Before You StartIdentify:
• Objective(s) of Talk• Main Points
Make Outline/Rough Draft of Presentation• Based on Objectives/Main Points• Not Based on Fitting Entire Project
Work into PresentationPrepare Cue Cards to Trigger Key PointsNumber Cards, but DO NOT Rely on ThemPractice!!! Out-loud, Standing Up, for Real!
Making the PresentationIntroduce Yourself, Thank Audience“Bookends”
• Tell Them What You are Going Tell Them• Tell Them• Tell Them What You Just Told Them
Carefully Plan Your Time• One to Two Minutes per Slide• Do NOT try to fit 40 Slides into 25 Minutes!• You WILL be Scrambling, Skipping Slides• Do NOT Digress, You Will Run Out of Time• Leave Time for Questions and Discussion
DeliveringSpeak Clearly, Loudly and SlowlyPause at Key PointsBe EXTREMELY Careful Using Humor
These are Often DisastrousSmooth Transitions Between Speakers
“Now, John will discuss…” vs.“Whose slide is this?... Not me, you go.”
Use Hands and Laser Pointer to HighlightDo not get Overzealous with Them
Use Positive Body Language (Stand Tall)Indicates that you Believe in Your Work
DeliveringLook at the Audience as much as Possible
Avoid Staring at the ScreenDo Not Stare at Anyone in Audience Sweep Across Audience with Your Eyes
Stand so that the Audience can Clearly See Each Team-Member (Do Not Hide)
You may use Both Sides to StandFeel Free to Move, but Avoid PacingSpeak Naturally, but NOT ConversationallyBuild on Connections with AudienceUse the Audience’s Names if Possible
The SlidesPick a Nice Background With Good
Contrast to TextUse Only One Transition (If Any at All)No Need for Text to Fly in from the Bottom,
Spin Twice and Blink!!!More Figures, Less TextDiverse Figures (Drawings, Pictures)Put Triggers Directly onto Slides, FiguresUse Section DividersFont Should be Easy to Read, 28+ pt. Size
The Slides
The Slides
The Slides
Climate Change
Short Wavelength
High Energy
Long Wavelength, Low Energy
11 of Last 12 Years Rank Among the 12 of the Warmest Since 1850
Average Temperature Risen 1.5F Since 1900
Sea Levels Have Risen 7 inches in the Last Century
CO2
CO2
Solar Collectors
Water
Black Absorber(0-10C Rise)
Flat Plate Collector(0-50 C Rise)
Glass
Insulation
Evacuated Heat Pipe(10-100 C Rise)
Water
Focused Collector(50-150 C Rise)
Solar Collectors
Evacuated Heat Pipe Water Heater
Wave Energy
Oscillating Water Column (OWC)
Wave Energy
The 500 kW LIMPET OWC, New Zealand
Visual Flames• Bright Orange Glow• Essentially Noiseless
• Blue Flame• Noise Similar to Bunsen
Burner
Surface Combustion Interior Combustion
Final RemarksDress Nice (aka. Look Professional)Relax, No One is “Trying to Get You”Thank the Audience, Then Ask for
QuestionsWhen Fielding Questions: Pause, Think,
and Answer the Best that You CanQualify Answers When You are Not CertainIt’s Far Better to Say “You Don’t Know”
than it is to give a False StatementVideo, Animations Only When Justified
Final RemarksThe ME191 Final Presentation
• Big Project, 25 Minute Presentation• Audience = Mechanical Engineers
(Industry, Faculty and Students)• Everyone MUST Speak (equal)
• Practice, Practice, Practice!!!• Be Professional, Relax and Have Fun
