There’s no discussion of sample size or statistical significance. 8221; The researchers asked about the purpose of tweeting. The researchers also asked open-ended questions which resulted in comments very similar to the stream of comments you find on conference blogs about the use of twitter. Tags: Twitter conference presenting research survey Wow. Some academics have written a paper about tweeting at conferences (thank you @tonyramos for tweeting about it).

One of the challenges with Michael’s research is that the audience can easily get lost in the details. Climate change, health statistics, and energy use are pretty abstract concepts. Michael set out to do the research, and we started thinking about the best way to make a statistic “stick” with the audience. Duarte had the distinct pleasure of working with bestselling author Michael Pollan to turn his ideas about sustainability and food systems into a visual presentation for the PopTech conference last month. Plan to eat your lunch in front of the

When put to the test, most statistics about public speaking are a Always research your audience as thoroughly as possible … always! Before using a statistic in your speech, research the statistic yourself. There are a lot of myths disguised as statistics. Every year, I challenge myself on my birthday by doing consecutive push-ups push-ups to match the birthday I’m celebrating.

There's been a lot of unfortunate controversy among communication professionals about Professor Albert Mehrabian's oft quoted research (below.) It's good to have discussion - his research has altered the communicating landscape to get people out of the 'curse of knowledge. ' From this book came the research that show vocal and visual outweigh the verbal when you have a conflicted message. Here are my thoughts and personal experience on the issue: Mehrabian wrote the classic "Silent Messages" in 1981 (2nd Ed.) The weight is at the feeling level ('likability'), not at the

I received an e-mail today from Scott Berkun , who's researching a public speaking book and is stumped on one piece of speaking lore: "I'm a fan of your blog and an author finishing up a book on public speaking called Confessions of a Public Speaker (O'Reilly Media, 2009). I'm stuck on a research matter and hoped you and your blog readers could help. Perhaps the oldest advice in the world on public speaking is to imagine the audience naked, but no one seems to know what the source of this (bad) advice is. One reader of my blog dug up some mentions of Churchill , but they're from books with no references.

The research Sandi did (with co-researcher Andrew Robinson) showed that almost 60% of students say that at least half their lectures are  boring, and  about 30% say that they find  most or all of their lectures boring! It’s almost certainly different in India; in fact each region probably has its own statistics. But I think that the research I just found a great article by Sandi Mann in The Guardian, called, “ Why do 60% of students find their lectures boring? (Dr. Dr.

In a recent article on the BPS Research Digest blog , a study is described in which subjects were asked to listen to a dull phone message, without memorizing it, and then write down some details from the message. 7.1 - a statistically significant difference). More research needs to be done into how and why the brain behaves this way, but it backs up anecdotal evidence Download audio here. "You know you're bored when you start shading in the squares of your notebook. Apparently it's a habit that could be helping you to concentrate."

Point them to the research of Professor Michael Alley . For more details on this study including the “conditions” of the experiment and the statistical results see Michael Alley’s article ). You’ve read Presentation Zen and Slideology and you’re convinced about the benefits of using visually-engaging PowerPoint slides when you present. But everyone else in your organization stubbornly sticks to the bullet-point slides.

first learned this lesson when..." A startling statistic: "Did you know that if you had spent a million dollars a day, every day, since Jesus was born, you would not have spent a trillion dollars. fax +1 (212) 869-0481, or permissions@acm.org . ACM-Advancing computing as a science and a profession. ACM is widely recognized as the premier organization for computing professionals, delivering resources that advance the computing and IT disciplines, enable professional development, and promote policies and research that benefit society.

Pinpoint the research you need to do Some people waste time by doing general research on their presentation topic. Instead plan the flow of your presentation and then decide where you need to back-up your points with evidence eg: a statistic or a quote from a credible expert. In my last post, I wrote about why it’s worthwhile to spend time preparing a presentation. But it’s also possible to waste time preparing a presentation, by not going about it in the right way.