Guide to Preparing for FYP Presentation August 2015  2015 Multimedia University1

Timing Consideration Typical FYP presentation session is only 30 minutes. This means you have: –20 minutes for your slides. –5 minutes for demonstration (for developmental project). –5 minutes for Q & A. August 2015  2015 Multimedia University2

Presentation Slides Assuming you have 20 minutes to showcase your slides, and 1 minute per slide, this would roughly works out to 20 slides. Generally you can have more than 20 slides, by breaking down your slides into the Main and Secondary slides. The Main slides are the one to be shown during your presentation, so keep it to not more than 20 slides. The Secondary slides contain supplementary information, for example mathematical derivations, detailed schematics, computer codes, extra results, photos etc. which can be use to substantiate your work if questions are asked during the session. August 2015  2015 Multimedia University3

Typical Content of Main Slides Title page. Introduction or background to the project. Problem statement, why this project, literature survey. Your solution. Execution details. Results. Discussions/Further improvements. Conclusion. August 2015  2015 Multimedia University4 Things to take note: Use large fonts. Make sure sufficient contrast between the text and background. Keep the text concise. Things to take note: Use large fonts. Make sure sufficient contrast between the text and background. Keep the text concise. In 20 minutes!

For Those Project With Hardware/Software Demonstration Take note of Murphy’s Law - Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. It is important that your final project showcase works during the presentation. So be fully prepared, always have back-up, for instant a main hardware on PCB version, and another prototype on project board. If the main hardware fails to function during the demonstration, at least can still showcase the prototype. August 2015  2015 Multimedia University5