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Effective Presentation Effective Presentation TechniquesTechniques
Michael J. QuinnMichael J. Quinn7 October 20057 October 2005
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OutlineOutline
Structuring presentation
Designing slides
Pausing techniques
Answering questions
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Structuring presentation
Designing slides
Pausing techniques
Answering questions
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Structuring Structuring PresentationPresentation PlanningPlanning DeliveryDelivery Sign postsSign posts
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PlanningPlanning
Talk: A Talk: A B B Consider audienceConsider audience Set goalSet goal Create slidesCreate slides
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DeliveryDelivery
Prepare audiencePrepare audience Move audienceMove audience Reflect on journeyReflect on journey ““Tell ’em” Tell ’em” 3 3 Rehearse!Rehearse!
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Sign PostsSign Posts
Orient listenerOrient listener– Current topicCurrent topic– ProgressProgress
Two stylesTwo styles– IntermittentIntermittent– Ever-presentEver-present
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Structuring presentation
Designing slides
Pausing techniques
Answering questions
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Designing Good SlidesDesigning Good Slides
ContentContent UnveilingUnveiling ColorColor Subliminal messagesSubliminal messages
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ContentContent
PurposePurpose– Complement speakerComplement speaker– Talk ≠ technical reportTalk ≠ technical report
DensityDensity– 7 lines/page7 lines/page– 4 words/line4 words/line
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Speaker Reads Speaker Reads SlidesSlides
A speaker may put his entire presentation A speaker may put his entire presentation on his slides. He turns his back to the on his slides. He turns his back to the audience and reads the slides aloud. audience and reads the slides aloud. Perhaps he feels this approach guarantees Perhaps he feels this approach guarantees all the information will get to the audience.all the information will get to the audience.
This may be the most annoying way to give This may be the most annoying way to give a presentation. Audience members feel a presentation. Audience members feel insulted: they already know how to read! insulted: they already know how to read! They wonder why the lecturer doesn’t They wonder why the lecturer doesn’t simply hand out a copy of the slides.simply hand out a copy of the slides.
The visual presentation dominates the The visual presentation dominates the presenter. The presenter is not adding any presenter. The presenter is not adding any value to what is on the slides.value to what is on the slides.
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Speaker Interprets Speaker Interprets SlidesSlides Slides dominateSlides dominate
– Provide all Provide all contentcontent
– Hold audience’s Hold audience’s attentionattention
Speaker supportsSpeaker supports– Faces slidesFaces slides– Helps audience Helps audience
understandunderstand
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Slides Enhance Slides Enhance SpeakerSpeaker Speaker dominatesSpeaker dominates
– Faces audienceFaces audience– Provides contentProvides content
Slides support speakerSlides support speaker– Reinforce messageReinforce message– Orient listenersOrient listeners
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Mixing Important/ Mixing Important/ Unimportant Unimportant WordsWords
The isoefficiency and the The isoefficiency and the scalability metrics of a parallel scalability metrics of a parallel algorithm are crucialalgorithm are crucial
The typical parallel computers of The typical parallel computers of the future will have thousands of the future will have thousands of CPUs and terabytes of RAM CPUs and terabytes of RAM
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Important Words OnlyImportant Words Only
Crucial metricsCrucial metrics– IsoefficiencyIsoefficiency– Scalability functionScalability function
Future systemsFuture systems– Thousands of CPUsThousands of CPUs– Terabytes of RAMTerabytes of RAM
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Unbalanced ListsUnbalanced Lists
SpeedupSpeedup– Sequential timeSequential time– Parallel timeParallel time
Parallel computationsParallel computations Parallel overheadParallel overhead
EfficiencyEfficiency
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Balanced ListsBalanced Lists
SpeedupSpeedup– Expresses time reductionExpresses time reduction– Sequential time, parallel time, Sequential time, parallel time,
overheadoverhead EfficiencyEfficiency
– Expresses processor utilizationExpresses processor utilization– Speedup, number of processorsSpeedup, number of processors
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““Fly In” FailsFly In” Fails
Could you read this?Could you read this? How about this one?How about this one? Maybe the third time is the charm!Maybe the third time is the charm!
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““Wipe from Left” Wipe from Left” WorksWorks Less distractingLess distracting Reduces eye movementReduces eye movement Increases readabilityIncreases readability
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Typical Eye MovementTypical Eye Movement
Upper leftUpper left Upper rightUpper right Lower leftLower left Lower right Lower right
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Wall of WhiteWall of White
Increases glareIncreases glare Causes eyestrainCauses eyestrain Distracts from speakerDistracts from speaker
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Subliminal MessagesSubliminal Messages
OrientationOrientation MotionMotion
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Message: DeclineMessage: Decline
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Message: Message: ImprovementImprovement
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Message: Bad Message: Bad EventEvent
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Message: Good EventMessage: Good Event
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Structuring presentation
Designing slides
Pausing techniques
Answering questions
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PausesPauses
UsefulUseful PowerfulPowerful DifficultDifficult
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Silence UsefulSilence Useful
Awaiting thoughtAwaiting thought Switching gazeSwitching gaze Reading slideReading slide Reinforcing pointReinforcing point
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Structuring presentation
Designing slides
Pausing techniques
Answering questions
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PitfallsPitfalls
Hostile gesturesHostile gestures Wandering gazeWandering gaze Body languageBody language Missing pointMissing point Seeking approvalSeeking approval Excluding audienceExcluding audience
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OpportunitiesOpportunities
Welcoming gesturesWelcoming gestures Focusing gazeFocusing gaze Body languageBody language Getting pointGetting point Reinforcing messageReinforcing message Including audienceIncluding audience
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Dangerous Dangerous ResponsesResponses
““Good question”Good question” ““I’m glad you asked that I’m glad you asked that
question”question”
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SummarySummary
Guide audience gently
Design slides carefully
Use pauses effectively
Answer questions inclusively