Comments on: Paper done (mostly) http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/10/paper-done-mostly/ writing, mothering, writing about mothering Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:47:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Stephanie http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/10/paper-done-mostly/#comment-6101 Stephanie Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:43:56 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1657#comment-6101 Just a ditto on the advice to not worry about length. I've seen presenters go over their time on so many occasions, and have to skip ahead and summarize while the panel chair points at a stopwatch, and everyone feels nervous when that happens. No one ever complains about having an extra minute or so for questions. Just a ditto on the advice to not worry about length. I’ve seen presenters go over their time on so many occasions, and have to skip ahead and summarize while the panel chair points at a stopwatch, and everyone feels nervous when that happens. No one ever complains about having an extra minute or so for questions.

]]> By: Brittany (thistle_verse) http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/10/paper-done-mostly/#comment-6100 Brittany (thistle_verse) Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:19:32 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1657#comment-6100 Yeah, don't worry about how you read...I'm sure you will do very well. The academic conferences I've been to have shown me that A) a good stage presence cannot compensate for a poor paper/poor info and B) while a terrible presentation might distract an audience from an excellent paper, a simply adequate presentation will not. Generally, the audience wants to see you succeed at the kind of conferences I've been to, and I anticipate that will be your experience, too. Two tricks I picked up for the actual presentation were to print your paper out at a large font for reading and to physically mark on your hard copy when you want to pause. One professor told me she literally wrote down "take drink of water" so she would stop if nervous. I'm sure you will be fantastic!!! Yeah, don’t worry about how you read…I’m sure you will do very well. The academic conferences I’ve been to have shown me that A) a good stage presence cannot compensate for a poor paper/poor info and B) while a terrible presentation might distract an audience from an excellent paper, a simply adequate presentation will not. Generally, the audience wants to see you succeed at the kind of conferences I’ve been to, and I anticipate that will be your experience, too.

Two tricks I picked up for the actual presentation were to print your paper out at a large font for reading and to physically mark on your hard copy when you want to pause. One professor told me she literally wrote down “take drink of water” so she would stop if nervous.

I’m sure you will be fantastic!!!

]]> By: Susan http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/10/10/paper-done-mostly/#comment-6099 Susan Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:44:06 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1657#comment-6099 Short is fine--I"m cutting my paper down, too. There are four of us on the panel, and shorter is better. More time for discussion. You will be amazed at the range of reading/presentation styles: some people will be eloquent, some won't, some will read aloud material that is better handed to someone to read on the page...you are going to be fine. And b/c this conference is drawing people from all different academic fields, I bet there will be a lot of styles shown off. Different fields have different norms about visuals, handouts, organization, etc. So it should be an interesting mix. Short is fine–I”m cutting my paper down, too. There are four of us on the panel, and shorter is better. More time for discussion.

You will be amazed at the range of reading/presentation styles: some people will be eloquent, some won’t, some will read aloud material that is better handed to someone to read on the page…you are going to be fine. And b/c this conference is drawing people from all different academic fields, I bet there will be a lot of styles shown off. Different fields have different norms about visuals, handouts, organization, etc. So it should be an interesting mix.

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