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Random Thoughts 2012 (COMP 066). Jan-Michael Frahm Jared Heinly. Final Project. Topic of your choice within the scope of the course news article paradox daily life events 8-9 minute presentation (PowerPoint, K eynote). Examples. Who wants to be a millionaire Two Envelop paradox
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Random Thoughts 2012(COMP 066) Jan-Michael Frahm Jared Heinly
Final Project • Topic of your choice within the scope of the course • news article • paradox • daily life events • 8-9 minute presentation (PowerPoint, Keynote)
Examples • Who wants to be a millionaire • Two Envelop paradox • Flight statistics
How to give a great presentation • Use large enough fonts • 5-6 one line bullet items on a slide max • Keep it simple • No complex formulas in your talk • Bad Powerpoint slides • How to for presentations
How to give a great presentation • Structure of the talk: • Motivation (motivate and explain the problem) • Explanation • Conclusion
How to give a great presentation • Abstract the material of the talk • provide understanding beyond details • Use pictures to illustrate • find pictures on the internet • create a graphic (in ppt, graph tool) • animate complex pictures
How to give a good presentation • Avoid bad color schemes • no red on blue looks awful • Avoid using laser pointer (especially if you are nervous) • Add pointing elements in your presentation • Practice to stay within your time! • Don’t rush through the talk!