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\title{\Large\bf Project Presentations}

\author{Jan Verschelde \\  %2mm with \slidesmag{5}
 % Department of Math, Stat \& CS \vspace{-0.5mm}\\
 % University of Illinois at Chicago \vspace{-0.5mm}\\
 % Chicago, IL 60607-7045 \vspace{-0.5mm}\\
  {\em e-mail:} jan@math.uic.edu\vspace{-0.5mm}\\
             www.math.uic.edu/\~{}jan
 }
\date{MCS 494 Special Topics in Computer Science: \\
      Industrial Math \& Computation, Fall 2002. \\
 \ \\
Adapted from Chapter 15 of ``{\em Industrial Mathematics.} \\
 {\em Modeling in Industry, Science, and Government}'' \\
      by Craig Gunn and Charles R. MacCluer.}

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\begin{document}

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\begin{slide}
\heading{Outline of this Presentation}
\begin{enumerate}
   \item Do's and Don'ts of general slide presentations:
         \begin{enumerate}
            \item Why using slides?
            \item What are good slides?
            \item How to present slides well?
         \end{enumerate}
   \item Essentials of a good project presentation:
         \begin{enumerate}
            \item accessible to your peers 
            \item reflects content of your technical report
            \item some practical details
         \end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\end{slide}
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\begin{slide}
\heading{1.1 Why using slides?}
\begin{itemize}
   \item Secure structure: good slides guide the presenter
 
         and prevent omission of important aspects.

   \item While not so good for mathematical derivations,

         it is suitable for listing topics and presentation of facts.

   \item Precise presentation of data, like pictures and tables.
\end{itemize}
\end{slide}
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\begin{slide}
\heading{1.2 What are good slides?}
\begin{itemize}
   \item Do not include entire paragraphs, except for quotes.
   \item Do not overload slides: at most 10 lines per slide.
   \item Your audience has a limited attention span,
         \newline so make the slides self-contained.

         Do not assume your audience will remember details
         on previous slides.

\end{itemize}
\end{slide}
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\begin{slide}
\heading{1.3 How to present slides well?}
\begin{itemize}
   \item Do not read the slides, but tell a story.

         Long lists of items on slides tends to be boring.

   \item Keep eye contact with your audience.

         Try to tune the pace of your talk to your audience.

         Make your point, slides can {\em glide} away unnoticed. 

   \item Be mobile and flexible.

         Provide transition sentences between slides.
\end{itemize}
\end{slide}
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\begin{slide}
\heading{2.1 What is a good project presentation?}
\begin{itemize}
   \item Know your audience.

         Your talk must be accessible to your peers

   \item The presentation is independent from the technical report,

         because your peers have not read the report.

   \item It is similar to the ``executive summary'',

         How would you tell the boss about your work in 10 minutes?
\end{itemize}
\end{slide}
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\begin{slide}
\heading{2.2 The content of the presentation}
\begin{itemize}
   \item Problem statement and motivation.  Be precise.
   \item What did you do?  Why did you do it this way?
   \item Summary of the data: tables and pictures.
   \item Results and conclusions.
\end{itemize}
\end{slide}
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\begin{slide}
\heading{2.3 Some practical details}
\begin{itemize}
   \item \LaTeX\ or PowerPoint provide uniformity.
   \item Handwritten slides are flexible.
   \item Duration: 10 to 15 minutes.
   \item No more than 8 slides.
   \item Rehearse with your team members.
\end{itemize}
\end{slide}
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\end{slides}
\end{document}