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This is an effective PowerPoint preparation method our professor, Pro. Chun-Min, Lo, has taught us.
Typology: Schemes and Mind Maps
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Know your audience!
Find out how much time you have to speak
Determine the style of your talk; decide on the structure that best fits your audience and your message
Decide on the key points you want to communicate
Determine how best to use graphs and figures to illustrate your key points
Consider effective slide aesthetics
Motivate the key issues (Introduction)
Preview your main messages
Tell them what you’re going to tell them
Provide support for your messages (Body)
Tell them
Summarize your messages (Conclusion)
Tell them what you told them
In other words, don’t let them leave without knowing your main messages!
Outline or overview of presentation Prepares the audience to listen Provides a logical structure for your talk Provides motivation and context Summarizes key points (limit to three or four for a 20-minute talk)
Problem statement, motivation 1 – 2 slides
Previous work 1 slide
Method 1 – 2 slides
Results 4 – 6 slides
Future work 1 – 2 slides
Point out important features
Label both axes of graphs and show units
Provide a caption
Give credit
This slide will probably stay on the screen during the question period and will thus get the longest audience exposure - make it count! Recap key results Reiterate principal conclusions
