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Guidelines for Technical Presentations

Preface

• 1 Background
• 1.1 Styles (Why Slides?)
• 1.2 Differences with Reports
• 1.3 Differences with Lectures and Marketing
• 2 Introduction
• 3 Enthusiasm and Expertise
• 4 Organization
• 4.1 Objective
• 4.2 Structure
• 4.2.1 Introduction
• 4.2.2 Body
• 4.2.3 Conclusions and the Abstract
• 4.2.4 Scalability
• 4.2.5 Flow
• 4.3 Persuasion
• 4.3.1 Rhetoric
• 4.3.2 Logic
• 4.3.3 Demonstration
• 4.3.4 Ethics
• 4.4 Time
• 4.4.1 Justification
• 4.4.2 Planning
• 4.4.3 Racing Against the Clock
• 4.4.4 The Timer
• 5 Visual Aids
• 5.1 Look and Feel
• 5.1.1 Consistency
• 5.1.2 Colour Scheme
• 5.1.3 Slide Background
• 5.1.4 Continuity
• 5.2 Formatting of Text
• 5.2.1 Layout
• 5.2.2 Typeface Selection
• 5.2.3 Font Size
• 5.2.4 Language
• 5.3 Images
• 5.3.1 Image Types
• 5.3.2 Common Errors
• 5.3.3 Photographs
• 5.3.4 Graphics
• 5.3.5 Hybrid Photograph-Graphics
• 5.3.6 Clip Art
• 5.4 Charts and Graphs
• 5.4.3 Pie Charts
• 5.5 Data, Statistics, anod other Text
• 5.5.1 Displaying Numbers
• 5.5.2 Tables
• 5.5.3 Statistics
• 5.5.4 Equations
• 5.5.5 Source Code
• 5.5.6 Quotes
• 5.6 Presentation Software
• 6 Presentation Skills
• 6.1 Fear
• 6.2 Composure
• 6.2.1 Appearance
• 6.2.2 Stance
• 6.2.3 Movement
• 6.2.4 Mannerisms
• 6.3 Communication
• 6.3.1 Eye Contact
• 6.3.2 Voice
• 6.3.3 Humour
• 6.4 Presentation Aids
• 7 Answering Questions
• 8 Summary

Acknowledgements
References
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