1. 1973 Survey
Americans are more afraid of speaking in front of groups than of dying.

2. So practice! The whole thing, final version, timed. With an audience.
1973 Survey
Americans are more afraid of speaking in front of groups than of dying.
So practice! The whole thing, final version, timed. With an audience.
recorded?

3. Evaluating a Presentation

4. Evaluating a Presentation
What are your “judges” thinking?

5. This is what I’m thinking:

6. This is what I’m thinking:
1. Do I believe you?

7. Do I believe you? This is what I’m thinking:
that you know what you’re talking about

8. Do I believe you? This is what I’m thinking:
that you know what you’re talking about
that you really did all those things

9. Do I believe you? This is what I’m thinking:
that you know what you’re talking about
that you really did all those things
that the tests and experiments went as
you claim
and so on.

10. Do I believe you? This is what I’m thinking: Tone and stress of voice
Shifty eyes
Unconscious hand gestures
...

11. This is what I’m thinking:
2. Isn’t this over yet?

12. This is what I’m thinking:
Isn’t this over yet?
= Don’t bore me.

13. This is what I’m thinking:
Don’t bore me
Keep a reasonable pace

14. Don’t bore me This is what I’m thinking: Keep a reasonable pace
No unnecessary detail

15. Don’t bore me This is what I’m thinking: Keep a reasonable pace
No unnecessary detail
Speak like a real human

16. Don’t bore me This is what I’m thinking: Keep a reasonable pace
No unnecessary detail
Speak like a real human
Don’t read your slides
slides support what you’re saying

17. Don’t bore me This is what I’m thinking: Keep a reasonable pace
No unnecessary detail
Speak like a real human
Don’t read your slides
slides support what you’re saying
No formulæ just for their own sake

18. Don’t bore me This is what I’m thinking: Keep a reasonable pace
No unnecessary detail
Speak like a real human
Don’t read your slides
slides support what you’re saying
No formulæ just for their own sake
Make sure I know what you’re talking about

19. This is what I’m thinking:
3. Don’t irritate me

20. Don’t irritate me This is what I’m thinking:
Pointless flashy transitions

21. Don’t irritate me This is what I’m thinking:
Pointless flashy transitions
Foolish backgrounds and sound effects

22. Don’t irritate me This is what I’m thinking:
Pointless flashy transitions
Foolish backgrounds and sound effects
Bad contrast causes headaches

23. Don’t irritate me This is what I’m thinking:
Pointless flashy transitions
Foolish backgrounds and sound effects
Bad contrast causes headaches
Inaudibility

24. Don’t irritate me This is what I’m thinking:
Pointless flashy transitions
Foolish backgrounds and sound effects
Bad contrast causes headaches
Inaudibility
We will be seeing many many presentations
back to back. Don’t make us hate you!

25. This is what I’m thinking:
4. The verbal dimension

26. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak and write properly

27. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak and write properly
use real words

28. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak and write properly
use real words
in proper sentences

29. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak and write properly
use real words
in proper sentences
that make sense.

30. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying

31. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
no um, er, what’s next

32. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
no um, er, what’s next
but don’t read a script, that never works well.

33. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
no um, er, what’s next
but don’t read a script, that never works well.
Be prepared instead.

34. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
no um, er, what’s next
but don’t read a script, that never works well.
Be prepared instead.
But come with carefully prepared reminder
cards, just in case.

35. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
Say it well

36. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
Say it well
Sound enthusiastic (to a reasonable level)

37. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
Say it well
Sound enthusiastic (to a reasonable level)
Pitch your voice naturally

38. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
Say it well
Sound enthusiastic (to a reasonable level)
Pitch your voice naturally
Project, breathe deeply

39. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
Say it well
Sound enthusiastic (to a reasonable level)
Pitch your voice naturally
Project, breathe deeply

40. The verbal dimension This is what I’m thinking:
Be literate, speak properly
Know what you’re saying
Say it well
It’s OK to be nervous,
but not OK to be obviously nervous

41. This is what I’m thinking:
5. Are you equal partners?

42. Are you equal partners? This is what I’m thinking:
All team members should participate roughly equally in the presentation, not just in doing the project.

43. Are you equal partners? This is what I’m thinking:
All team members should participate roughly equally in the presentation, not just in doing the project.
Think carefully about who does which part, and how you will transition.

44. This is what I’m thinking:
6. Did you make your point?

45. This is what I’m thinking:
Did you make your point?

46. Did you make your point? This is what I’m thinking:
By the end, do I now know
what your project achieved

47. Did you make your point? This is what I’m thinking:
By the end, do I now know
what your project achieved
how you got there

48. Did you make your point? This is what I’m thinking:
By the end, do I now know
what your project achieved
how you got there
why you did it that way

49. Did you make your point? This is what I’m thinking:
By the end, do I now know
what your project achieved
how you got there
why you did it that way
whether it is safe, legal, ethical, etc.

50. This is what I’m thinking:
7. Do I care?

51. This is what I’m thinking:
Do I care?
Was your project worth doing?

52. Do I care? This is what I’m thinking: Was your project worth doing?
What is the benefit,
what problem did it solve?

53. Do I care? This is what I’m thinking: Was your project worth doing?
What is the benefit,
what problem did it solve?
What did you get out of it?

54. This is something that other
people will be thinking about:

55. Were they dressed and groomed to proper professional standards?
This is something that other
people will be thinking about:
Were they dressed and groomed
to proper professional standards?

56. Structure
Introduction
Main Body
Conclusions
Questions and answers

57. Structure Introduction Tell us what you’re about to say Main Body
Conclusions
Questions and answers

58. Structure Introduction Tell us what you’re about to say Main Body
Say it
Conclusions
Questions and answers

59. Structure Introduction Tell us what you’re about to say Main Body
Say it
Conclusions
Tell us what you just said
Questions and answers

60. Structure Introduction Tell us what you’re about to say Main Body
Say it
Conclusions
Tell us what you just said
Questions and answers
Let us ask what you just said

61. Must-Haves
The point of, and reason for the project

62. Must-Haves The point of, and reason for the project
Problem analysis and research

63. Must-Haves The point of, and reason for the project
Problem analysis and research
Requirements

64. Must-Haves The point of, and reason for the project
Problem analysis and research
Requirements
Design

65. Must-Haves The point of, and reason for the project
Problem analysis and research
Requirements
Design
Experiments and tests

66. Must-Haves The point of, and reason for the project
Problem analysis and research
Requirements
Design
Experiments and tests
Final Design

67. Must-Haves The point of, and reason for the project
Problem analysis and research
Requirements
Design
Experiments and tests
Final Design
Tests and results

68. Must-Haves The point of, and reason for the project
Problem analysis and research
Requirements
Design
Experiments and tests
Final Design
Tests and results
Ethical, Environmental, Economical considerations

69. Must-Haves The point of, and reason for the project
Problem analysis and research
Requirements
Design
Experiments and tests
Final Design
Tests and results
Ethical, Environmental, Economical considerations
Conclusions

70. Must-Haves The point of, and reason for the project
Problem analysis and research
Requirements
Design
Experiments and tests
Final Design
Tests and results
Ethical, Environmental, Economical considerations
Conclusions
References and credits