TIPS FOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL PRESENTATION

Assalamualaikum,

I've been procastinating on a lot of things lately, not because I was lazy (I think), but I had so many things to do for the past few days since my mock research proposal presentation last week. Syukur, Alhamdulillah. It went well.

The comments from my supervisor and co-supervisor were:
- I had monotonous voice
- I had less confidence when I present something that I don't really know
- I need to read more for better understanding
In summary,  I need to polish my skills for the presentation!!!!

But, I am sssoooooooo glad that I didn't have to do many changes for the slide presentation. So, I would like to share here so that I will remember forever, "What are the tips for a good slides of research proposal presentation?

1. A "Table of Contents"
Usually in the thesis, there is a page with this title of "Table of Contents". There is no need for this page in the research proposal presentation. But, you still have to list them out. This is because, the headings and the subheading of the Table of Content will become the title for the slides. 

Basically, the list will look like this:
1. Introduction
2. Literature review
3. Problem statement
4. General objective
5. Specific objectives
6. Methodology
7. Dummy tables
8. Expected outcome
9. Gantt chart
10. References


Source: www.professays.com

The slides will be clear to us and also to the audience. It is more organized this way.


2. A picture is worth a thousand words 
Almost 70-80% of my slide presentation content were illustrated by figures, photos, tables and charts. Based on my experience while doing Master degree, I realized that the audience came from many different backgrounds. Thus, research proposal should be scientific but at the same time understandable to the audience. 

Note: If we don't want the audience to ask so many questions, then, we should explain everything but keep it simple so that it shows:

i. We know what we are talking about
ii. We look confident enough about our study
iii. We are sure what we are going to do

So, let's put colours and pictures in the slide presentation. :)

Source: Science BS | the slitty eye

3. Dummy tables
During our research methodology course recently, the spekers told us to have Dummy Tables in the research proposal so that, we really know what are the datas that we should collect in our study. From my understanding, a dummy table is an empty table of the results but it is the table as if you want to put in the thesis later on. I think it is good to have these dummy tables. It showed not only what data to be collected but also, the statistical tests we will be using to analyse our data too.


Source: wikipedia. 

I think, that's all for now.
Hope I'll remember always the tips that I have shared here. Arasso...
:)

CONFERENCE

Alhamdulillah,

I went to a conference yesterday and today.
It was inspiring to listen and watched how some of the presenters were very passionate of what they are doing and at the same time made their researches possible for the sake of producing products and add new knowledge to the ummah. Subhanallah.

The conclusions that I learned from this conference are:

1. Be passionate of what you are doing.
2. Be confident.
3. Nobody know what you are doing and cannot understand what you are telling on the stage, so, bring the difficult terms into layman for easier understanding.
4. The research that you are doing must be very interesting to allow the audience would pay their best attention during your presentation, i.e breastfeeding, breech delivery, recitation of Yaasin in ICU patients, nutrition and pregnancy and obesity.
5. If the research can produce a product and then be commercialized or a technique that benefits the people, the research has very good impact towards the audiences.
6. Nobody is perfect, accept their defects.
7. The presentation would be better if the slides has dark background and white fonts/the other way round and only 2-3 short sentences in each slides
8. Have more pictures and describe the pictures instead of having long sentences written on the slides
9. Have videos, that'll be very interesting
10. For my next presentation, I think I should have:

• 1 slide of title
  
• 1 slide for lit review
• 1 slide of problem statement
• 1 slide of research question and research hypothesis
• 1 slide of methodology, best to show in flowchart
• slide of results should be only graphs and pictures. The explanation of results and discussion no need to write on the slides, instead give them at your best speech!!! (haha, can I do it???) While presenting this, make sure to point to the graphs so that people can understand the graphs that we already put up on the slides.
  
• 1 slide of limitation
• 1 slide of conclusion
• 1 slide of recommendation

Tadaaaa.... Hopefully the presentation will not be next week! haha

• 1 slide of
  

PROPOSAL PRESENTATION

Assalamualaikum

Alhamdulillah I presented my research proposal in front of departmental staffs today morning! I spoke too fast and my sequence was hay wired.. What should come 1st was last and what's supposed to be the last was brought in front...

How I wish all my 3 supervisors are there, but Alhamdulillah... with only 1 supervisor who came during her leaves, really gave me good moral support. I am happy that she could make it...

From there, I have to do a lot more reading and structure back my slides so that people can understand my study, my workloads and my research.

Sad but in a good way.. Very happy with the fact that it was a hot discussion and a lot of work to be done and enough for my master...
May Allah help me pass through till the end...
ALLAHUAKBAR!

Now, good luck to my husband to present!