Ever wondered what makes a good

presentation?

Aristotle's Rhetoric Tripod

Aristotle helps focus speakers on the
Rhetoric tripod

Ethos: speaker's credibility

Pathos to a speaker's emotional appeals
Logos to a speaker's logical appeals.

Type of Public Speaking

Informational: Speaking to inform

Motivational: Inspire
Persuasive : To sell an idea or
product
Discussion Leader

Principles of an Effective Talk

Communicate your arguments and

ideas,
Persuade your audience that they
are true, and be interesting and
entertaining

Organising your Information

Gather the Information

Libraries, newspapers, journals, TV

Personal experience

Plan a Structure

Divide your subject into clear sections

Introduction . Body . Conclusion
Select the key points
Group these into logical segments

Sample Speech Outline

I. Introduction

Thesis

II. Body

support arguments

III. Conclusion

review

Structure of Presentation

Tell em What you are going to tell

em
Tell em
Tell em What you told em

IntroductionBody GOOD
ENDINGS:
Conclusion
Challenge to

action
OR
a rhetorical
question

Conclusion

Outline your main points

Remind your audience of your message

Bottom Line:

Good Structure helps you move

logically through your presentation.
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Using the Three Es

Explain
Entertain
Educate
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A Typical Speech

Opening: 30 Second Attention

grabber
Benefits statement
Body 2 or 3 points
Have smooth transitions
Closing: A summary or appeal for
action

Enthusiasm

A speaker is dynamic uses body

language and gestures
Sincere
Confident
Animated
Articulate
Passionate

The Rest of S.P.E.A.K

Antidotes or analogies
Knowledge: Leave the audience
with new information

How much do we retain?

VERBAL

7%

TONAL

38%

NON VERBAL

55%
100 %

Know Your Topic

Be prepared to get questions!

What if I dont know the answer?

Know WHEN to say I dont know

Know HOW to say I dont know
Dont just stand there uncomfortably!

Be able to recover from interruptions

Know what to skip if youre running
late

Dont just talk faster!

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Attitude. (Yours)

Are you INTERESTED in your topic?

If YOU arent excited

If no, get a different one!

If yes, ACT LIKE IT
Cant expect OTHER people to be!

Dont talk down to audience

You know more than them about THIS

They know more than you about other
stuff

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Dead Man Talking

Are you hiding behind the podium?

Are your hands/face motionless?
Are you staring

at
at
at
at

your advisor/boss?
your laptop?
the screen?
the ceiling?

Is your back to the audience?

IF SO youre probably BORING!

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I Drank A Case Of Mountain

Dew!

Sometimes nerves make for fast

talking
Calm down. E-nun-see-ate.
Its not a race

People need time to absorb

information

Take a bottle of water if necessary

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Is This Thing On <tap

tap>?
Feedback kills people!

Most PA systems are tuned so that the

microphone can be middle of your chest

Not 2mm from your mouth

Modulate your voice evenly

Careful turning head affects volume!
If not using a mic project your voice!
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Where are your hands?

You have a set of moves

that repeat during your talk

Make sure they arent silly looking

Dont point with your middle finger

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Ummmm The Uh
Yeah.

Practice makes perfect

OVER practicing can be bad

Do not read your slides like a script

Most people lose 20 IQ points in
front of an audience

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Summary/Conclusion

If your talk is more than 5 minutes,

nice to summarize work & results

Bring people back if they zoned out

Remind them why youre great

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Design & Layout

Design rules in the visual
realms of computer monitors
and projection screens

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Slide Design

Goals:

Convey the necessary information

Be readable/understandable
Be interesting (enough)

Avoid:

Over stimulation
Booooring

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Typography
How to Make WORDS
WORD
WORD
S
WORD S
S
WORD
WORD
S
S
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Dont Waste the power of a

Visual Aid by filling it up
with words. Words, words,
words,
words,
words,
words,
words,
words,

words,
words,
words,
words,
words,
words,

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words,
words,
words,
words,
words,
words,

BE Clear
BE Brief
BE Readable

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Dont Use
A Typestyle or
Which
Causes
Size
Eyestrain

For the Last Rows

Of Your Audience

Preferably
use
Sans-serif
fonts

Titles 40pt 48pt

-
Subtitles 32pt
Avoid
38pt
Underlines
Bulleted Lists 24
All Caps
32pt
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C OL OUR

Bright Colours to highlight

Main/Key Points
A Strong But Sober Colour For SubText
A Dark Colour Text againstCONTRAS
a Light
Coloured Background
T
A Light Coloured Text against a
Dark Coloured Background
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One Good
Picture is

WORTH
Thousand Words

VISUALISATION
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Visual Aids Study

AUDIENCE RECALL

Spoken

20%

Spoken
+
Written

Spoken +
Written
+Pictures

35%

75%

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Visuals

Use diagrams when possible

Communication (easier to understand, more potent)

Spatial memory
Impact (less cognitive, more visceral)

Elements of Dynamic Delivery

55% Body Language

38% Voice
7% Content

Elements of Dynamic Delivery

55% Body Language

7% Content
38% Voice

A Layout Format

Helps Audience Focus Quickly

Highlights Main Ideas
Keeps Amount of Information &
Number of Words Consistent
Titles

Grids, Guides,
Layout

Lists, Lists, Lists

Lists, Lists, Lists
Lists, Lists, Lists
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Lists, Lists, Lists

Graphics

Using Visual Aids

Use only essential words or phrases

Visualise the message in each slide
Choose a Layout Grid Structure
Use a Colour Code
Plan a consistent design
Control Changes

Provide distinctions between visuals

and content

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A well formatted set

of

Visual Aids

Helps your audience

recall information
Gives quick mental cues
Makes written words
legible in poor lighting
conditions

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What About

Word Count for Titles

Use of Subtitles

TITLES.TITLES.T
ITLES

Punctuations

Subtitles

Quotation Marks

.. , ? !

Abbreviations

ASAP, BBC

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Bullets Arent Everything

How many

Levels of

Hierarchy do

You think
You need
* To express
- Your point?

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Speelchick

How samrt will poeple thikn yuo

are?

Watch for:

there/their/theyre
too/to/two
its/its

07/23/15

Abhishek jain

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Picture This

There are exceptions, but in general

Dont have only text on most of your slides

Try to draw diagrams wherever applicable

(Well-drawn) pictures easier to

understand
System Architecture
System Architecture

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FPGA

32

main
memory

CPU

data cache

Theres a CPU, a RAM and an

FPGA and theyre all connected
- The FPGA connects to the
CPUs data cache
- The bus is 32 bits wide
- Blah blah blah blah
You have to visualize it yourself

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You are not Pixar Studios

Previous slide(s) used animation

Animation
Can
Be Very
Distracting

(it can be annoying)

Use only where it is USEFUL

Know if presentation system will handle

Use it sparingly

Different versions of PowerPoint, Macs, etc.

Or use multiple slides to safely animate

Flip-book style

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Mommy, my eyes are

burning!

Can you look at this for 45 minutes?

Colors look different on every LCD
projector
Colors look different between
transparencies and projector
Side note: if printing slides, may
want to choose white background to
save ink!
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I See A Ghost

More contrast on monitor than projector

Different projectors == different results
Colors to avoid with white are:

Light Green
Light Blue
Pale Yellow

Usually cant read this

Your slides should have good contrast

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Bad Presentations

Audience wont see your work is

great
But will make fun of you from back
What does
Those
are
row
that slide

some NASTY
colors
Hey it
matches my
Please let
tie.
it be
OVER

07/23/15

zz
z

Abhishek jain

Dunno, Im say?
playing
minesweeper

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Good Presentations

Interesting topic, explained at audiences

level
Slides are understandable and easy to
seeI wonder if this
I understood
this one!
technique
would
Good presentations reflect well
on
You
should
work for my
speaker!
with a PhD
problem

I never
thought of
that!

07/23/15

Lets talk to
them at the
break

Interestin
g

Abhishek jain

But its
outside
my main area

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How to Handle That Dreaded

Listen to the entire
Question
&
Answer
Session
question

Pause

Credit The Person

Respond to the Question

Bridge

How to Deal With a Hostile

Listen carefully to the question & repeat it aloud
Audience
Answer directly. Look directly at the person asking the

question
Refer to your Speech
Anticipate areas of questioning
Be friendly, always keep your temper
Always tell the truth
Treat two questions from the same person as two
separate questions
Don't place your hands on your hips or point at the
audience
Keep things moving
Conclude smartly

10 steps you can take to

reduce your speech anxiety

Know the room

Know the Audience
Know Your Material
Learn How to Relax
Visualize Yourself Speaking
Realize People Want You To Succeed
Don't apologize For Being Nervous
Concentrate on Your Message - not the medium
Turn Nervousness into Positive Energy
Gain Experience

The single biggest problem in

communication is the illusion
that it has taken place

Thank you