How to Present - TU Dortmund · How to present 9/15 Plan what do you want to say Dynamic speaking...

technische universität dortmund

Department of

Computer Science Computer

Science 12

Introduction to

How to Present

Dr. Anas Toma TU Dortmund

11.04.2019

technische universität

dortmund

Department of

Computer Science Anas Toma

Computer

Science 12

Note

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This presentation provides some guidelines

and suggestions for preparing a good

presentation and how to present it.

Everyone may have his own steps or

method.


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Outline

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Introduction

How to Prepare a Presentation

How to present

Summary

Proseminar Presentations and Report

Rehearsal

Short Report

Final Presentation

Rehearsals ordering


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Introduction

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More than 400 million copies of PowerPoint were in use in

2002

20 – 30 million PowerPoint presentations per a day

Exponential growth


dortmund

Department of


Computer

Science 12

Introduction

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More than 400 million copies of PowerPoint were in use in

2002

20 – 30 million PowerPoint presentations per a day

Exponential growth

Free of charge alternatives

LaTeX Beamer

LibreOffice Impress

OpenOffice Impress


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How to Prepare a Presentation

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Read your topic quickly

Divide it into subtopics or main parts

Mark the main ideas or points for each subtopic

Read it again

Rewrite the ideas into slides

DON’T COPY and PASTE

Arrange the subtopics/ideas in a logical order

Connections and transitions

• Story style


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Presentation Structure

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Introduction (~15-20%) What you will tell the audience

Body (~75-80%) Tell them

Summary/Conclusion (~5%) What you already told them


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Good Slides

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Main points with less text

e.g. one idea per slide

Clear and simple

Short sentences

Consistency

Design and fonts

Attractions

Facts, real life examples, numbers, surveys, etc.

Story style

• Transitions between topics


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Good Slides Cont.

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Illustration

Figures, diagrams, charts, etc.

Good quality

• Better to be high quality

Animation

Meaningful

Simplify complex ideas or contents

Meet the assigned time slot

Don’t forget to refer to the sources of the presented

information


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How to present

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Plan what do you want to say

Dynamic speaking style

Don’t let the audience sleep

Pauses, changing tones, questions and discussion

Clear pronunciation

Eye contact

Body language

Gesture and facial expression


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How to present Cont.

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Self confidence


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How to present Cont.

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Self confidence

[Physical appearance]

Do you think it is important?

Be ready for questions

Practice

Rehearsal

Timing


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Summary

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Use effective introduction

Clear and simple slides

Not full of text

Smooth sequence

Consistency

Visual aids


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References

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Russell J. Craig and Joel H. Amernic. PowerPoint

Presentation Technology and the Dynamics of Teaching.

Innov High Educ (2006).

Roberta Lundeberg, Elaine Schrumpf, Mona Easley,

Roberta Newman, Tammy Skubinna and Mary Arnold. Parts

of a Presentation, Oregon State University 4-H Youth

Development, 2009.

Steve Mandel. Presentation Skills – A Practical Guide to

Better Speaking, Crisp Pub Inc 2006.

Note: these slides use Microsoft clip arts. Microsoft copyright

restrictions apply.


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Proseminar Presentations and Report

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Rehearsal: 20 – 25 minutes

Short Report: Your opinion on the topic

Usefulness

Feasibility

Overhead

Final Presentation: 20 minutes

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Thank You

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