1. Term Paper: Oral Presentation CS4001 Kristin Marsicano

2. Outline  Relevance of presentation skills  Preparing your talk  Submitting your materials  Giving your talk  Evaluating your talk  Participating in the presentations

3. Why are presentation skills relevant to you?

4.  Making GOOD presentations essential for  Explaining/summarizing your work to others (1 min, 5 min, 15 min)  Selling your work to funding agencies, managers  Interviewing for jobs  Interacting with other developers, researchers

5. Mary Jean Harrold5 Preparing Your Talk 1. Understand the goal of your talk 2. Assess your audience 3. Determine how you fit into the program/meeting/etc. (time allowed for your presentation? format of talk?) 4. Prepare the content, slides, script 5. Practice, practice, practice (and then practice some more!)

6. 1. Understand the goal of your talk  What is the goal for your 4001 talk?

7. 2. Assess your audience  Who is the audience for your 4001 talk?  What do you know about your audience?  What are factors of the audience that may affect the way you present your material?

8. 3. Determine how you fit into the program/meeting  You will be randomly selected to present on the presentation days (you won’t know until you arrive if you are presenting that day or not)  You’ll have 5 minutes for presentation, 2 minutes to answer questions  Your slides/materials will be available on the podium computer (so you should use a format that is compatible with the version of Windows/Office on that machine; PDF is the safest option!)  During the presentation, time will be strictly enforced, so be prepared

9. 4. Prepare content, slides, script  Your presentation will be an overview of your term paper argument  Prepare  Up to 5 slides to go along with your talk; incorporate a visual argument into your presentation (you can use your work from Assignment 10!)  A script of what you’ll say

10. 4. Prepare content, slides, script  On the slides  Be able to put your slides on the floor, stand up, and read the slides (min 18pt)  Use short phrases instead of complete sentences  Use colors, fonts wisely  Use pictures, diagrams, etc. whenever possible  Usually less text is better!!! (Not like these slides )

11. 4. Prepare content, slides, script  Script  Prepare a script of what you’ll say  Use it for practice  Keep it handy in case you need it  Don’t read off of it verbatim during your presentation

12. 5. Practice, practice, practice  Practice by yourself to get timings  Practice with a group to get feedback  Video tape your talk to see how you look, stand, appear, etc.  Practice in front of a mirror to see how you look, stand, appear, etc.  Practice at the location where you’ll give the talk

13. Submitting your materials  Prepare your slides and convert them to PDF  Name you file 4001.pdf For example, my file would be Marsicano4001.pdf  Submit your slides on T-Square by the due date/time listed on the schedule  You will not be able to make edits after the submission deadline passes (you will use the version of the slides we download from T-Square)

14. Giving your talk  Check the environment for the talk beforehand and make sure you’re comfortable  Keep your script handy in case you need it  Dress appropriately: appearance does count so avoid extremes  Enjoy!! Others are anxious to hear what you have to say

15. Evaluating your talk  See the rubric provided! We will evaluate your presentation based on the criteria listed there.

16. Participating in presentations  Attendance is required on all presentation days (even if you already presented)  Failure to attend will result in a grade of 0 for your presentation  Evaluate each student based on the rubric  You will be given evaluation sheets  Ask questions  Each student must ask at least one question over the course of all presentation days

17. General Notes  Time will be tight!  You will not get any extra time, even if you aren’t done with your presentation  Turn-over between students will be quick so be prepared