The document provides tips for giving a technical presentation. It recommends practicing presentations with smaller groups, distributing slides copies, and participating in other practice talks to improve. The document stresses summarizing points concisely, using titles and limiting text per slide, speaking for about a minute per slide, and making eye contact with the audience. It also suggests relaxing if flustered by stopping to regroup or drinking water.
2. Introduction
One of the most useful way for improving the
presentation is that see how others react and
obtain advice from them.
Think that what is interesting and ask a question
about content of the presentation.
In the following, explain the technical
3. The content
The important point is following.
Summarize the points for easy to understand and need to convince
audiences.
Before you speak to audiences, you should judge whether it is
necessary information.
When you speak to audiences, perfect pace of talking is a minute
every a page.
You should not speak long time about one topic.
4. Slide
The important reminders for creating the slide are
following.
Use the different titles with each slide.
Do not write the many sentences or image in one slide.
Before major section, use the outline slide.
Use the images which are connected the content.
Use the font type which is the big and easy to read.
5. The presentation
When you give a presentation, you don't point at your laptop
screen. You can get much attention for directly touch the
screen with your hand.
You should make eye contact with the audience during the
presentation.
If you get flustered, you have to relax the tension. The vest
way to relax the tension is to stop and regroup or to drink the
water.
For computer science conferences, the suitable clothes is
“business casual”.
6. Answering questions
To answer the questions from the audience is very
hard. If you failed it, you should make an effort for
improved.
When you are questioned from the audience, it is an
advantage as for the flowing three point to repeat the
question for questioner, before you answer the
question.
7. You can confirm that you have understood the
question.
You give a few moments to yourself. You can think
about question during a few moments.
You can tell other audience to the substance of
question by repeating the question.
8. Practice Talks
The important points are following.
Before you give a presentation, you should give a
practice talks.
Practice talks should be gave in smaller group.
When give a practice talks, you should distribute
copy of the slide.
You should participate in other practice talks.