Written

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CM0301 Real Time Systems

• Written Oral
• Presentation Skills
• by Ian Sunley

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Topics to be covered

• Written Skills
• Oral Skills

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Written Skills

• All written reports must include a brief
  introduction.
• A main report
• A summary
• References to work researched and information
  used. E.g.web sites, books etc. Failure to
  include this suggests Plagiarism

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Specific skills for Assignment 1

• How much to write
• About 1500 2000 words
• What is meant by revision notes.
• Sufficient information so that your colleagues
  can understand the important features of your
  research and how it relates to Real Time Systems
• In the exam at the end of semester 2 there will
  be at least one question which requires some of
  the revision notes to enable it to be answered
  fully.

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Specific skills for Assignment 1

• We have 3 topics in Assignment 1
• Real Time Languages
• Real Time Methodologies
• Safety problems caused by Real Time Software.
• I will ask a question in the exam of the form.
  Discuss the Real Time functionality of (topic)
  and how they differ from conventional (topic)
  giving detailed examples.

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Oral Communication

• Plan
• Identify the Audience
• Who are they
• What do they know
• What do they expect to be told
• Know your facts (background)

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Rule of Three

• Say what you going to say
• Say it
• Say what you have said

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Technique

• Dont overrun the time
• Use Audio Visual Aids but carefully
• Speak to the audience

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Types of AV Aids

• Blackboard / Whiteboard
• Overhead projector
• Computer screen projector
• Slide projector
• Demonstration

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Set up an OHP

• Set up the projector beforehand
• How does it
• switch on
• focus
• switch bulbs
• Does it have a working bulb?

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Using the OHP

• Put slides on square
• Step out of the way
• Point at the projected image

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Slide Quality

• Short readable text
• Trying to cram in a lot of detail that no one
  will be able to see let alone read can generate
  disinterest very quickly. This is because the eye
  is trying to read the text at the same time as
  the ears are trying to listen to what is being
  said and possibly notes taken as well
• Careful colour
• Diagrams, Tables Charts with great care

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Text Size
Use readable point size (36pt) not a font like
Arial (24 pt) I have used 54pt for titles and
40pt for other text
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Colour Font
Are you colour blind?
Interesting change
Restful?
Cool font Hard read
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Diagrams, etc.

• Welcome change from text and say a lot quickly
• Diagrams can be cluttered
• Tables tempt small sizes many columns
• Graphs tempt too much detail

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Engage Audience
Face the audience Stand tall and plant your
feet Talk directly to attentive listeners Point
at the screen Dont babble - low and
slow(ish) Calm nervous hands Relax
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Using prompts

• Remembering what you want to say
• Prompts
• Use slides
• A6 cards with very brief notes
• Practice before a mirror - out loud