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Course organization; Introduction
Presentation fundamentals, Four steps to success: audience; Installing LaTeXFour steps to success:structure; LaTeX basics (Exercise #1)Four steps to success: presentation; LaTeX: typesetting textFour steps to success: presentation (cont.); LaTeX: typesetting mathFour steps: presentation (cont.), discussion; LaTeX: typesetting math (Exercise #2)LaTeX: real-world examples; “Stump the tutor”
Technical Presentation Skillsfor Engineers
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Technical Presentation Skillsfor Engineers
Today’s goals
Fundamentals of good technical presentations
Four steps to success:1) Audience2) Structure3) Presentation4) Discussion
Oral presentations• general structure• mechanics of visual communication
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Four steps to success:
1) Audience: design your presentation to meet the audience’s expectations and needs
2) Structure: make your presentation logically sound and compelling
3) Presentation: master the mechanics of clear communication
4) Discussion: prepare to answer questions about your work and respond to comments
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Oral presentations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WALIARHHLII
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
1. Show the title, the authors and their affiliations
2. Give an outline of the presentation
3. Explain the motivation of your work in an introduction
4. Present the methods and results of your work
5. Discuss the meaning of the results
6. Reinforce key points in the conclusion
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
1. Show the title, the authors and their affiliations
2. Give an outline of the presentation
3. Explain the motivation of your work in an introduction
4. Present the methods and results of your work
5. Discuss the meaning of the results
6. Reinforce key points in the conclusion
“Tell ’em what you’re gonna tell ’em.
Tell ’em.
Then tell ’em what you told ’em.”— George Bernard Shaw
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
“Tell ’em what you’re gonna tell ’em.
Tell ’em.
Then tell ’em what you told ’em.”— George Bernard Shaw
“Tell ’em how you’re gonna bore ’em.
Bore ’em.
Then tell ’em how you just bored ’em.”— Douglas Jefferys
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
1. Show the title, the authors and their affiliations
2. Give an outline of the presentation
3. Explain the motivation of your work in an introduction
4. Present the methods and results of your work
5. Discuss the meaning of the results
6. Reinforce key points in the conclusionNever show an outline (unless your talk is
at least 30 minutes long)!
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
Titlepage
MotivationOpen question(s)
you want to answer(hypothesis)
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
Brief explanation of experimental methods used and/or theoretical
background
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
Show your results and discuss their meaning
Answers to open questions
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
“feedback loop”
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
Answers to open questions
Acknowledgments“Take-home” message:main results, impact,unsolved issues, etc.
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2) Structure — How to organize a technical talk
The “setup”
The “mystery”
The “evidence”
Columbo solvesthe crime!