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How to Give a Good Technical Presentation

How to Give a Good Technical Presentation. Dean F. Hougen REAL Lab (Robotics, Evolution, Adaptation, and Learning Laboratory) School of Computer Science University of Oklahoma. Outline. Introduction Purpose of technical presentations Main Message – Have One Other Considerations Quiz

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How to Give a Good Technical Presentation

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  1. How to Give a GoodTechnical Presentation Dean F. Hougen REAL Lab (Robotics, Evolution, Adaptation, and Learning Laboratory) School of Computer Science University of Oklahoma

  2. Outline • Introduction • Purpose of technical presentations • Main Message – Have One • Other Considerations • Quiz • Conclusions • Have a point • Keep things simple

  3. Intro: Purpose • Fifteen minutes is short

  4. Intro: Purpose • Fifteen minutes is short • Technical material is technical

  5. Intro: Purpose • Fifteen minutes is short • Technical material is technical • Therefore, purpose cannot be to explain everything

  6. Intro: Purpose • Fifteen minutes is short • Technical material is technical • Therefore, purpose cannot be to explain everything • Purpose is to explain why your work is worth knowing about

  7. Main Message • Have a main message

  8. Main Message • Have a main message • “Take home message”

  9. Main Message • Have a main message • “Take home message” • Know your audience

  10. Other Considerations • 15 minutes → 15 slides

  11. Other Considerations • 15 minutes → 15 slides • Include • Title • Outline • Main Body • Conclusions

  12. Other Considerations • 15 minutes → 15 slides • Include • Title • Outline • Main Body • Conclusions } Tell them what you will tell them – Tell them – Tell them what you told them

  13. Other Considerations • 15 minutes → 15 slides • Include • Title • Outline • Main Body • Conclusions • References • Acknowledgements (e.g., NSF) • Questions } Tell them what you will tell them – Tell them – Tell them what you told them

  14. Quiz True? False?

  15. Quiz • Microsoft PowerPoint has this “really cool feature” that automatically reduces the font size of the text that you are typing in order to fit all of your text within the boundaries of the text box you are currently using so that you don’t have to worry about running out of room, as you would if it kept the font size “fixed” (unchanging) when you enter more text. (Note that this feature may be available in other presentation software in addition to Microsoft PowerPoint but I am most familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint and it was used in the creation of the presentation you are viewing at this time.) You should always make use of this outstanding feature. True? False?

  16. Quiz • You should always use complete sentences in your presentations, rather than phrases, sentence fragments, or bulleted lists. True? False?

  17. Quiz • You should never use figures. • To describe a process or object: • use text to describe the parts and the connections between them, or • wave your hands around. True? False?

  18. Quiz • You should use every available inch of the slide because you’ll never run into projector imperfections. True? False?

  19. Quiz • You should use as many “cool” features of your presentation software as you can. False? True?

  20. Conclusions • Have a Main “Take Home” Message • Keep Things Simple • Introduce, Explain, Emphasize • Fewer Words/Larger Fonts/Nothing Fancy • Use Figures

  21. Acknowledgements • Thanks: National Science Foundation • Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site: Integrated Machine Learning Systems • This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. IIS/REU/0755462

  22. Questions?

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