Slide 1Guidelines for PresentationsGuidelines (cont’d)Format of PresentationMore tipsMore Tips: Things to AvoidPresentation GuidelinesGuidelines for Presentations•Brief Presentation of System–Time limit: 25-30 minutes –Use Powerpoint template•Explain what is novel:–Each system is different–Most important decisions–Decisions considered and abandoned (why?)Guidelines (cont’d)•Features of System•Static Structure•Behavioral Model•Demonstration of PrototypeFormat of Presentation•Not too dense: 5-7 key pieces of information•Bullets are easier to read–Legible figures can be used effectively•Bullets:–Should be highlights of what you will say–Audience will try to read everything–Do not read the bullets to audience•Figures:–Walk audience through figure–Use animation to unfold complex figureMore tips•Practice:–Be very familiar with slides (practice, practice, practice)–Flow, content, transition between slides–Get timing down so you don’t rush or end up short on content•Content:–Terse–Figures–Bullets–Phrases–Highlights onlyMore Tips: Things to Avoid•AVOID:–Verbose with a lot of words like this point, which could have been made with the single word “verbose”.–Compound Sentences–Unlabeled graphs–Big tables of numbers–Blocking parts of slide–Using font sizes too small – no smaller than 16 pt font–Pick dark colors that are readable from back of room–Overloading with animations (e.g., word by word, every slide,
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