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Title: Effective Mechanical Engineering Presentations


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Effective Mechanical Engineering Presentations
  • Denny Coon
  • Feb. 20, 2002

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Effective Mechanical Engineering Presentations
  • On-line Resources
  • 10 Commandments
  • Summary
  • Important?
  • Characteristics
  • Visuals
  • Mechanics

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Why Give an Effective Presentation?
  • Good Oral Presentation Skills
  • Can be learned by anyone
  • Will reflect positively on speaker
  • UW ME Educational Objective
  • Solve open ended problems
  • Effectively communicate the solution

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Important Presentation Characteristics
  • Purpose
  • Message?
  • Audience
  • Their level and interests
  • Make it interesting!
  • Approach
  • Agree with message
  • Time Limit

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Important Presentation Characteristics
  • Purpose
  • Message?
  • Audience
  • Their level and interests
  • Make it interesting!
  • Approach
  • Agree with message
  • Time Limit

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Key Elements of Visuals
  • Organization
  • Background Color
  • Font
  • Amount of Information
  • Graphics

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Key Elements of VisualsOrganization
  • The rule of Tellem
  • Tellem what youre going to tellem
  • Tellem
  • Tellem what you just toldem
  • Logical flow
  • Title
  • Outline Intro
  • Details
  • Summary

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Key Elements of VisualsBackground Color
  • Contrasting Colors
  • Clear and clean text
  • Dark background with light text
  • Avoid nauseating combinations
  • Avoid pastels wash out on projection

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Nauseating Combination!
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Key Elements of VisualsFont
  • No more than 2 font types
  • Use bold and Italic strategically
  • Able to read from back row
  • Font size proportional to importance

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Key Elements of VisualsAmount of Information
  • KISS
  • No more than 7 lines per slide
  • No more than 7 words per line
  • Bullets and Keywords
  • No faster than 1 minute per slide

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Key Elements of VisualsAmount of Information
  • Keep it Simple Stupid! KISS
  • If audience is concentrating too hard on the
    visuals, they sometimes miss the message that you
    are trying to convey
  • To many lines in the visual cause the audience to
    experience confusion no more than 7 lines per
    slide
  • Long strings of text can cause visual overload -
    No more than 7 words per line
  • Generally, text elements can be simplified
    dramatically. If you combine verbal discussion
    with visual elements, this simplification does
    not result in loss of message - Bullets and
    Keywords
  • Rapidly progressing through the visuals can
    result in delayed processing of your message. It
    is always preferred to keep the audience in sync
    with your discussion - No faster than 1 minute
    per slide

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Key Elements of VisualsGraphics
  • Dont assume the audience understands graphic
  • Explain key elements (symbols, axes, etc.)
  • Explain the significance
  • PowerPoint effects

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Presentation Mechanics
  • Dress
  • Mannerisms
  • You are the expert!
  • Dont read slides
  • Dont read notes
  • Eye Contact
  • Avoid Laser Light Shows!
  • Learn to mask nerves

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On-Line Resources
  • Important Design Concepts (Psychology Department
    Columbia University)
  • Creating Effective Presentations (University of
    South Dakota)
  • Effective Presentations (Office of Sponsored
    Research UCLA)
  • Guidelines for Presentations (American Water
    Works Association)
  • Guidelines for Presentations (American Society of
    Primatologists)

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On-Line Resources
  • Presentation Tips (Physics Department Rice
    University)
  • Effective Oral Presentations (Business
    Administration Northeastern University
  • Making Effective Presentations (Western
    Association for Art Conservation Stanford
    University)
  • How to Give a Bad Talk! (Computer Science
    Department University of Wisconsin)

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10 Commandments of a Bad Talk
  • Thou shalt not be neat
  • Thou shalt not waste space
  • Thou shalt not covet brevity
  • Thou shalt cover thy naked slides
  • Thou shalt not write large

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10 Commandments of a Bad Talk
  • 6) Thou shalt not use color
  • 7) Thou shalt not illustrate
  • 8) Thou shalt not make eye contact
  • 9) Thou shalt not skip slides
  • 10) Thou shalt not practice

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Effective PresentationsSummary
  • Mechanics
  • On-line Resources
  • 10 Commandments
  • Importance
  • Characteristics
  • Visuals

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