Fancy and colourful slides theme/layout.

Inappropriate animation.
Typing the entire paragraph on slides.
Unnecessary capitalization or highlights.

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Example:

This is my fancy presentation slide!

Its all PRETTY and LOVELY!!
I think I will get marks for CREATIVITY!

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Graphs & Charts

Take note:
Pay attention to font and data size.

Avoid minor gridlines.

Inappropriate animation or colours.
Include TITLE and SOURCE (if necessary).
Avoid distracting shadings.

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Example of a good graph

Items Sold in First Quarter of 2002
100
90
80
70
60
Blue Balls
Red Balls

50
40
30
20
10
0
January

February

March

April

Example of a bad graph

100
90
90

80

70

60
Blue Balls

50

Red Balls
38.6

40

34.6
31.6

30.6
27.4

30
20.4

20.4

20

10

0
January

February

March

April

Delivering the
presentation

When presenting:
Be enthusiastic! If you arent why should
the audience be?
Make eye contact with the audience.
Point at the screen not the computer.
Do not read directly from the PPT or your
notes.
Finish in time!

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TASK
Presentation: 17th August 2016
Length: 15-20 minutes
Dress code: Smart casual
Group: Slides and teamwork (5%)
Individual presentation: 10% (Delegate parts accordingly)

Additional note:
Print a copy of slides as reference for your lecturer.

Limit number of slides (keep track on TIME).

Include NAME, STUDENT ID and Research Title on the first
slide.

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PRESENTATION (15%)
Group presentation: 20 minutes
Components to present:
1. Introduction (Background, Problem Statement,
Objectives, RQ, Significance, Limitation)
2. Literature Review (Highlight 2 or 3)
3. Methodology (Design, Participants, Instruments,
Procedure)
4. Findings (Section A, B, C)
5. Discussion (RQ1 & RQ2)
6. Conclusion (Summary of findings, Implication for
Future Research, Recommendations)
7. References

RESEARCH REPORT (50%)

1. Binded with coursework cover sheet
2. Cover page: - SEGi Logo, Research Topic, Group Members
full name and student ID number
3. Include content page
4. Attach 5 sample copies of filled questionnaire as
Appendices
5. Email soft copy of research write-up.
6. Deadline by 26th August 2016 by 5pm (Friday)
7. 5% PER DAY will be deducted for late submission.

The End