Seminar Plant Science Tech Lsmth

What should be in the primary topic research paper title

A measurement

Content

Accurate sharing of research findings (need to be communicated well or can be confused)

Influencing agricultural practices and innovation (farmers should be able to replicate experiment and obtain the same results)

Informing policy and public awareness (research should be able to bring in money or grants)

Collaborating across disciplines (communicate research well and how it can benefit others- gives you a platform)

Preparing for a presentation- Audience

Audience analysis (level of expertise)

Ask: “are they researchers, undergrad students, farmers, policymakers, or members of the public

Purpose: inform, persuade, inspire

Clear structure: organize your ideas logically so the Audience can follow thr presentation. Each section should connect naturally to the next (conclusion should use vocabulary from the rest of the presentation)

Practice and timing: practice aloud and measure the length of the presentation. Silent reading does not accurately show how long delivery will be

Structuring presentaion

Intro → Body→ Conclusion

Ex. Impact of soil pH on tomato yield

Intro: explain why soil pH matters- The introduction should also state the objective or research topic

Body: present your experiment and data- the body contains the main evidence. In a primary research presentation, this usually includes the methodology, results, interpretation

Conclusion: Recommend optimal pH range…

Verbal and non-verbal communication

Voice clarity and variation

Moderate pace- avoid speaking too quickly- speaking too slowly may also reduce attention- pause briefly after an important result so the audience has time to process it

Eye contact with audience zones

Confident posture

Using Visual Aids

Simple slides, large images

Graphs, photos, diagrams

Avoid text overload

See slide for example

Engaging the Audience

Good presenter keeps the audience's attention

Rhetorical questions

Encourage interaction

Respectful handling of QnA (politely explain if you do not know the answer- should not be more than 1 or 2)

Communication styles and overview

Formal scientific style: characteristics: data focus, precision, technical terms- ex. Lesf transpiration rates decreased by 25% under saline stress (p<0.05

Conversational informative style: characteristics smth smth

Persuasive style

Story-telling style

Matching Style to Audience table