Presentations Jeanne LeBron, AMEC Earth

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PresentationsJeanne LeBron, AMEC Earth
Environmental Student Initiative Mentoring
Program Workshop Jan. 2007
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Preparing for the Big Day

• Presentations
• Slide Tips
• Presenter Tips
• Competition Day Details
• Questions and Answers

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The Presentation Purpose

• To Explain Your Project to the Judges
• Pick Highlights
• Your Judges Have Already Read Your Written
  Proposal

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The Presentation Tools

• Drawings and Display Boards
• Models
• PowerPoint Slides

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Plan Ahead

• Number of Slides
• Estimate Approximately 1 Slide Per Minute
• Slide Should Be up for Minimum of 15 Seconds

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Presentation Outline

• Tell Them What You Are Going to Tell Them
• Tell Them
• Tell Them What You Told Them

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Slides should be Readable

• Six Bullet Points Maximum
• Short Sentences in Length and Content

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Mission Statement

• The program is designed to stimulate interest
  and excitement among area students with an
  interest in architectural, engineering and
  science-related fields. This is done by allowing
  students to learn from a professional work
  environment, rather than an academic one. It
  gives the students the opportunity to participate
  in a real-world project facilitated by
  professionals who are employed in the field. The
  competition process is designed to provide the
  students with an experience in how professionals
  define the scope of a problem, work through
  finally present their solutions on engineering
  projects utilizing teams of people with different
  talents.

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Dont Be Too Creative

• Keep it Simple
• Dont Distract Your Audience From What You Are
  Saying

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Dont Be Too Creative

• Watch the Color Selection
• Dont Give your Audience a Headache.

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Dont Be Too Creative

• Watch your Fonts
• Too Many Types
• Special Fonts

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Dont Be Too Creative

• Dont Let Slide Animation Go Wild
• Too Much Can Distract From What You Are Saying
• Less Is More

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Using Photos

• Relate to What You Are talking About
• Should Have Good Quality and Clarity
• Watch File Size of Photo

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Use Graphs Not Data Lists

• Make Sure Your Graphics Are Clear
• Use Pie Graphs or Bar Charts for Data

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Proofread Your Slides

• Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabridge Uinervtisy
  it deosnt mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a
  word are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is that the
  frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The
  rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed
  it wouthit porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn
  mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but
  the wrod as a wlohe.

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Now That the Slides Are in Order, Are the
Speakers?
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Speakers

• Involve Many
• Smooth Transitions
• Personal Comfortable
• Face the Audience, Not the Slides
• Do Not Just Read the Slides

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Dress Appropriately
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Team Checklist

• Check
• Dress
• Hair
• Gum
• Teeth
• Coins

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The First Three Rules for a Good Presentation

• Rehearse
• Rehearse
• Rehearse

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Add Rule 4 Relax

• Dont Present Share Your Excitement About the
  Project
• Have Fun
• Mistakes Happen Relax Continue

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Presentation Period

• Set-up 10 Minutes
• Presentation 20 Minutes
• Question Answer 10 Minutes
• Clean-up 5 Minutes
• Transit 5 Minutes

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Scott Conference Center
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Evaluation

• Same Judges Will Evaluate Written Proposal and
  Oral Presentation
• Percentages of Final Score
• Written Proposal 30
• Oral Presentation 60
• Submittal Points 10

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Presentation Room

• Area 26 Feet by 44 Feet
• Two 2x5 Tables, Two Easels
• Smart Board or Super Podium
• Teams Responsible for Any Other Equipment Needed

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Super Podium

• Computer Which Displays Through a Ceiling
  Mounted Projector Onto a Screen
• Also Has an Overhead Projector, DVD and VCR

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Smart Board

• Computer Which Displays Through a Big Screen TV,
  Often With Touch Commands

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Questions?