16. Data Science & Presentation Skills - A Talk With Margot Gerritsen (Women in Data Science Worldwide & Stanford University)

Listen and get insights into Data Science & Presentation Skills in this talk with Margot Gerritsen, (Founder & Former Executive Director Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide, and Professor [Emerita] Stanford University).

We talk about: presentation framing and motivation;  understanding your audience and the 2 - 3 messages you want them to remember; similarities between your presentation and writing a newspaper article; ending your presentation with a memorable takeaway; explaining where your data is coming from and how you look at the data; overcoming your fear of public speaking - you have nothing to lose, but you have something to gain; being honest about your data and the outcomes; practicing your presentation - the value of multiple dry runs; managing stage fright and anxiety; reducing presentation fears by inviting criticism early on - it will make you a better presenter. 

Guest Info

• LinkedIn: Margot Gerritsen
• LinkedIn: Women in Data Science

Resources

• Book: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics (Michael Wheeler)
• Website: Women in Data Science
• YouTube: Women in Data Science

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:40 Presentation framing and motivation
• 8:50 Understanding your audience and the 2 - 3 messages you want them to remember
• 9:38 Similarities between your presentation and writing a newspaper article
• 11:47 Ending your presentation with a memorable takeaway
• 12:59 Explaining where your data is coming from and how you look at the data
• 14:59 Overcoming your fear of public speaking: you have nothing to lose, but you have something to gain
• 21:55 Being honest about your data and the outcomes
• 25:27 Practicing your presentation: the value of multiple dry runs
• 26:15 Managing stage fright and anxiety
• 28:33 Reducing presentation fears by inviting criticism early on: it will make you a better presenter
• 29:46 Outro