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How to Give a BAD Presentation Hong Zhang, PhD Mechanical Engineering Rowan University Adopted from Prof. David A. Patterson of UCB

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How to Give a BAD Presentation. Hong Zhang, PhD Mechanical Engineering Rowan University. Adopted from Prof. David A. Patterson of UCB . Outline, what outline?. I have 100 slides and 10 topics in an hour, why should I bother waste time give an outline? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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How to Give a BAD

PresentationHong Zhang, PhDMechanical EngineeringRowan University

Adopted from Prof. David A. Patterson of UCB

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Outline, what outline?I have 100 slides and 10 topics in

an hour, why should I bother waste time give an outline?

I am so excited about my result, I can’t wait even for about one minute now!

If I can keep the audience guessing, maybe they will pay more attention.

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Up To The PointMy result is the crown jewel. Don’t mention background and goal.

I didn’t say but you should know.

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Messy Is My StyleIgnore spellin, granmar and

legibility. Why wate study research time

preparing slides? Dressed in clothes you weare last

weekend that you play rugby in the mud.

Who care what 50 people thinks?

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Messy Is My StyleIgnore spelling, grammar and

legibility. Why waste study or research

time preparing slides? Dress in the clothes you wore last

weekend when you played rugby in the mud.

Who cares what 50 people think?

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Economic Conscious Economy is so bad, we need to save slides. Then we can

◦ Use less precious disk space.◦ Use less energy to flip slides.◦ Use less electricity by change less screen.

According to my antique calculator, we can save about $0.0007 per slide. Just think how many talks will be given every year, I can’t wait to promote my style. Less is more. Or more is less. If all talks can be fit into 1~2 pages, then hundreds and hundreds acres of trees will be saved,

BTW, if I fill the slides with more content, people will just read by themselves. Then I can simply stand here and read the slides. Who will care about what I talk about. It’s such a good idea. I can’t wait to add more lines to my slides.

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I Am A Great WriterWho says that engineers can't

write? I will always use complete sentences in my slides. Just key words will not satisfy my desire of writing. If possible, I will use whole paragraphs and read every word. BTW, it’s a great opportunity to practice my pronunciation.

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I Am A Great WriterUse full sentence.Read slides.

Or, really?

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Special Effect Is the KingYou need the dynamic element! The features are available in

PowerPoint for a reason – to be used!

It shows that I know PowerPoint!

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Eye Exam TimeBe humble - use a small font, especially for

the important parts. Choose a hard to see color.Don’t label axes on graphs, and

use fancy typefaces. Important people sit in front, and

will see just fine. Who cares about the riff-raff that sits in the back of the room?

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Be Serious And FairColor indicates careless work. It's unfair to emphasize some

words over others.

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No IllustrationDid Confucius say “1 picture = 10k words”?

It’s too old fashioned.21 centaury doesn’t believe graphics.

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No PracticeWhy waste study or research

time practicing? Be spontaneous.Argue with any suggestions I get

even I practiceI always need more time. The

longer the better.

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Engineering Style Body LanguageAvert eyes to show respect. Speak softly to show manner.Monotone voice can keep audience nodding.

Standing in front of the screen can also add mystery.

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No Slide Left BehindEvery slide is important.Too many slides? Just talk faster.

Skip summary and conclusions, if necessary.

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Ten Commandments of Bad Talk I. Thou shalt not be neat. II. Thou shalt not waste spaceIII. Thou shalt not covet brevity. IV. Thou shalt not restraint

animate. V. Thou shalt not be legible.VI. Thou shalt not use color. VII. Thou shalt not illustrate. VIII. Thou shalt not make eye

contact. IX. Thou shalt not skip slides in

long talk.X. Thou shalt not practice.

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How to Give a Not Too Bad Presentation

Adopted from Dr. Joe Orlins

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OutlineGoals of presentationsElements of good presentationsThings to avoidTips on style

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Goals of PresentationsInform your audience

◦Tell the world what you’ve discovered!

Compare your findings with others◦Especially important for new

researchShow your stuff!

◦You may be speaking to future employers

◦Your grade may depend on how well you do

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Who is more successful?

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Content of a PresentationTitle / authors (1 slide)Forecast / Abstract (0-1 slide, optional)Outline of presentation (0-1 slide, optional)Background (1-3 slides)

◦ Motivation and problem statement (1-2 slides)◦ Prior knowledge (0-2 slides)

Key findings (4-6 slides).Summary (1 slide)

Note: Target 1 slide per minute.

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Elements of Good PresentationsClear, legible slides

◦Use large typefaces & simple fonts◦Bulleted lists summarizing key points◦3-6 items per slide

32 Point Gill Sans MT◦28 Point Arial

24 Point Times New Roman

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Elements of Good PresentationsMake charts

readable◦ Label axes◦ Include legend◦ Use symbols & lines

Interpret for audience◦ Describe graph◦ Explain trends

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Typical Oxygen Uptake ResultsDissolved Oxygen Concentration vs. Time

Measured Values and Regression Fits

0 240 480 720 960 1200 1440 1680 1920 2160 2400 2640 2880 3120 3360 3600 3840

Time (minutes)

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DO-UPW.GRF 12 DEC 97

Near Surface TKE = 4.96 (cm/s)2; KL = 6.9 cm/hr

Near Surface TKE = 2.75 (cm/s)2; KL = 3.7 cm/hr

Near Surface TKE = 0.15 (cm/s)2; KL = 1.9 cm/hr

DO

(mg/

L)

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Elements of Good PresentationsInclude pictures

◦ Add emphasis◦ Describe key

pointsCheck file sizes

◦ Too big = slow loading

◦ Resolution OK?

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Elements of Good Presentations

Good vocalization◦ Speak to the

audience◦ Can person in last

row hear you?Pace yourself

◦ Conversational tone

◦ Don’t speed through slides

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Elements of Good PresentationsMake eye

contactDon’t fidgetUse pointer

wisely

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Elements of Good PresentationsRehearse your talk

◦Use built-in timer Add or reduce number of slides as

time dictates◦Practice in front of real audience Ask for constructive feedback

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Things to AvoidCluttered slidesMessinessToo much text on slidesTables of raw dataBells & whistlesUnreadable colors

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Things to AvoidLack of illustrationsRushing through slides to show

them allPoor posture & grooming“Ten Commandments of Bad

Talks”

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SummaryNeat SlidesClear IllustrationsGood VocalizationGood PresenceRehearsal !

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ExerciseTopic: Your mythbuster

experiment.Content: why, how, what, etc. Structure: 10 minutes talk

+ 5minuts demo or video

+ 2minutes Q&APresentation: Dec. 14, 2010