2. Table of contents
â—Ź What's the best contents?
â—Ź How best to write plain slide(1)
â—Ź How best to write plain slide(2)
â—Ź How best to presentation(1)
â—Ź How best to presentation(2)
â—Ź How to practice talks
3. What's the best contents?
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The goal of a talk is similar to the goal of a
technical paper.
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So, when we give a talk, we should ask your-
self, “What are the key points that my audi-
ence should take away from the talk?”
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We should need to elide everything that does
not support those points.
4. How best to write plain slide(1)
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We should use descriptive slide titles.
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Do not use the same title on multiple slides.
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Choosing a descriptive title that helps the
audience to appreciate what the specific con-
tribution of this slide is.
5. How best to write plain slide(2)
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When we make a slide, we must not put too
much text (or other material) on a slide.
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Because, when a new slide goes up, the
audience will turn its attention to comprehend-
ing that slide.
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If the audience has to read a lot of text, they
will tune you out, probably missing something
important.
6. How best to presentation(1)
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When giving a presentation, never point at
your laptop screen, which the audience can-
not see.
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Using a laser pointer is fine, but the laser
pointer tends to shake (especially if you are
nervous) and can be distracting.
7. How best to presentation(2)
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We should make eye contact with the audi-
ence.
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This draws them in and lets you know wheth-
er you are going too fast, too slow, or just
right.
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Lastly, If you get flustered, don't panic.
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One approach is to stop and regroup; taking a
drink of water is a good way to cover this.
8. How to practice talks
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When giving a practice talk, it is very helpful to dis-
tribute hardcopy slides (remember to include slide
numbers)
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Because, others can easily annotate them and re-
turn them to you at the end of the talk.
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In addition, we should go to other people's practice
talks.
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This is good citizenship, and cultivating these ob-
ligations is a good way to ensure that you have an
audience at your practice talk.