CMPT 880/890 Giving presentations

The message Have a goal and a message in every talk you give. Once you have those, everything else is easy.

Outline Types of presentations Basic elements of presentations Goal Message Content Context Speaking style Visuals

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Types of presentations

Elevator speech Conference talk Thesis defense talk Class presentation Lecture Job talk Department seminar Invited talk Keynote address Pitch to investors

Basic elements of presentations What is your goal? What is your message? What content will you present? How will you provide context? What is your speaking style? What visuals will you use?

Your goal Why are you giving the presentation? Set up the presentation to achieve your goal

Your message What do you want people to remember? Set up the presentation so that people remember your message

Your message What do you want people to remember? Set up the presentation so that people remember your message It’s an Argument Who’s your audience?

Content Which stuff? How much? What order?

Content Which stuff? How much? What order? What fits the story you want to tell? What fits your argument? What supports your message?

Methodology 22 participants Mean age 26.3 From computer science and psychology 9 women, 13 men Design Full factorial within-participants design Latin square for counterbalancing Rest breaks

Methodology 22 participants Mean age 26.3 From computer science and psychology 9 women, 13 men Design Full factorial within-participants design Latin square for counterbalancing Rest breaks X

Related work Glossophobia first studied by Johansen (1962) Main symptoms of glossophobia Fear [Gudmundsdottir 1977] Trembling [Axelson 1978] Knocking knees [Rabiyat 1980]

Related work Glossophobia first studied by Johansen (1962) Main symptoms of glossophobia Fear [Gudmundsdottir 1977] Trembling [Axelson 1978] Knocking knees [Rabiyat 1980] X

Basic elements of presentations What is your goal? What is your message? What content will you present? How will you provide context? What is your speaking style? What visuals will you use?

Basic elements of presentations What is your goal? What is your message? What content will you present? How will you provide context? What is your speaking style? What visuals will you use?

Context Where are we? Where have we been? Where are we going?

Basic elements of presentations What is your goal? What is your message? What content will you present? How will you provide context? What is your speaking style? What visuals will you use?

Speaking style Voice: volume, pacing, enthusiasm Jokes? Gaze direction Nervousness Glossophobia Practice If in doubt, write it out!

Visuals Ah, PowerPoint… Who looks bad when your slides don’t show? …when your laptop doesn’t work? …when there’s no USB port on the computer? …when your movie doesn’t play? …when your pictures come up black? …when the colours are washed out and unreadable? What’s the solution?

Preparation Try everything out beforehand With the projector! Practice your talk Several times if necessary

The message Goal: have one! Message: drive it home!

The message Goal: have one! Message: drive it home! …and most important of all…

The message Goal: have one! Message: drive it home! …and most important of all… say “Thank You”

The message Goal: have one! Message: drive it home! …and most important of all… say “Thank You” so your audience knows when to applaud