1. Effective Technical Presentations
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2. A presentation is story telling
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3. A presentation is story telling
Organizing Your Ideas
Be clear about what the story-line is
Remember a story has a BEGINNING – MIDDLE – END
Use an outline to help keep you organized
Don’t leave your audience behind
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Know your audience
What do they know?
What do they want?
What do YOU want then to know?
What do they expect?
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Put it on paper
Use an outline - not a full text
Don’t Read the text
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Say that again
Use repetition
Say it more than one way
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Body language
Yes, you can use your hands!
Please don’t play with your keys
Let the audience see your enthusiasm for the subject
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8. Some Graphics are Worth a Thousand Words some others…. fuggetaboutit
Visible
Simple
Understandable
Relevant
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10. Converse with Your Audience
Remember that a presentation is a two way conversation so
Look at your audience to establish the connection
Pay attention to what the audience is saying to you
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Prepare and Practice
Prepare
Practice, Practice, Practice
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14. Case Studies in Transportation Engineering
CE 4710/5710
Case Studies in Transportation Engineering  
 Fall 2009
Name:
Class Section:
Explain reason for your first choice (one or two paragraphs please)
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Bogotá, Columbia
Basel, Switzerland
Cambridge, MA
Copenhagen, Denmark
Curitiba, Brazil
Freiburg, Germany
Hong Kong, China
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Stockholm, Sweden
Zurich, Switzerland
Washington, DC
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