Here are some notes I wrote down whilst listening to each of the presentations, thinking about their presentation style, use of visuals and the structure of their presentations:
Professor Calum Colvin DA MA(RCA) RSA OBE Programme Director Art and Media
First started talking about his own past experience giving conference presentations, he found that those who just read straight from their paper created a bored audience, whereas use of imagery in a presentation doesn't.
He handed 3D glasses out and said to use them whenever a certain symbol appeared on the PowerPoint slide. This was to allow us to view his artwork in a different way and gather more information about how they were created - painting portraits straight onto a 3D environment. I thought this was a great way of keeping the audience engaged with the talk.
He also used a red point light to direct our eyes to specific parts of the pictures as he was talking about them.
First he explained the origin of the title of his exhibition and explained the historical context of his work, the foundations of visual science and how we see the world.
Throughout the presentation he showed examples of his work along with his research into different visual phenomenons that he investigated.
One piece of advice he gave was to project your voice and speak up when giving a presentation.
--- The overall structure of the presentation was first explaining the context of his work, then showing examples of his art work interspersed with his background research.
Hazel White MA (RCA) Course Director Master of Design for Services
Explained background and the research paper that was submitted and explained the context of it.
Talked about relevant previous projects.
Explained the process of researching and testing out their project and prototype.
Showed drawings instead of photos because of ethics.
'Prototype like your right, listen like your wrong' - Jeremy Moon.
Explained how development process continued for methods and research outcomes after realizing there was already a similar product in the market.
Used headers on the presentation slides which helped to structure the presentation.
www.kistproject.com - where to find the paper online.
Also explained what other members of the team are working on now. Taking what they learned from that project and applying it elsewhere.
Advice for presentations: It's easy to talk about a subject area you are very familiar with, if you are not, rehearse the talk lots! Write down notes, record self and listen back. Write notes on postcard size so the paper is steady, and put the notes on a key-ring so they don't get muddled up and stay in order.
--- The overall structure of the presentation was talking about background, context, relevant previous projects, researching and testing prototypes, identifying problems, continuing methods and research outcomes, what did they learn from that to apply to other work.
Prof. Elaine Shemilt MA (RCA) FRSA Chair of Fine Art Printmaking
Talked about art and science collaborations.
Explained the history and background. (Narrative style)
Explained what she does (printmaker and photographer), her background, where she grew up and how that has influenced her work, explained her role within the project and where her interest is focused.
Talked about the practical things the project has helped, eg. helping to save the endangered Albatross.
Showed photos of what was happening to the birds, they took action, made awareness of the situation.
She explained a few examples, and the effects they were having, identified problems that arose and how the problem was tackled.
Talked about collaboration with scientists for different projects.
Explained practical problems involved with creating the piece of artwork and how to overcome it.
--- The overall structure of the presentation: Started in a narrative style to explain history and background. Then explained identifying a problem and how to overcome it with different examples of projects within the same area.
John Anderson Senior Research Assistant, 3D Visualisation Research Lab
Had a PowerPoint slide for context - to give an idea of subject area he was talking about.
Explained some terms/definitions of jargon words that would be used throughout the presentation.
Slide for Partners in the project.
Slide for what their contribution was.
Explained the problem which the project was based around and what they wanted to do/achieve, and how to approach the problem.
Every image in the presentation was referenced, so we knew the source of the image.
Showed a video demonstrating what the software they were developing could do.
Explained the problems that were identified from the test, and finding a solution.
Re-done the test, new prototype to test new solution. Another video showing the results.
Credits slide
Email at end.
--- Overall structure based around a collaborative team project, explaining the development process, identifying a problem, finding solutions and testing the software.
Sarah Cook Reader and Dundee Fellow
Had keywords on the title slide to give an idea and put audience in mindset of what will be talked about.
Explained what the brief was.
On the slide was the question being addressed, plus a summarized answer written.
Used quotes throughout on the screen to help explain.
Used a flow chart to help explain.
Explained how they overcame problems of an exhibition of digital projections in an old building. How many problems could be overcome in advance.
As she is a curator, she has all the shows and exhibitions she has worked with on separate slideshows to save time and also for a more fluid and adjustable presentation. Allows her to quickly bring up an appropriate image from a specific exhibition quickly.
The one thing she would change about her presentations is to add captions to all of her photos.
--- Overall structure, explaining brief, explaining answers with use of quotes and charts. Identifying problems in advance and how they overcame them.
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