Presentations
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What is a Technical Presentation?
Instructor: Steven Zwickel
Phone [phone] Fax [phone] e-mail [e-mail] Office M1036e Engineering Centers Building Office hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:30-noon We can arrange to set up specific appointments to discuss your work.
Materials you will need for this course
Student Handbook available from Bob's Copy Shop, Randall Tower Required Text: The Presentations Kit (Rev'd); Claudyne Wilder; John Wiley & Sons, 1994
You can contact the author at www.wilder.com
Recommended: Speaking to Persuade, Barbara L. Breaden; Harcourt Brace & Co., 1996 A VHS videotape A way of storing and transporting your presentation visual files, either by saving them on a zip disk, on your CAE account, or on a CD. You should back up your files on a different media and, as a extra precaution, send them to yourself as an attachment to an e-mail.
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Learning Objectives
1. Organize a presentation outline that directly relates to audience and purpose 2. Create a dynamic oral presentation that captures the audience's attention, effectively delivers a clear message, and concludes with conviction and a call for action 3. Cope with a variety of presentation problems, including anxiety, problem audiences, technical malfunctions, and controversial topics 4. Use visuals to illustrate presentations, including the use of overhead transparencies, 35mm slides, handouts, computer graphics, videotape, props, and presentation software 5. Work in teams to present technical information 6. Evaluate the outcome of a presentation for quality
Oral Presentation Assignments
Assignment Technical Presentation Teleconference Presentation Persuasive Presentation Comparison Report Presentation Final Presentation Presenter(s) Individual Team Team Pair Individual Topic/Type Informative Planning Session Persuasive In-Class Choice Percent of Grade 10% -- 10% 10% 15%
Technical Presentation
10% of your grade
Time: Topic: Presented by: 7 minutes + 2 minutes for Q&A Technical-Informative Individual
This is an informative presentation on any technical subject. You will receive a grade for your in-class presentation and a grade for your memo evaluating that presentation.
Teleconference Presentation
Time: Topic: 15 minutes Team Presentation Planning Session
Presented by: Team Percent of grade: Required; not graded Evaluation memo required after presentation!
Persuasive Team Presentation
Time: 12-14 minutes plus Q&A Topic: To persuade your audience to adopt a particular course of action, policy, product, etc. Presented by: 1. 2. Team
10%
3. 4. 5.
Pick a topic and discuss it with your teammates in the Teleconference. Have one person on your team send me an email describing your team's topic. I will respond by email. If I feel that there is a problem with your team's topic, I will discuss it with your team. Learn more about persuasion by completing the Memo on Persuasion Analysis. Prepare, practice, and deliver an in-class presentation aimed at changing the way the class feels, thinks, or behaves. Write a memo evaluating your team's work on this assignment.
Comparison Report Presentation
Time: 10-12 minutes in class Presented by: Pair of students
Written report and evaluation memo required after presentation!
10%
Topic: Comparison of 3-5 products, companies, or processes
You will work with one of your classmates to write a comparison report and present your findings to the class. This assignment will let you improve your ability to organize material for oral and written communication. You and your teammate will receive a grade for both the oral and written reports.
Final Project Presentation
Time Topic: Presented by: 8 minutes Choice of five options Individual
15%
Written Assignments
Introductory e-mail to Instructor Three Memos on the Textbook -preparation, delivery, and visuals Memo: Abstract of an article Two Observations of Out-of-Class Presenters Technical Presentation Self-critique memo required 5% 10% 10% required
Comparison Report + Presentation Self-critique Memo 10% Summary Semester Memo 10%
Introductory e-mail to Instructor
[e-mail]
Unlike other assignments, this first memo assignment should be sent as an e-mail to your instructor. It is not graded, but it should have five paragraphs and it must contain all of the items listed in the Student Handbook. Due: Noon Monday, Sept. 8, 2003
Introductory E-Mail to the Instructor
1. Describe any experience have you had doing presentations. Have you taken any courses or read any books on the subject? What audiences have you spoken to? Were you ever asked to present at work (co-op or internship)? 2. Discuss your goals in taking this course. What are your expectations? 3. Tell me if you foresee any problems with this class. Are you a non-native speaker? Do you have conflicts with your class schedule? Let me know about any learning disability or speech impediment, so I can help you. 4. Read the Student Handbook. Fill in the Self-Analysis Worksheet (found at the end of this Handbook). Which assignment do you think will be the most challenging for you to do? Why? Which assignment do you think you will like doing? Explain your answers. 5. Conclude your memo with the following information: a. Your name, written out the way you would prefer to be addressed in class. b. The e-mail address you use most often. c. A reliable telephone number where you can be reached if there are any questions about assignments.
Three Memos on the Text and Handbook
1 Preparation 2 Delivery 3 Visuals
5% of grade
Please do not e-mail these memos.
In your memos, describe what you got from your reading and how it relates to your development as a presenter. Please do not merely repeat the content of the chapters; rather discuss what you learned from reading this material. You will be graded on how well you relate these assignments to your progress as a presenter. Turn in these memos in class on the dates indicated in the semester schedule. Failure to turn in all three memos will result in a lower grade for the course.
Technical Presentation Self-critique memo 10%
An objective critique of your first inclass "Technical Presentation" with your ideas for assets and opportunities for improvement. Explain what you were trying to do and discuss what actually happened. Your goals for improvement before your next presentation.
Two Observations of Out-of-Class Presenters
5% each Go to two presentations--one early in the semester, one near the end. Observe what happens: use the Observation Worksheet to assist in preparing memos. Turn in a memo for each, telling me what you saw and heard
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