L ESSON 6- M AKING A GREAT PRESENTATION Acknowledgement: Most - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

L ESSON 6- M AKING A GREAT PRESENTATION Acknowledgement: Most images and some contents of this presentation are borrowed from the internet.

H OW TO MAKE A GREAT PRESENTATION ?  There are hundreds different ways to make a presentation.  Some common essentials are:  Clear objectives  Well-defined logic  Convincing facts/examples  Closely connected with audience  And, of course, much more …… body language, dress, emotion, action, sense of hummer, word choice, tone, etc.

S OME GREAT PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE  Twenty must see TED talks for computer scientists www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF7032F8EB1A4 F9E2  Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

C LEAR OBJECTIVES  What is the purpose(s) of your presentation?  What do you try to accomplish through the presentation?  Get your dream position?  Explain a project to your boss, teammate, or general public to gain support from them?  Knowledge sharing and public awareness?  Make a sale?  Motivate others ?  Report your accomplishments?  ……

P RESENTATION PREPARATION o Purpose: Why ? o Content: What ? o Place: Where ? o Delivery: How? o Audience: Who ? “ I want (who) to (do what) (where, when and how) because (why)”

C ONTENT SELECTION AND ORGANIZATION  Choosing contents/material that  Support your points  Fits the audience  Comes from a variety of sources  Arrange points logically and sequentially  Show reasons to accomplish your objective(s)  If you are confused, you can’t make others understand!  You certainly need to have an idea flowchart in your mind

C AREFULLY DESIGN THE BEGINNING o Provide a self-introduction o Get the audience’s attention - shock, humor, question, story, facts & figures - Should be well rehearsed yet natural o Motivate audience to listen - their needs, interests, benefits

V ISUAL AIDS AND HANDOUTS  The audience came to SEE you for your presentation  Your slides are visual aids only to ENHANCE the presentation, not BE the presentation  Ensure clear visibility  If you’re only going to read from the slides, then just send them the slides!  Handouts help audience to recall

S TAGE PRESENCE  Be confident and professional: overcome stage fright  Be focused on your purpose: use controlled gestures  Be direct and sensitive to the audience: eye contact, take non-verbal feedback, body language  Be active and passionate: move around with vocal variations (pitch, volume, rate)  Be willing to modify and adjust to meet audience needs  Don’t just make it as a presentation but effective communication

H ANDLING QUESTIONS o Anticipate and keep answers ready o Sometimes questions themselves give you a lead to highlight your point of view o Do not get confused by questions but focus on the purpose and always be professional o It is alright to say “I do not know” or “I will look into it”. You are not supposed to know everything.

E THICS  Your reasoning must be supported by facts from your own experience, experiments, or from reputable trustworthy sources  Falsifying facts to reach ones own purpose can not only ruin ones reputation but also cause catastrophic damages to the society!  Professional ethics is extremely important for success!

P RESENTATION PITFALLS o Disorganized material o Lost control o Time mismanagement o Speaking too fast o Using jargon o Tone and content o Complicated or ambiguous language o Not questioning o Negative comments o Without summary at the closing to highlight important points o …

A SSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION  Choose a topic on current advances in CS/IT and prepare a 10 minute in-class presentation  Your presentation will be evaluated according to the rubrics

E XPECTED OUTCOMES  Outcome f. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;  Outcome g. An ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations and society; and  Outcome h. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, continuing professional development.

I NDICATORS FOR OUTCOME F  Outcome f. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;  The effectiveness of your presentations are measured by the following indicators:  Contents organization (clear purpose, main ideas are supported with examples and stories)  Verbal and non-verbal skills (including stage presence)  Peer evaluation

I NDICATORS FOR OUTCOME G  Outcome g. An ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals , organizations and society  This ability should be demonstrated in the presentation of your self-selected topic on new development in CS and IT

I NDICATORS FOR OUTCOME H  Outcome h. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, continuing professional development.  The ability is measured with:  Recentness of the topic  Broadness of references used

R UBRICS AND PEER EVALUATION low average high 1 2 3 4 5 1. Relevance and currency of subject 1 2 3 4 5 2. Purpose, main idea, and summary 1 2 3 4 5 3. Possible impacts on individual, organization and society 1 2 3 4 5 4. Contents organization 5. Verbal skills 1 2 3 4 5 6. Non-verbal skills 1 2 3 4 5 Overall rating: 1 2 3 4 5