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How (Not) to Give a Good TalkSteffen Koch, Daniel Maurer, Michael Stoll, Sebastian Volz, Andrs Bruhnwith contributions by Michael Raschke and othersSeminar Bildverarbeitung und Computer Vision | Winter Term 2015 | 23.10.20151Dont be that guy2Motivation

Answer is not as obvious at it seemsQuestions to ask firstWho is the audience?What do they expect from the presentation?Which information/message would you like to conveyGoals foryou giving the class presentationLearn how to give a good talkthe others:Learn how to give a good talkGet a basic understanding of the presented topic3How to Plan a Presentation?Who already gave a talk?Who did this at university?Who did it in English?Keep goals of talk in mind when deciding on structure!!!In this seminar presentation of scientific research

Give motivationExplain the problem to be addressedPoint out related workDescribe (your) solution(s) to the problem Discuss results, evaluation of the approachSummary, conclusion, show future perspectives, start discussion

Give an overview on the topic, provide details on important aspects4Example Structure of a PresentationRaise audiences interestPresent contentSum things up

Title

Presenter / authors

Event

Date5What Should Go on the Title Slide?Dont start with a blank slide if you animate your bullet pointsDont use too much text, use bullets insteadUse graphics and images when usefulFont size shouldnt be too small, dont use serifsUse animation sparingly (where it makes sense)Try to maintain high contrastYou could use tools for creating good color palettes (e.g., http://colorbrewer2.org)Make structure of talk obviousChoose a suitable number of slidesTry to use a coherent layoutWhatch aut for tipos!Dont use too many bullet points per slide

SensePlace2[MacEachren et al., 2011]TEXTTEXTTEXTTEXT6Design/Layout of Slideseasily readablemore difficult to readMake more obvious that images should have adequate refs.Its difficult to do a good presentation :-(You might be nervous and stressed, becausethe audience is focused on youyou dont want to make a fool of yourselfyou havent done many presentations, yetyou want to meet the audiences expectationsetc.What can you do about this?practice, practice, practiceknow your slideslearn your talk by heart?! Important: know the content you intend to convey7Some Hints for giving PresentationsSome people claim there are indicators of competence influenced by8Presentation SkillsSpeech and languageSpeak without notesRhythm of speechPositive and clear sentencesVary your intonationBalance volumeControl tempoMake pauses (e.g., to emphasize)ApparelAdapt to the occasionPostureFirm postureFacing the audienceNot too static

Movement and gesturesNatural gesturesOpen, animatedGuidingSupporting messageReferring to visual representation

Facial expression and gazeSeek eye contactBe friendly, livelysupportive

Very difficult to consider all these things!Not necessary to master all of them if you are not going to present TV shows or intend to become a politicianThe best sign of competence is still being competent -> know your topicHowever, certain behavior of a presenter might be distractive and hinder transporting the message9Presentation Skills

10Body LanguageAvoid: walking around during talk all the time

Better: change position not too often, but if you do, do it intentionally, e.g., to show something11Body LanguageAvoid: standing frozen to the spot

Better: more lively posture, use gestures

12Body LanguageAvoid: reading everything from script

Better: speak without notes

13Body LanguageAvoid: playing with hands, putting them in pockets

Better: show hands, use supporting gestures

14Body LanguageAvoid: playing with pointing device or stick

Better: only use these if you need them

15Body LanguageAvoid: the same goes for pens:dont play with them

Better: only use them if required,leave on table otherwise

16Body LanguageAvoid: displaying no interest in your audience

Better: face audience, seek eye contact

Length of presentation: 30 minsDiscussion: 15 mins (max)Tight scheduleif you present, be there early to test the setup Have backup available in case anything goes wronge.g., have them on a USB-drive in addition to your laptopThis seminar: email your slides to your tutor before the talkIf you want to get feedback on your slides talk to your tutor early 17Organizational IssuesNo progress without feedbackThis is true for scientific talks as wellAnd thus for our seminar presentations:Discussion of content and form after questionsBy tutorsAnd we expect all of you to contribute with constructive feedbackOnly constructive criticism18Constructive CriticismQuestions?19What did I do well?What was not so good?Any suggestions for improvement?20First Round of Constructive Criticism now!