Yes, it is possible: Yes, it is possible: A research report in 10 A research report in 10 minutesminutesMartha J. Lentz

Research Professor

Advisors:Liz Bridges

Gail KieckheferCarol Landis

Sarah ShannonKaren Thomas

Supported byUW Office for Nursing Research

NINR 2 P30 NR04001

PurposePurpose

Discuss content, timing and considerations in doing a successful 10 minute research presentation.

Organization of This Organization of This talktalk

Overall guidelines Research presentation what to

include in the– Beginning– Middle – End

What to do What to avoid

Overall GuidelinesOverall Guidelines

Start focused Stay focused Think what is the most succinct

way to present your material clearly

Don’t read your slides verbatim Use spoken words and slides to

supplement each other Never more then 15 slides

Beginning: ContentBeginning: Content

One minute Three slides

– Title, Funding support– Purpose– Background

Yes, still use only 1 minute

Beginning: ContentBeginning: ContentTitleTitle

Title slide with co-authors – Include funding source(s) if room– If long list may want to make a

separate slide can also be the very last slide

– Same for others wish to thank subjects, study team

Beginning: ContentBeginning: ContentPurposePurpose

Focus of the study or project being reported

List of specific aims

Beginning: Content Beginning: Content BackgroundBackground

Think NEW if published don’t talk about it

Answer to so what question One slide

Beginning: DoBeginning: Do

Have a plan of what to say first– Thank you for the opportunity …– I want to acknowledge my co-

investigators and funding support Move quickly to the purpose

– The purpose of this study was to test….

– This project was implemented to ….

Beginning: DoBeginning: Do

Use the thank you to start purpose statement– Thank you for the opportunity to

describe our study on sleep in women with and without fibromyalgia.

PurposePurpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of nocturnal sleep and hormone patterns in mid-life women with and without fibromyalgia.

FibromyalgiaFibromyalgia Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome

manifest by poor unrefreshing sleep, fatigue, unexplained widespread pain, generalized morning stiffness, and multiple tender points.

Beginning: AvoidBeginning: Avoid

Repeating your name and title Apologizing for what you won’t

be able to cover Adding additional background

information

Middle: Content Middle: Content MethodsMethods

Methods 1 minute and one slide– 2 minutes and 2 slides is probably

excessive The four Ws

– What– Where– When– Who

Middle: Methods DoMiddle: Methods Do

Use a picture or diagram of protocol

Display model to be tested Describe only parts germane

to purpose and results being presented

Middle: Methods Middle: Methods (con’t)(con’t)

Mention data analysis only if there is something special– If testing a model– Several steps to the process

Get double use of your time– Sixty 9- 11 year old children were

tested pre and post an education intervention on smoking health risks.

ProtocolProtocol

Daily symptom diaries for 1 month to verify pain levels

Fm subjects weaned from medications 2 weeks prior to sleeping

Post menses days 5-10 Night 1 adaptation Night 2 baseline sleep Night 3 hourly blood draws 8 pm to 7 am

Middle: Methods AvoidMiddle: Methods Avoid

Describing all elements of a study when you are presenting only a portion

Listing tests that will be obvious from results – E.g. T-test

Use more then 2 slides

Middle: Methods AvoidMiddle: Methods Avoid

Ok if you include data as combining sample demographics you can have 3 slides

Middle: Results ContentMiddle: Results Content

Real data 6-7 minutes 6-7 slides

Real numbers Real text

Middle: Results DoMiddle: Results Do

Keep slides simple Make sure font large enough

to read Think of most parsimonious

presentation– Plots for key data– Tables for number – Shortest text that conveys theme

Sleep Stage Sleep Stage PercentagesPercentages

05

101520253035404550

Stage 0% Stage 1% Stage 2% SWS % REM %

Control

FM

*

P<.05

Beck DepressionBeck Depression

10.3 ± 2.4 7.7 ± 2.4

OFF MEDS

ON MEDS

Fibromyalgia Impact QuestionnaireFibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire

Off medOff med On MedsOn MedsPain 6.9+1.2 3.2+1.0

Tired 8.4+.45 6.7+.43

Rested in AM 8.2+.52 6.45+1.0

Anxious 6.6+.93 4.8+.70

Depressed 6.8+1.1 3.1+1.4

Theme 1: Sense of SelfTheme 1: Sense of Self

Most readers can read silently to themselves much faster then the speaker can read aloud. A short concise quote with a stage setting introduction often works better then a long quote where you rely on the respondent to both set the scene and provide the example for the theme. When you finish reading this raise your hand.

Middle: Results AvoidMiddle: Results Avoid

Trying to present every piece of data you have

I know this is to small for you to read

This is a confusing slide Tables with many many rows &

columns Quotes that fill even a single slide

End: ContentEnd: Content

Summary of key points Conclusion as to next step

– Research question– Change in practice

End: DoEnd: Do

Be specific– Specific research question– Specific change in practice

End: AvoidEnd: Avoid

Claims beyond the data Non specific

– More research is needed

SummarySummary

Time Slides

Beginning 1 3

Middle Methods

1 1

Middle Results

7 10

End 1 1

Future DirectionsFuture Directions

Be focused in content selection Make slides succinct-

telegraphic Practice in front of a live

audience