[Grad2021] [Turnbull Zemi] Seminar Friday 01/31 13:00- / ゼミ１月３１日（金）13:00〜

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Hi everyone,

The next set of presentations, by the 2d-year Master students, is
coming up next week on February 6, with Mr. Wang presenting at 9:16,
Ms. Jiang at 14:39, and Mr. Suzuki at 15:15.  Each period lasts for 18
minutes (presentation 12m, discussion 5m, setup 1m).

We will practice twice, first on Friday, January 31 at 13:00, then
again on Tuesday, February 4 at the usual time of 15:15.  Each
presenter should prepare a full set of Powerpoint slides, in proper
format.  Specifically,

    1.  The title slide should contain the thesis title, (optionally)
        a subtitle, the presenter's name, student number, and
        affiliation (MPPS of Shako in Sysjo, spelled out, of course),
        my name in the form "Stephen John Turnbull" (in English,
        regardless of presentation language).
    2.  The AG and examiners (if different) can be listed either on
        the title slide or on a separate "Thanks to" slide.
    3.  Each following slide should have a *descriptive* title, i.e.,
        one that ties the content of the slide to your topic.  Avoid
        "Introduction" in favor of "The Condition of <topic> in
        <place>", "Previous Research" in favor of "Empirical Studies
        on <details> of <topic>" and so on.
    4.  Each slide except the title slide should have an easily
        visible number.  Check that attached objects (images, tables)
        do not obscure the number on each slide.
    5.  Always remember the following principles of presentation:
        a.  Presentations are for the audience.
        b.  You are the star; the audience is there for you, not for
            your auxiliary materials.
        c.  The main purpose of slides is to present complex objects
            (equations, images, large tables) that are difficult to
            give detailed explanations in words.  The principle is
            that these things can be understood at a glance, or at
            least read much faster than you can speak at the
            appropriate level of detail.
        d.  A secondary purpose of slides is to help the audience
            orient themselves in the presentation.  What (kind of fact
            or idea) do I know already?  What (kind of thing) am I
            learning now?  Why am I hearing this now (to prepare for
            the next idea)?  Give *hints*, not full discussions -- the
            discussion is for you to give in words.
    6.  At the end of the presentation give the full bibliography of
        all resources you accessed to write your thesis, and finally a
        "thanks" slide for the audience.  (Some styles put the thanks
        for AG etc here.)
    7.  Your presentation should tell a story: how you came to be
        interested in the topic, the research questions you decided to
        study and why they are interesting, the method (including
        data) you used, the results, and why those results are
        important.  Usually (almost always for students), we present
        in that order.  *Don't* include material in your planned
        presentation that doesn't advance this story.
    8.  *However*, you *should* try to anticipate questions that may
        arise while you're telling your story.  Examples of resources
        to help deal with them include extra handouts with detailed
        tables for regression studies, and extra slides (placed after
        the main series).

The last presentations for this academic year will be the Research
Proposal workshops by the 1st year Master students on Thursday,
February 13, at 10:10.

Most of the M1 students are still grappling with their topics.  On
Friday, January 31, we will have short presentations with the
following content:

    1.  Self-introduction.
    2.  Tentative thesis title.  This is not a final decision, but at
        this date (a little over two weeks left) we need to think in
        terms of *adjusting* the tentative topic for data restrictions
        and theoretical difficulty.  You *must* bring a title!
    3.  Brief statement of concerns about why the research may be
        difficult to complete with clear results.

You may use Powerpoint or not at your convenience.

Steve