PRESENTING YOUR

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PRESENTING YOUR RESEARCH
-Publications- -Podium Presentations- -Poster
Presentations-
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Components of all presentations

• Introduction

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Components of all presentations

• Introduction
• Materials and Methods

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Components of all presentations

• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results

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Components of all presentations

• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Discussion/Conclusion(s)

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Introduction (raison detre)
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Introduction (raison detre)

• What is the question (problem)?

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Introduction (raison detre)

• What is the question (problem)?
• Why is it important?

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Introduction (raison detre)

• What is the question (problem)?
• Why is it important?
• What do we know? (synopsis)

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Introduction (raison detre)

• What is the question (problem)?
• Why is it important?
• What do we know? (synopsis)
• What dont we know?

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Introduction (raison detre)

• What is the question (problem)?
• Why is it important?
• What do we know? (synopsis)
• What dont we know?
• How will your study add to the
• knowledge base?

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Introduction (raison detre)

• What is the question (problem)?
• Why is it important?
• What do we know? (synopsis)
• What dont we know?
• How will your study add to the
• knowledge base?
• Hypothesis

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Introduction (raison detre)

• What is the question (problem)?
• Why is it important?
• What do we know? (synopsis)
• What dont we know?
• How will your study add to the
• knowledge base?
• Hypothesis
• Specific aims (/-)

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Materials and Methods
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Materials and Methods

• how you did the studyspecific aims

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Materials and Methods

• how you did the studyspecific aims
• should be detailed enough for
• someone else to repeat the study

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Materials and Methods

• how you did the studyspecific aims
• should be detailed enough for
• someone else to repeat the study
• -number of cases (specimens) used

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Materials and Methods

• how you did the studyspecific aims
• should be detailed enough for
• someone else to repeat the study
• -number of cases (specimens) used
• -techniques of specimen processing,
• data collection, and data analysis
• (accepted vs new techniques)

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Results
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Results

• clear presentation of data

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Results

• clear presentation of data
• charts, graphs, pictures

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Results

• clear presentation of data
• charts, graphs, pictures
• statistical values
• not a place for data interpretation

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Results

• clear presentation of data
• charts, graphs, pictures
• statistical values
• not a place for data interpretation
• JUST STATE WHAT YOU FOUND!!

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Results

• clear presentation of data
• charts, graphs, pictures
• statistical values
• not a place for data interpretation
• JUST STATE WHAT YOU FOUND!!

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Results 3 months specimens
Sham
GT
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Tendon cross-sectional areas
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Discussion
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Discussion

• the place to interpret your results

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Discussion

• the place to interpret your results
• the place to compare and contrast
• your results with those of others

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Discussion

• the place to interpret your results
• the place to compare and contrast
• your results with those of others
• did you confirm or deny your original
• hypothesis?

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Discussion

• the place to interpret your results
• the place to compare and contrast
• your results with those of others
• did you confirm or deny your original
• hypothesis?
• limitations of study

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Discussion

• the place to interpret your results
• the place to compare and contrast
• your results with those of others
• did you confirm or deny your original
• hypothesis?
• limitations of study
• take home message

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Writing style (scientific)
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Writing style (scientific)

• not like what I did on my summer
• vacation writing

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Writing style (scientific)

• not like what I did on my summer
• vacation writing
• journal requirements (style) vary

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Writing style (scientific)

• not like what I did on my summer
• vacation writing
• journal requirements (style) vary
• decide on where you want to
• publish find an article in that journal
• that is similar to the type of study
• you did use that as a template

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Writing style (scientific)

• not like what I did on my summer
• vacation writing
• journal requirements (style) vary
• decide on where you want to
• publish find an article in that journal
• that is similar to the type of study
• you did use that as a template
• READ-READ-READ

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If its not published its like the research
never happened!!!!!
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Podium Presentations
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Podium Presentations

• NO PLACE TO HIDE!!!!

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Podium Presentations

• NO PLACE TO HIDE!!!!
• It is a contact sport. You must play
• to get better.

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Podium Presentations

• NO PLACE TO HIDE!!!!
• It is a contact sport. You must play
• to get better.
• Find a speaker that you like and note
• how she/he holds your interest or
• gets their point(s) across

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Podium Presentations

• be able to lead your audience through
• your project. Tell a story.

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Podium Presentations

• be able to lead your audience through
• your project. Tell a story.
• know your stuff!!!!!
• -anticipate questions

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Podium Presentations

• be able to lead your audience through
• your project. Tell a story.
• know your stuff!!!!!
• -anticipate questions
• Practice.Practice.Practice

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Podium Presentations

• be able to lead your audience through
• your project. Tell a story.
• know your stuff!!!!!
• -anticipate questions
• Practice.Practice.Practice
• tape recorder

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Podium Presentations

• be able to lead your audience through
• your project. Tell a story.
• know your stuff!!!!!
• -anticipate questions
• Practice.Practice.Practice
• tape recorder
• humor (?)

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An elegant, well-delivered presentation will not
hide bad research.
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An elegant, well-delivered presentation will not
hide bad research. A poorly delivered
presentation can often lessen the impact of an
outstanding study.
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Components of all presentations

• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Discussion/Conclusion(s)

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Preparing your podium presentation
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Preparing your podium presentation

• use slides to cue yourself

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Preparing your podium presentation

• use slides to cue yourself
• slides should reflect what you
• are talking about at that moment

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Preparing your podium presentation

• use slides to cue yourself
• slides should reflect what you
• are talking about at that moment
• prepare the lecture then make
• the slides

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Preparing your podium presentation

• use slides to cue yourself
• slides should reflect what you
• are talking about at that moment
• prepare the lecture then make
• the slides
• know your audience

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Timing your talk
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Timing your talk

• In preparing your presentations remember
• that they often take longer from the podium
• than they do in your living room.

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Timing your talk

• In preparing your presentations remember
• that they often take longer from the podium
• than they do in your living room.
• A shorter, relaxed presentation is more
• effective than a longer, rushed talk.

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Timing your talk

• In preparing your presentations remember
• that they often take longer from the podium
• than they do in your living room.
• A shorter, relaxed presentation is more
• effective than a longer, rushed talk.
• If time is a problem there is no dishonor
• in reading your presentation.

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• Avoid the common errors in
• slide presentations
• too much on the slide
• you should be able to read the
• screen from the back of the room.

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Study design

• 16 dogs (30-35kg) - bilateral surgery
• - gross histology (n 3 per time period)
• - mechanical testing (n 5 per time period)
• - 3 6 month evaluation
• 5 fresh cadavers - bilateral surgery
• - mechanical testing at time 0
• 4 fresh cadavers
• - histology mechanical testing of native
  IST

• Testing environment 37C, PBS
• Displacement rate 25mm/sec
• Total displacement 50 mm
• Recorded parameters
• -cross-sectional area
• -failure load
• -failure mode
• ANOVA (Tukeys post hoc plt0.05)

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• Avoid the common errors in
• slide presentations
• excessive use of abbreviations

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• Avoid the common errors in
• slide presentations
• excessive use of abbreviations
• A QPCR was done on the PTFbs
• to determine how IRAP levels
• affected VEGF, HGF, and TIMP
• synthesis.

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• Avoid the common errors in
• slide presentations
• always define abbreviations first

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• Avoid the common errors in
• slide presentations
• always define abbreviations first
• The level of hepatocyte growth
• factor (HGF) was compared to
• that of..

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• Avoid the common errors in
• slide presentations
• always define abbreviations first
• The level of hepatocyte growth
• factor (HGF) was compared to
• that of..
• HGF was found to increase as a
• function of time.

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• Avoid the common errors in
• slide presentations
• misspellings
• grammar

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Specific aims

• To surgicaly replace fully resected rotator
• cuff tendons (IST) with a SIS tissue scaffold
• To elevates and restuture the contra-lateral
• IST (sham)
• To compore both repair histolgically and
  mechanically at 0, 3 and 6 months..

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• Avoid the common errors in
• slide presentations
• color schemes which are difficult
• to read

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Specific aims

• To surgically replace fully resected rotator
• cuff tendons (IST) with a SIS tissue scaffold
• To elevate and resuture the contra-lateral
• IST (sham)
• To compare both repairs histologically and
• mechanically at 0, 3 and 6 months

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• Avoid the common errors in
• slide presentations
• excessive use of fonts
• too many gimmicks

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Materials and Methods
Time periods
Gross evaluation
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A picture is worth 1000 words!!!!!
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Mechanical testing

• the scapulae were mounted to a custom
• designed movable tray which was mounted
• to a load cell
• with the humeral head rigidly fixed, a
• probe was used to displace the infra-
• spinatus tendon in a manner similar to
• the failure mechanism associated with
• humeral head instability
• the total displacement was 50mm at rate
• of 25mm/sec

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Mechanical testing
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Mechanical testing
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• General points

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• General points
• You are always most nervous at
• the beginning of the talk. Have a
• well-practiced introduction to get
• you rolling.

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• General points
• You are always most nervous at
• the beginning of the talk. Have a
• well-practiced introduction to get
• you rolling.
• If starting is hard stopping is even
• harder. Prepare a logical and
• smooth conclusion.

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• General points
• Speak up!!!!

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• General points
• Speak up!!!!
• Talk about what is on the current
• slide (image).

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• General points
• Speak up!!!!
• Talk about what is on the current
• slide (image).
• Avoid the Luke Skywalker use of
• the laser pointer.

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• General points
• Speak up!!!!
• Talk about what is on the current
• slide (image).
• Avoid the Luke Skywalker use of
• the laser pointer.
• Let the audience know you are done.
• Thank you for your attention.

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Poster Presentation Two years of work in 4 x 4
space!!!!
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THANK YOU
Laboratory for Comparative Orthopaedic
Research Michigan State University
www.cvm.msu.edu/LCOR