How to present - Writing, Figures, Talks (MIT Deep Learning Genomics Lecture 22)

Lecture 22 - How to Present MIT 6.874 Lecture 22 - Spring 2020 Course website: https://mit6874.github.io/ Lecture 22 slides: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5cbodq3icvs... Outline: How to write, visualize, present 1. Paper writing and organization: conveying Write-first, single key idea, narrative, sharing, feedback Readers first: intuition, examples, results-first, take-home Simple direct language, active voice, explain, be understood 2. Figures: displaying information visually Visual legends, axes:measure-vs-unit/reuse, minimize ink Elements: marks/channels; figure types; group/order/simpl Typography; composition/layout 3. Delivering impactful oral presentations Importance of conveying: sharing makes work alive, point Speak clearly: posture/voice/rhetoric/contact/flow/creativ Planning: storyboarding, signposts, recovery Convincing: rhetoric, ethos/pathos/logos, prepare/natural Connect: audience first, guide, appreciate, adapt, payload