Report on My Interviews

In this post, I will write a report on my interviews.

afk tv, "Interview." July 9 2010. Creative Commons

The most significant or interesting genres that I learned from my interviewees are scientific reports and how important it is for them to be organized. Three specific genres from my field of study are PowerPoint presentations, scientific reports, and preliminary oral presentations that use posters.

These genres are different and depend on what kind of information is being presented. From what each professor told me, PowerPoints are typically used when teaching a course. It is important that there is only a small amount of information on each slide and is simplified completely. This is crucial because a content-heavy presentation leads to confusion and boredom. Scientific reports are used when the professor has conducted his own research. They are typically much more content heavy with several subheadings describing the process of the entire research project. Oral presentations are only done when there is only a small amount of research to present; they are usually 10 minutes long.

The most difficult thing to do when writing in these genres is sentence structure and organization. The concepts are already very intricate and hard for a general audience to follow; therefore, it is crucial that everything is presented as simply as possible.

Examples of scientific reports can mostly be found in academic journals or scientific blog websites.