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Lương Y Hòa ([email protected]) swiss IT bridge www.swissITbridge.ch Effective Technical Presentations Session 1: Overall

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Lương Y Hòa ([email protected])swiss IT bridgewww.swissITbridge.ch

Effective Technical Presentations Session 1: Overall

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A process to conduct an effective presentation

• Step 1: Planning

• Step 2: Preparing the Content

• Step 3: Practicing

• Step 4: Getting there

• Step 5: Speaking to the audience

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Step 1: Planning (1/3)

• Who is the audience? o Make the level of the material appropriate to the

audience

• What is the message? o Have a clear point that you want to address

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Step 1: Planning (2/3)

• How long is the presentation? o Present enough materialso Leave time for questions

• Follow the golden rule

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1) Tell the audience what you’re going to tell them

2) Deliver the information

3) Tell the the audience what you’ve told them

Step 1: Planning (3/3)

The golden rule

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Step 2: Preparing the Content

• Determine font size

• Use your own words

• Show ideas, not details

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Content: Keep it simple

• A presentation is not effective when slides are verbose and filled with lots and lots of text for the viewer to read. This type of presentation is better suited for publishing a paper or journal article and is not desirable for an oral presentation. Remember what a presentation is and what it is not. This type of slide is a real attention-killer and very difficult for the audience to follow.

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How many times have you seen this?

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12 point 18 point 24 point

32 point 44 point

Match the font size to the presentation room

Step 2: Preparing the Content (cont.)

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Looks good :-)

Dark letters on a light background are best for opaque imagesLooks good also :-)

Step 2: Preparing the Content (cont.)

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Technology: Color

Avoid low contrast or dark-on-dark combinations

Avoid the UM red and blue

Avoid the UM red and blue

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Step 4: Practicing 

Practice so that you are comfortable with the equipment Practice so that the timing is correct

The first time you try something is never your best performance 

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Step 5: Getting There

• What computer is available?

• What projection device?

• At least 15 minutes

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Step 6: Speak to the Audience

• Talk to people at the far corner

• Gestures

• Eye-contacts

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References

www.olemiss.edu/courses/EE/ENGR695/Oralpres2000/ 

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Thank you!

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Step 1: Planning

Step 2: Preparing the Content

Step 3: Practicing

Step 4: Getting there

Step 5: Speaking to the audience

Summary