Sunday April 7:
I learned some really useful tips for oral presentations. The major point
that was stressed is that the “why” is what really needs to be stressed.
One of the speakers showed a video which showed the difference between
science students explaining their project with the technical jargon versus
when they explained the big picture idea of how their research will affect
society. Their faces lit up when they discussed how their projects will
affect society because it really touches on the human element of their
research.
The other thing that I thought was an important point was that only
speeches that are 3 minutes or under should be entirely scripted because
there is less time to get your idea across. Going with a rough outline
typically allows the speaker to come across as more lively as they are
speaking to the audience rather than just reading to them.