[Kevin]

Just don't read the paper!

I went to a symposium a couple weeks ago. Students from a journalism class actually READ their paper didn't take questions.. it was bad.

Just make a couple notecards, practice a little if it makes you feel comfortable. Hit some main points.

When presenting papers, I usually follow this formula:

1. Attention grabber intro -- usually ask a question, take a quick survey, try to get the subject to apply to my audience.
2. Introduce at least 3 main points, research question, hypothesis.
3. Discuss methodology
4. Discuss results
5. Discuss conclusion (DO NOT SAY "In conclusion...")
6. Reiterate 3 main points, tell if your hypothesis was correct, why or why not?
7. Close with impact
8. Ask "What questions do you have?"