Subject: [Fwd: talk tips from MIke Smith]
From: Craig Chambers (chambers@cs.washington.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 01 2000 - 10:59:16 PST
FYI.
Susan Eggers wrote:
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> Authors: Here a few pointers to keep in mind when preparing your
> presentation. (They're in no particular order, and some of the later ones
> are my own philosophy. Adapt to your own taste.)
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> 1. You don't have to present all of the details in your paper.
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> 2. Do present background and other material that provides an appropriate
> context for your work.
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> 3. Focus on the interesting aspects of your presentation.
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> 4. Use a reasonably large font and don't make busy slides.
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> 5. Don't use charts and graphs directly from your paper. These typically
> contain too much detail. (Detail appropriate for someone sitting down,
> reading your paper with a nice hot cup of coffee and a roaring fire.)
> Simplify your charts/graphs so that they emphasize your main point. E.g.,
> focus on just a handful of your benchmarks.
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> 6. Spend time in your talk explaining the experiment(s) that generated the
> results in your chart/graph.
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> 7. Label your axes and make the labels legible. Excel's default is way too
> small.
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> 8. 3D graphs look nice in a marketing presentation, but is there a
> technical justification for using 3D in your graphs? The data should engage
> the listener, not Excel's special effects.
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> 9. Focus on the interesting aspects of your presentation. (I repeat on
> purpose.)
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> 10. Talk about what's next, what you've learned, what's unanswered.
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> Mike
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