Bigger, Better, Badder Widgets for Whistling Dixie

1. Bigger, Better, BadderWidgets for WhistlingDixie Your Names Here Mechanical Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California ME 428 – Technical Design Review

2. Overview of Presentation • Introduction • Project Plan • Idea Generation • Comparing Alternatives • Design • Conclusions • Recommendations ME 428 – Technical Design Review

3. Summarize the Results • Give main recommendations at the beginning • No suspense • Just the facts at first, the “what” not the “why” • No details • Then get on with the story ME 428 – Technical Design Review

4. The Conclusion the “Story” Introduce the design, the answer, No “Mystery” presentations, tell them what you arrived at right up front (may take a couple of slides) XYZ Design is “Slick” and Meets Objectives Features • Light • Fast • Looks Good • Unique Action caption: each slide tells its own story Give the audience the context for the details to be presented next, “tell them what you are going to tell them” ME 428 – Technical Design Review

5. Design Requirements - Restate the problem definition, give detailed requirements overview (give the important stuff, what drove the design) XYZ Design Exceeds Detailed Requirements • Functional • jumps over buildings • serves breakfast • Performance • 20 lbs in weight • Aesthetic • purple Note the Action Caption ME 428 – Technical Design Review

6. (A Few Things to Note) • Interesting background/color scheme • Slides are not “busy” • Subtle tie of business with Cal Poly ME ME 428 – Technical Design Review

7. The Scary Facts • In two weeks you will be presenting your final project in class • In three weeks you will be presenting your final project to your sponsor ME 428 – Technical Design Review

8. Design Review Contents • Inform – give structure of problem • Show choices and comparison of alternatives • Warn of possible dangers and pitfalls • Give your best recommendation(s) for the course to follow (you keep returning to this) ME 428 – Technical Design Review

9. Style of Presentation • Short and sweet • Not complicated • Tell a good story • Avoid busy slides • Give structure and then fill in details • Use lots of graphics or photos ME 428 – Technical Design Review

10. Trade Study Results: Show How You Arrived at What you Did important stuff only, an overview Extensive Trade Study Shows XYZ is the Best Choice For some projects slides or charts might be the bulk or majority of the presentation Show that you did your homework, thought about options, used “engineering” to make decisions ME 428 – Technical Design Review

11. Series of charts which explain the design, how it works, its key features XYZ Design Employs Several Key Features • Super Elastomer Springs • Carbon Fiber Fiber Reinforced Titanium • *$^%$& • *(@$#@$# ME 428 – Technical Design Review

12. Then go into overview of the engineering details, the methods, the procedures XYZ Loads Were Derived from Given Requirements • Statics • Dynamics • Vibes Annotate the graphics not cartoons Put it out there: Assumptions FBDs, MADs,cost estimates, etc. Limited details Show methods ME 428 – Technical Design Review

13. XYZ Structural and Thermal Analysis Confirms Integrity • Material Properties • Analysis Techniques • Beam Theory, Plates • FEA • Etc. Outline the assumptions, analytical methods, and approach No detailed calcs just an overview ME 428 – Technical Design Review

14. Show selected key results XYZ Design Peak Von-Mises Stress Shows Factor of Safety of 2.0 on Ultimate ME 428 – Technical Design Review

15. Summary of All XYZ Analytical Results Indicates a Robust Design • Use a table to give results • Or use a bulleted list • Make this crystal clear • Eradicate ambiguity ME 428 – Technical Design Review

16. XYZ Costs are Well below Target • XYZ costs are $879 in material, $1026 in labor • Give tabular breakdown of costs • Give costs for alternates if appropriate ME 428 – Technical Design Review

17. Risk analysis if applicable XYZ Design is Low Risk • Robust • Easy to make • Current, proven technology ME 428 – Technical Design Review

18. Make your final conclusions, all previous charts should back up this conclusion XYZ Design is Way Cool and The Future • Robust • Light • Low-Cost • Easy to Make Seriously - be honest and, show problems as well, but always have an answer or a fix, depends on audience as to the amount of sales... ME 428 – Technical Design Review

19. Give them the advice as to what needs to be done next... XYZ Design Should Be … • Recommendation 1 • Recommendation 2 • Recommendation n • These should point toward the future • Your customer, after hearing these, should have a clear idea of what to do next ME 428 – Technical Design Review

20. Question and Answers? ME 428 – Technical Design Review

21. Some More Do’s and Don’ts • Don’ts • Failure to adhere to the time limits • Failure to identify the objectives of your presentation • Failure to set limits on the subject (scope) • Lack of organization • Over-complexity of visual aids(too much info, too small print) • Use of terms not familiar to the audience • Give details not related to your main points • Sloppy delivery • Facing the screen with back to audience • Use of inappropriate jokes • Do not use noisy, busy distracting PowerPoint slides or gimmicks • Do’s • Know your audience • Know your topic • Be organized • Maintain eye contact;include whole audience • Make audience participants • Maintain clarity in presentation, keep it as simple as possible • Be enthusiastic • Use humor effectively • Watch audience and adapt • Dress appropriately • Be aware of position and distracting movements • Be aware of voice: clarity, speed (slow down), tone, inflection, volume • Use props effectively • Be aware of time • Use clear transitions between sections • Be prepared to answer questions ME 428 – Technical Design Review

22. Presentation Grading Scheme (Reviewers and Professor) (10 pts) 1. Quality of Presentation Delivery • Do Presenters have a professional appearance? • Are voices clear and easy to understand? • Do presenters face the audience and not block the screen? • Are transitions handled smoothly? • Are presentation tools used properly and with confidence? • Do presenters use too much slang or inappropriate remarks in presentation? (10 pts) 2. Preparedness • Is the “story” well planned? • Was stage well set with sufficient background material? • Are relevant questions handled well? (10 pts) 3. Quality of Presentation Slides • Clear and readable? • Logical Organization? • Appropriate Level of detail/abstraction? • Effective use of Graphics, illustrations, drawings? • Are there spelling, grammar, capitalization, or punctuation mistakes on the slides? (10 pts) 4. Completeness of Presentation • Are all required areas addressed? • Has sufficient information in each area been provided? • Were hard-to-understand points conveyed with sufficient graphical aids? (10 pts) 5. Thoroughness of Design • Have important design issues been overlooked? • Has the design process proceeded in a logical sequence? ME 428 – Technical Design Review