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Term Paper: Oral Presentation

Term Paper: Oral Presentation. CS4001 Kristin Marsicano. Outline. Relevance of presentation skills Preparing your talk Submitting your materials Giving your talk Evaluating your talk Participating in the presentations . Why are presentation skills relevant to you?.

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Term Paper: Oral Presentation

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  1. Term Paper: Oral Presentation CS4001 Kristin Marsicano

  2. Outline • Relevance of presentation skills • Preparing your talk • Submitting your materials • Giving your talk • Evaluating your talk • Participating in the presentations

  3. Why are presentation skills relevant to you?

  4. Why are presentation skills relevant to you? • Making GOOD presentations essential for • Explaining/summarizing your work to others (1 min, 5 min, 15 min) • Selling your work to funding agencies, managers • Interviewing for jobs • Interacting with other developers, researchers

  5. Preparing Your Talk • Understand the goal of your talk • Assess your audience • Determine how you fit into the program/meeting/etc. (time allowed for your presentation? format of talk?) • Prepare the content, slides, script • Practice, practice, practice (and then practice some more!) Mary Jean Harrold

  6. 1. Understand the goal of your talk • What is the goal for your 4001 talk?

  7. 2. Assess your audience • Who is the audience for your 4001 talk? • What do you know about your audience? • What are factors of the audience that may affect the way you present your material?

  8. 3. Determine how you fit into the program/meeting • You will be randomly selected to present on the presentation days (you won’t know until you arrive if you are presenting that day or not) • You’ll have 5 minutes for presentation, 2 minutes to answer questions • Your slides/materials will be available on the podium computer (so you should use a format that is compatible with the version of Windows/Office on that machine; PDF is the safest option!) • During the presentation, time will be strictly enforced, so be prepared

  9. 4. Prepare content, slides, script • Your presentation will be an overview of your term paper argument • Prepare • Up to 5 slides to go along with your talk; incorporate a visual argument into your presentation (you can use your work from Assignment 10!) • A script of what you’ll say

  10. 4. Prepare content, slides, script • On the slides • Be able to put your slides on the floor, stand up, and read the slides (min 18pt) • Use short phrases instead of complete sentences • Use colors, fonts wisely • Use pictures, diagrams, etc. whenever possible • Usually less text is better!!! (Not like these slides )

  11. 4. Prepare content, slides, script • Script • Prepare a script of what you’ll say • Use it for practice • Keep it handy in case you need it • Don’t read off of it verbatim during your presentation

  12. 5. Practice, practice, practice • Practice by yourself to get timings • Practice with a group to get feedback • Video tape your talk to see how you look, stand, appear, etc. • Practice in front of a mirror to see how you look, stand, appear, etc. • Practice at the location where you’ll give the talk

  13. Submitting your materials • Prepare your slides and convert them to PDF • Name you file <your last name>4001.pdf For example, my file would be Marsicano4001.pdf • Submit your slides on T-Square by the due date/time listed on the schedule • You will not be able to make edits after the submission deadline passes (you will use the version of the slides we download from T-Square)

  14. Giving your talk • Check the environment for the talk beforehand and make sure you’re comfortable • Keep your script handy in case you need it • Dress appropriately: appearance does count so avoid extremes • Enjoy!! Others are anxious to hear what you have to say

  15. Evaluating your talk • See the rubric provided! We will evaluate your presentation based on the criteria listed there.

  16. Participating in presentations • Attendance is required on all presentation days (even if you already presented) • Failure to attend will result in a grade of 0 for your presentation • Evaluate each student based on the rubric • You will be given evaluation sheets • Ask questions • Each student must ask at least one question over the course of all presentation days

  17. General Notes • Time will be tight! • You will not get any extra time, even if you aren’t done with your presentation • Turn-over between students will be quick so be prepared

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