Technical Presentation

s1170047 Takahide Ishiis1170054 Takahiro Kageyama

Table of contents

● What's the best contents?● How best to write plain slide(1)● How best to write plain slide(2)● How best to presentation(1)● How best to presentation(2)● How to practice talks

What's the best contents?

● The goal of a talk is similar to the goal of a technical paper.

● So, when we give a talk, we should ask your-self, “What are the key points that my audi-ence should take away from the talk?”

● We should need to elide everything that does not support those points.

How best to write plain slide(1)

● We should use descriptive slide titles.● Do not use the same title on multiple slides.● Choosing a descriptive title that helps the

audience to appreciate what the specific con-tribution of this slide is.

How best to write plain slide(2)● When we make a slide, we must not put too

much text (or other material) on a slide.● Because, when a new slide goes up, the

audience will turn its attention to comprehend-ing that slide.

● If the audience has to read a lot of text, they will tune you out, probably missing something important.

How best to presentation(1)

● When giving a presentation, never point at your laptop screen, which the audience can-not see.

● Using a laser pointer is fine, but the laser pointer tends to shake (especially if you are nervous) and can be distracting.

How best to presentation(2)● We should make eye contact with the audi-

ence.● This draws them in and lets you know wheth-

er you are going too fast, too slow, or just right.

● Lastly, If you get flustered, don't panic.● One approach is to stop and regroup; taking a

drink of water is a good way to cover this.

How to practice talks● When giving a practice talk, it is very helpful to dis-

tribute hardcopy slides (remember to include slide numbers)

● Because, others can easily annotate them and re-turn them to you at the end of the talk.

● In addition, we should go to other people's practice talks.

● This is good citizenship, and cultivating these ob-ligations is a good way to ensure that you have an audience at your practice talk.