ORAL PRESENTATION OF ENGINEERING TOPICS: Part II

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ORAL PRESENTATION OF ENGINEERING TOPICS
Part II
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FOR AN ORAL PRESENTATION

• HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT TO SAY.
• WRITE DOWN YOUR IDEAS, IN SHORT NOTES.
• PAY ATTENTION TO LEVEL OF AUDIENCE.
• DONT LOOSE CONTACT WITH THE AUDIENCE.
• USE VISUAL AIDS

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VISUAL AIDS

• FLIP CHARTS
• OVER-HEAD PROJECTION (VUGRAPHS, VIEWFOILS,
  TRANSPARENCIES)
• 35 MM SLIDES
• ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION

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FLIP CHARTS

• FOR SMALL GROUPS

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OVER-HEAD PROJECTION

• FOR INTERMEDIATE GROUPS

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35 MM SLIDES

• FOR LARGE GROUPS

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ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION

• ON-SCREEN PRESENTATION
• DATA-SHOW
• DATA-PROJECTOR

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Visual Aids
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TIPS ON USING VISUAL AIDS General

• LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION
• SANS-SERIF TYPEFACE
• LIGHT/DARK BACKGROUND
• PROPER LETTER/OBJECT SIZE
• USE A POINTER

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PROPER LETTER OBJECT SIZE

• READABLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
• CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS SIMPLE AND EASY TO READ.
• DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VIEWER AND THE SCREEN
• LETTER HEIGHT

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• ARIAL
• TIMES NEW ROMAN
• COURIER
• WINDINGS

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Charts graphs simple easy to read
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Charts graphs simple easy to read
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PROPER OBJECT SIZE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VIEWER THE SCREEN AT
LEAST 2 TIMES AT MOST 6 TIMES THE WIDTH OF THE
IMAGE
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PROPER LETTER SIZE

• 10 points
• 12 points
• 18 points
• 24 points
• 36 points
• 48 points
• 72 points

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USE A POINTER

• Pen
• Pointer stick
• Laser pointer
• Electronic Pointer facilities

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DONT FORGET

• DEFEAT STAGE FRIGHT
• THEY WANT YOU TO SUCEED!