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CS 463 Sample Presentation

This presentation provides guidelines for speakers and audience members on how to deliver and listen to presentations effectively. It covers topics such as knowing your audience, preparing your talk, active listening, asking questions, and participating in discussions.

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CS 463 Sample Presentation

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  1. CS 463 Sample Presentation G. S. Young, Ph.D. Computer Science Department

  2. Outline • Purpose • Guidelines • for Speakers • for Audience • Question/Discussion Session • Evaluation • Conclusion • References

  3. Purpose • Describe the Format of a Typical Session • 25-30 minutes talk • 5-10 minutes question/discussion • Give some guidelines to speakers as well as audience • Explain some do’s and don’ts in making a presentation or listening to a presentation

  4. Guidelines for the Speakers • Know your audience • Know your equipment and environment • Plan your talk on paper • Use a large font • Don’t clutter your slide • Rehearse your talk • Talk to the audience

  5. Organization of Your Talk • Brief introduction • why you are interested in this topic • Background and Definitions • Technical Depth • Suitable to the level of audience • Conclusion • Applications, future trends, … • References

  6. Guidelines for Audience • Active listening • Write down comments during talk • May directly write on the evaluation form • Asking questions • You may interrupt the talk if you just don’t get it or would like to correct some mistake • Follow-up questions or questions expect to have a long answer or discussion should wait until the end • Always raise your hand before asking questions

  7. Question/Discussion Section • Everyone is required to participate • Formulate your questions or comments • Raise your hand and wait your turn • Please don’t be shy to participate • No question is a silly question • If you don’t quite understand the talk, ask the speaker to give a brief summary • If you are not quite sure about some details, ask the speaker to explain more on some particular slides

  8. Discussions • For any question raised • Let the speaker answers the question first • Audience may add more or bring up some discussions • Speaker may ask audience some questions too • To warm-up the discussion session • To test if audience really understand the talk

  9. Evaluations • Give a score in each required section • Be objective • Comments • Be specific and constructive • Don’t write same comments again and again • Your evaluation will be scored towards your final grade

  10. Conclusion • Attendance is mandatory • Please come on time and attend every session • No make-up presentations is allowed except for emergency

  11. References • Every talk must include a reference list • Reference format • Refer to • https://www.cpp.edu/~sci/computer-science/current-graduate-students/handbook/respap.shtml • Popular formats: IEEE, ACM, MLA, … • Special thanks to Dr. Srinivas, Dr. Yang and Dr. Sang for sharing their CS463 teaching material with me

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