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HOW TO IMPROVE MY TECHNICAL PRESENTATION IN ENGLISH
C. K. TohVisiting International Chair ProfessorNational Cheng Kung University, TAINAN
22 April 2010
INTERNATIONALF O R U M NCKU College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
OUTLINE Introduction to Technical Presentations Characteristics & Requirements
Preparation Before PresentationMaterials & Organization
Actual Presentation Effective Communications
After Presentation Feedback
Conclusion
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INTERNATIONAL FORUMHow to improve my technical presentation in English?
Introduction
Why present?
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Why Presentation? Many Reasons!
Professor asks me to do it! I just like to talk! Ha ha I do it for my upcoming conference! I am doing it for my thesis defense I am preparing for an invited talk Others!!
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Presentation Requirements what? Oral English Using Slides often POWERPOINT Proper Heading (title, outline, etc) Proper Content (say it concisely) Proper Conclusion (reinforce) Feedback (Q&A) Within Time Limits
INTRODUCTIONCharacteristics of A Good Presentation
Clear Easily Understood Concise Interesting Interactive Well Prepared
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Preparation
NOTE: A well-prepared presentation is half the battle won!
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What Preparation? Materials / Content Organization Rehearsal
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Preparation: Materials
Materials What to say and what not to say Use words ( key words ) Use colors Use contrast Use pictures ( a picture is worth a thousand words! ) Use multimedia or animations?
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Materials
What to say and what not? Talk about your research Talk a bit about related work Talk a bit about future work Dont talk bad about others, make accusations, finger
pointing, etc. Be professional, behave yourself.
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Materials
Use Words? Words convey your ideas Words convey important points Use words that catch the eye Use words that resonates the ears!
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Materials
Use Colors? Our Eyes see and detect colors Colors can attract attention But dont over do it!
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Materials
Use Contrast? Can you see this? YES?
Can you still see the words? Use the right colors for foreground
and background!
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Materials
Use Pictures? A Picture is worth aThousand words!
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Materials
Use Multimedia?
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Materials
Use Animations?
Airflow in a jet plane
Com
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Preparation: Organization Organization: Your slides & Time
What to say first? What to say next? What to say last?
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Organization & Time Head, Body, Tail Introduction / Motivation (1 slide) Problem (1 slide) Related Work (1 slide) Your Approach (2-3 slides) Your Simulation/Experimental Details (1-2 slides) Your Results & Deductions (2-4 slides) Comparisons (1-2 slide) Conclusion (1 slide)
15 Slides
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Organization & Time Slides & Time Management CONFERENCE: Speaker
15-20mins presentation 5 mins Q&A
15 slides imply 1 minute per slide 20 slides imply you need to hurry 30 slides imply you are rushing!! 5 slides mean you have no content!
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Preparation: Rehearse Practice your speech alone Practice your speech with audience Check your pronunciation Check your flow Check your timing Record it and playback (listen to yourself) Try to improve until your professor is satisfied
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Rehearsal Cannot Speak? HELP!! Cant pronounce! Use tools!
Example Use:www.m-w.com
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Rehearsal Pronunciation Text-to-Speech Tools
American Accent
British Accent
Robotic Voice!
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She Sells Sea Shells By
The Sea Shore
Say This Loud:
Can you say it without problems?
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Rehearsal Your Voice Volume Tone Small audience Large audience Use Microphone Dull / Excited?
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Actual Presentation
NOTE: Say you, say me!
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Attire: Male Speaker
And yes tidy hair- comb your hair!Wear your watch!
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Attire: Female Speaker
Skirt is fine.Watch your shoes!
And yes tidy hair- comb your hair!
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Actual Presentation Introduce yourself & title Mention the outline of your talk Start talking! Maintain eye contact & flow Body language Conclude well Finish on time
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Introduce yourself & title
Hello everyone. Good afternoon I am so and so from It is my pleasure to be here to give a
presentation. The title of my talk today is .
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Introduce outline of talk
The outline of my talk today is as follows.
First, I will present an introduction Then, I will . Finally, I will provide a conclusion
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Start Talking!!
Intro /Motivation / Problem Your proposed approach Your simulation / experiments /
analysis Your results and claims Conclusion / Future work
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What you should not do!!Cheating Reading from a notebook.
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Power of Body Language Presenter body language
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Power of Body Language
Audience body language
Bored Anxiety Helpless Sleepy Confused Thinking
Give upLook
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Audience Body Language (You..)
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Audience Body Language (More You..)
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Power of Facial Expression
Audience Watch them Understand React to it
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Power of Eye-to-eye Contact
A form of non-verbal communication When you communicate with someone You look at his eyes and talk You may blink once or two
When you look at his/her eyes,,,,,,,,,,,he/she will pay attention!!
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The Fear Factors!
YourInitial State
Your frightened
mental state
Lack ofPreparation
Poor Health VIPsaround
Large Audience
No supporters
Regenerativeloop
Sweating
Body shaking
Legsfeel weak
CrippledSpeech
Startcrying
MindBlank
Loss ofwords
Nervous
Breakdown
How to Overcome Nervousness?
ANSWERSWear a sunglasses (see no one, fear no one) Speak really fast and end quickly Talk as if there is no tomorrow! Ask your professor to stand beside you.. Look at the ceiling, not the audience Have a cup of hot tea or coffee before.. See a doctor?!
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How to Overcome Nervousness?
REAL ANSWERS Practice until you can present all of it even by
closing your eyes (not memorizing it!) Positive thinking: Be brave; Be fun; enjoy your talkAccept audience as your friends/supporters Behave like Peter Pan One Happy Thought!
Talk like an Engineer!
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Real-time Speech Processing!
LoudnessPace of Speech
Vision / Scan / Observation
BodyPosture
HandMovements
Clock
Walk or stay.Stage Position
Heart beat
Screen
Audience
LegMuscle
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Students say to Prof. Toh:
Give me a break!
! Prof. Toh reply: Come on, dont give up easily!
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After Presentation
Feedback & Beyond
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Did I present well?
Where to get the answers? ANSWER 1:
The Louder the Applause, the better!
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Did I present well?
ANSWER 2:
You received words of praise, such as excellent talk, interesting talk, wonderful!, well done!
Oh man! OR Oh dear!
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Did I present well?
ANSWER 3:
You saw people stand up, applause and whistle
You receive an after-talk invitation.
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Did I present well? ANSWER 4: Did everyone stay until end of
presentation? Anyone left early?
Has anyone fallen asleep? It may not be your talkAir con, after lunch, weather, etc.
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Q&A: Can I answer every question?
ANSWERS: Be Honest! If you dont have the answer, say so! Dont LieWorse dont give wrong answer.
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Q&A: Did I answer well?
ANSWERS: YES: A nod on his head (the person asking
the question) or he replied saying thank you ! NO: After your answer, he/she kept quiet!
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Q&A: What if I receive no questions?
ANSWERS: You are lucky! You dont face any difficult questionsYou are not so lucky! Audience may not have understood your
presentation
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Concluding Remarks
INTERNATIONALF O R U MHOW TO IMPROVE?
Know your weakness! Pronunciation? Materials/Content? Organization?
Improve through using tools Improve through practices (rehearsal) Follow my advice
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INTERNATIONALF O R U MCONCLUSION
To present well, you: Prepare well Rehearse well Sleep well Fear no one Talk like an Engineer! Finally, enjoy it & be yourself!
Eat Well
Questions?
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