1. Recitation 3 Intro
Engineering Pro Tips
Image credit: AP/ Eric Risberg

2. Reminders
If you commission your project before Milestone 3, your team does NOT have to present at Milestone 3
You still have to print out a rough draft of your final presentation for comments
Plagiarism is a very serious offense
Stay on top of deadlines

3. Presentation Common Errors
Level of detail for the audience
Present like we don’t know
Treat it like you are the only presentation
Use bullet points, no sentences
Explain diagrams vs. read text
Make your slides cohesive

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PowerPoint Layout
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Table 1: Robot

5. PowerPoint Layout

6. PowerPoint Layout
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Figure 1: Side View

7. Copy and Pasting from Excel (or Project)
Copy and Paste Options: Keep Source Formatting
Excel > Page Layout > Uncheck View Gridlines
Hot Air Balloon Competition
Section
Date C2
2/4/2015
EG Record:
157.14
Cost
Time Afloat
Payload
Ratio
Benjamin and Diego
Trial 1
$1.15
0.00 s
3 clips
0.00
Trial 2
4 clips
Best:
Rank: 6
Trial 3
Graciela and Gabby
$0.69
3.75 s
6 clips
32.61
3.00 s
8 clips
34.78 2
1.20 s
12 clips
20.87
Angela and Yasmin
$0.43
1.00 s
9.30
2.50 s
17.44
50.00 1
4.30 s
5 clips
Matthew, Denis
$0.60
1 clips
1.45 5
Taqi, Olivia, Samantha
$0.65
23.08
2.45 s
30.15 3
22 clips
Fariha, Ruoxuan
$0.49
6.12
12.24 4
1.50 s

8. AutoCAD Colors

9. AutoCAD Plotting
Go to layout view and plot to PDF file
Properties > Custom Properties > Paper/Quality> Black & White

10. Engineering Drawings
Photo by Emok / CC BY

11. Motivation for the work Master the important concepts
Presentation Skills
You are a storyteller
Clear and concise
Organization is key
Motivation for the work
Master the important concepts

12. Presentation Resources
Think about your slides last
Create a consistent look and feel
Think about topic transitions
With text, less is almost always more
Use photos that enhance meaning