Presenting Research › Module 6: Beyond the room

Sharing your talk

Lesson 3 of 3 · 2 min

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A talk given once reaches a room. Shared well, it can keep reaching people for years.

Share the slides

  • Upload slides as a PDF to Zenodo, OSF or figshare, which gives them a DOI, so they can be cited.
  • Add the link to your personal page and your ORCID profile.
  • Remove anything confidential, and check you have the right to share every image.

Record it

  • Many conferences record talks. If not, record a version yourself: screen plus voice is enough.
  • Keep it to the same length as the live talk, or shorter.
  • Add captions: platforms can generate them, but check technical terms.

A short version for social media

  • A 60–90 second clip with your one-sentence message and key figure.
  • Or a short written thread: problem, finding, figure, link.

Accessibility

  • Captions for videos.
  • Alt text describing key figures.
  • High-contrast slides and colour-blind-safe figures.

These help everyone, including people watching on phones with the sound off.

Track and reply

Answer comments and questions; they're more feedback and sometimes the start of a collaboration.

RememberPut slides online with a DOI, record and caption the talk, make a short version, and keep it accessible.