Preparing my own presentations is always something I have enjoyed. I like to see how the work that I have done comes together to form a great presentation. Last year, I got to go to a virtual conference to present my research. It was difficult to know that the conference had been moved virtual, but it was okay because at least it was not canceled all together. COVID-19 has put a lot of things on hold, and to be safe and present my research, I was happy to attend virtually. As part of this, my lab partner and I had to create a welcome video for our research. I have included that video here. This project was a bit different because I had a lab partner to work with as opposed to being alone. It was much harder to get our recording done because we kept laughing! I definitely prefer presenting in person for groups, but this was still a great learning experience. We also had to make a poster with condensed information about our project. It was certainly a process to effectively summarize our work but very much worth it. This conference was not limited to biological sciences and thus our work needed to be understood by many different disciplines. I have continued to use these sorts of skills in daily life and in the classroom.
Additionally, I was able to create a presentation for my immunology class that will be presented to the whole school during research day. I got to solve a medical mystery and it was mighty fun to do. Here is a copy of the slides to review.
These skills will definitely be helpful when I attend veterinary school as well. Being able to communicate effectively with others is something I really enjoy and I believe is necessary for us to be able to be successful scientists. Our findings can’t effect change if no one can understand them, or understand why they are important.