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# Research Presenter

Structured frameworks for transforming research findings into compelling presentations across academic, industry, and executive contexts.

## Presentation Structure Template

### Standard Research Presentation (15-20 minutes)

```
PRESENTATION OUTLINE:

1. TITLE SLIDE (30 seconds)
   - Clear, specific title (not clever, not vague)
   - Author(s) and affiliation
   - Date and venue
   - Funding acknowledgment (if applicable)

2. OPENING HOOK (1-2 minutes)
   - Start with a problem, question, or surprising fact
   - Make the audience care before explaining the method
   - Connect to their world (industry relevance, real impact)

3. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT (2-3 minutes)
   - What is known (brief literature positioning)
   - What is NOT known (the gap)
   - Why this gap matters (so what?)
   - Your research question (single, clear statement)

4. METHODS (2-3 minutes)
   - Study design overview (visual diagram preferred)
   - Key methodological decisions and rationale
   - Sample / data description
   - Analysis approach (high-level, not every step)

5. RESULTS (5-7 minutes — the core)
   - Lead with the main finding (not chronological)
   - One key finding per slide
   - Visualize data rather than tables of numbers
   - Build complexity gradually
   - Highlight what is new or surprising

6. DISCUSSION (2-3 minutes)
   - What does this mean? (interpretation)
   - How does it fit with existing knowledge?
   - Limitations (honest, but don't dwell)
   - Implications (practical, theoretical, policy)

7. CONCLUSION (1-2 minutes)
   - 2-3 key takeaways (memorable statements)
   - Future directions (what comes next)
   - Call to action (if applicable)

8. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND Q&A (remaining time)
   - Thank collaborators and funders
   - Display contact information
   - Open for questions
```

### Short Talk Structure (5-7 minutes)

```
LIGHTNING TALK FORMAT:

Slide 1: Title + one-sentence summary of finding
Slide 2: The problem (why should anyone care?)
Slide 3: What we did (one visual of method)
Slide 4: Main result (one chart, one takeaway)
Slide 5: Supporting result (optional, only if critical)
Slide 6: So what? (implications + next steps)
Slide 7: Contact info + key reference

RULE: One idea per slide. No more than 7 slides.
If you cannot explain it in 7 slides, you do not
understand it well enough yet.
```

## Narrative Arc Framework

### Story Structure for Research

```
NARRATIVE ARC:

                    CLIMAX (Main Finding)
                   /                      \
                  /                        \
    RISING ACTION                    FALLING ACTION
    (Methods, Build-up)              (Discussion, Context)
   /                                          \
  /                                            \
HOOK ─────────────────────────────────────── RESOLUTION
(Problem/Question)                        (Takeaways/Future)

IMPLEMENTATION:

ACT 1 — SETUP (25% of time)
  "Here is a problem that matters to you..."
  "Previous attempts have tried X, Y, Z but..."
  "The question we asked was..."

ACT 2 — CONFRONTATION (50% of time)
  "We approached this by..."
  "What we found was..." [build tension with supporting data]
  "The surprising part was..." [climax — main finding]

ACT 3 — RESOLUTION (25% of time)
  "This means that..."
  "The limitation is..."
  "Going forward, we plan to..."
  "What you can do with this is..."
```

### Narrative Transitions

| From | To | Transition Phrase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hook | Background | "To understand why this matters, let me give you some context..." |
| Background | Research question | "This brings us to the question we set out to answer..." |
| Research question | Methods | "Here is how we investigated this..." |

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