{"id":444,"date":"2017-02-20T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/?p=444"},"modified":"2017-11-16T10:24:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T18:24:41","slug":"e47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e47\/","title":{"rendered":"RIA #47: Michael Alley on Best Practices for Presenting Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_447\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447\" data-attachment-id=\"447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e48\/michael_alley_1225270\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael_Alley_1225270-e1485966955935.jpeg?fit=390%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"390,319\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michael_Alley_1225270\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael_Alley_1225270-e1485966955935.jpeg?fit=390%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael_Alley_1225270-e1485966955935-300x245.jpeg?resize=182%2C148&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"182\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael_Alley_1225270-e1485966955935.jpeg?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael_Alley_1225270-e1485966955935.jpeg?w=390&amp;ssl=1 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Alley<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this episode, Katie is\u00a0joined by Michael Alley. Holding a master of science in electrical engineering and a master of fine arts in writing, Michael Alley is an associate professor of engineering communication at Penn State.\u00a0\u00a0He is the author of <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Craft of Scientific Presentations <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Springer, 2013), which has been translated into Japanese and Chinese. Over the past decade, he has taught presentations to scientists and engineers on four continents, in sixteen countries, and at more than 150 institutions. He has presented at Google, MIT, Harvard Medical School, Texas Instruments, Simula Research Laboratory (Norway), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the European Space Organization in the high desert of Chile. Alley\u2019s websites on presentations are top Google listings for the topics of &#8220;engineering presentations&#8221; and &#8220;scientific presentations&#8221;.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ep-47-Michael-Alley-Transcript.docx\">Transcript<\/a> <\/strong>(.docx)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/301532159&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"310\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Show Notes<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to incorporate this episode of &#8220;Research in Action&#8221; into your course?\u00a0Download the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Episode-47-Podcast-Instructor-Guide.pdf\">Episode 47 Instructor Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(.pdf) or\u00a0visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/instructor-guides\/\"><strong>Podcast<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Instructor Guides<\/strong><\/a> page to find additional information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Segment 1<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Practices for Scientific Presentations<\/span>\u00a0[00:00-09:35]<\/p>\n<p>In this first segment, Michael shares some of what he has learned about making effective research presentations.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alley, M. (2013). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/us\/book\/9781441982780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Craft of Scientific Presentations<\/em><\/a>. New York: Springer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Michael Alley&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.craftofscientificpresentations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Segment 2<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investigations on<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Confidence in Speaking<\/span>\u00a0[09:36-16:25]<\/p>\n<p>In segment two, Michael discusses how researchers can be more confident as presenters.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Segment 3<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rethinking the Way We Use PowerPoint<\/span> [16:26-30:55]<\/p>\n<p>In segment three, Michael shares some of his thoughts on PowerPoint and best practices for using the tool.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/office.live.com\/start\/PowerPoint.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerPoint<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reynolds, G. (2012). <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peachpit.com\/store\/presentation-zen-simple-ideas-on-presentation-design-9780321811981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presentation Zen<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Berkely, CA: New Riders.<\/li>\n<li class=\"thin\">Duarte, N. (2008). <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.oreilly.com\/product\/9780596522353.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Slide:ology<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Sebastopol, CA: O&#8217;Riley Media, Inc.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slidescarnival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slides Carnival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canva<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.assertion-evidence.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assertion-evidence.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bonus Clip #1\u00a0<\/strong>[00:00-02:48]:\u00a0Tips for Presenting to Non-scientists<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus Clip #2<\/strong>\u00a0[00:00-06:39]: The Four Aces for Projecting Confidence<\/p>\n<p>To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, post a comment below or contact the \u201cResearch in Action\u201d podcast:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RIA_podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RIA_podcast<\/a> or #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIA_podcast?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RIA_podcast<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Email<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:riapodcast@oregonstate.edu\">riapodcast@oregonstate.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Voicemail<\/strong>: <a href=\"tel:+15417371111\">541-737-1111<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you listen to the podcast via <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/research-in-action\/id1101916802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, please consider leaving us a review.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed by guests on the Research in Action podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Ecampus or Oregon State University.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, Michael discusses what he has learned about effective presentations and shares tips from his book The Craft of Scientific Presentations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s7BNXQ-e47","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}