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Preparing and Delivering Effective Technical Presentations

By: David Adamy

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Paperback | 19 November 1987

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This book zeroes-in on practical ways in which technical professionals can execute well-prepared, comprehensible, information-packed technical briefings.

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Introduction	p. 1
The Main Points of the Book	p. 1
About Public Speaking	p. 1
Handling Fear	p. 2
Respect for Your Audience	p. 2
Audience Dynamics	p. 2
A Good Talk is a Good Talk	p. 4
How to Do It Wrong	p. 4
Outline of the Book	p. 5
Before You Even Start	p. 7
The Preparation Process	p. 7
Initial Items	p. 8
The Purpose of the Talk	p. 9
What Does the Audience Need to Understand?	p. 10
What the Audience Should Remember	p. 11
Who Will the Audience Be?	p. 11
What the Audience Knows about the Subject	p. 12
What the Audience Expects	p. 13
How Much Time is Allowed?	p. 13
Audience Size	p. 13
Time and Location	p. 13
What Else is Happening?	p. 13
Designing Your Talk	p. 14
Section of Visual Aid Media	p. 14
Limitation of the Subject	p. 15
Allocate Your Time	p. 15
Preliminary Outline	p. 16
Segment the Visuals	p. 16
Detailed Preparation	p. 16
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Chapter 3	p. 17
Outlining	p. 19
General Structure	p. 19
Time Allocation	p. 19
The Parts of the Talk	p. 20
The Introduction	p. 20
Getting the Talk Started	p. 20
Present Your Credentials	p. 21
Tell Them What You Are Going to Tell Them	p. 22
The Body	p. 22
General to Specific	p. 23
Input to Output	p. 24
Stroll through the Park	p. 25
Time Sequence	p. 25
Background to Problem to Solution	p. 25
Increasing Power of Arguments	p. 26
The Conclusion	p. 26
Tell Them What You Told Them	p. 26
Sound the Call to Action	p. 27
Close the Talk	p. 27
Building an Outline	p. 27
List of Subjects	p. 28
The Framework	p. 28
Organize the Material	p. 30
Segmenting Your Visuals	p. 30
The Presentation Outline	p. 30
Visual Aids--Designing and Using Them	p. 33
General Considerations	p. 33
Readable Visuals	p. 33
Limiting the Material on a Single Visual Aid Frame	p. 35
Rule of Six	p. 36
Nested Visuals	p. 36
Rates of Presentation for Visual Aids	p. 36
Visual Aid Media	p. 37
Comparison of Media	p. 39
Special Techniques and Considerations	p. 39
Overhead Projector Slides	p. 39
Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 40
Opaque Projector	p. 40
Selection Criteria	p. 41
Rate of Presentation	p. 41
Special Techniques and Considerations	p. 41
35 mm Slides	p. 46
Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 46
Related Media	p. 47
Selection Criteria	p. 47
Rate of Presentation	p. 47
Techniques and Considerations	p. 48
Moving Media	p. 50
Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 50
Selection Criteria	p. 50
Rate of Presentation	p. 51
Techniques and Considerations	p. 52
Flip Charts	p. 53
Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 54
Cards on Easel	p. 55
Selection Criteria	p. 55
Rate of Presentation	p. 55
Techniques and Considerations	p. 55
Blackboard	p. 57
Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 57
Selection Criteria	p. 57
Techniques and Considerations	p. 57
Handout Material	p. 58
Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 58
Selection Criteria	p. 58
Techniques and Considerations	p. 58
Physical Items Passed Around	p. 59
Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 59
Selection Criteria	p. 59
Techniques and Considerations	p. 59
Three-Dimensional Models	p. 60
Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 60
Selection Criteria	p. 61
Techniques and Considerations	p. 61
Demonstrations	p. 61
Advantages and Disadvantages	p. 62
Selection Criteria	p. 62
Techniques and Considerations	p. 63
Visual Aids--Creating Them	p. 65
General Requirements	p. 65
List of Visuals	p. 65
Overview of Visuals	p. 65
Making Rough Drafts	p. 66
One Final Review	p. 68
Using the Services of a Graphic Arts Department	p. 68
Working with an Artist	p. 68
Understanding the Medium	p. 70
Specifying Layout	p. 70
Finding Photographs	p. 70
Scheduling and Budgeting Work	p. 71
Generating Visual Aids by Yourself	p. 71
Overhead Projector Slides	p. 72
Using a Copy Machine to Make Slides	p. 72
The Process	p. 72
Techniques	p. 72
Enhancing Copy Machine Slides	p. 73
Typed, Drawn, and Lettered Slides	p. 73
Slides from Photographs	p. 74
Computer-Generated Graphics	p. 74
Pen on Acetate	p. 74
Photographic Process Overhead Projector Slides	p. 75
35 mm Slides	p. 75
Pictures of Equipment	p. 75
Slides from Written and Drawn Material	p. 77
Modified Negative Slides	p. 80
Moving Media	p. 80
Equipment Required	p. 81
The Recording Process	p. 81
Planning Functions	p. 81
Flip Charts and Display Cards	p. 83
Three-Dimensional Models	p. 84
Logistics	p. 85
Briefing Room Readiness	p. 85
Room Scheduling	p. 86
Room Layout	p. 86
Layout for Briefing to Small Group	p. 86
Layout for Large Group at Tables	p. 87
Layout for Large Group in Theater-Style Seating	p. 88
Banquet-Style Seating	p. 90
Collection and Preparation of Equipment	p. 91
Safety and Comfort Factors	p. 92
Marking of Visual Aids	p. 92
Multiple-Speaker Logistics	p. 92
Feeding People	p. 93
Coffee and Lunch Breaks	p. 93
Breakfast or Lunch Meetings	p. 94
Dinner Meetings	p. 94
Handout Material	p. 94
Ten "Little" Items that Everyone Forgets	p. 95
Presentation Technique	p. 97
Generalities	p. 98
Speak in a Conversational Tone	p. 98
Stand beside Your Visuals	p. 98
Use a Pointer	p. 98
Speak to Individuals in the Audience	p. 98
"Read" the Audience	p. 100
Present Your Visuals with Flair	p. 100
Answer Questions Effectively	p. 101
The Big Secret	p. 101
Things to Do Ahead of Time	p. 101
Dress the Part	p. 102
Be Familiar with Your Visuals	p. 102
Rehearse Your Talk	p. 102
Know Thyself	p. 102
Things to Avoid	p. 103
Ways to Speed Your Improvement	p. 104
Notice What Other Speakers Do	p. 104
Record Your Talks	p. 104
Speak as Often as Possible	p. 104
Cruel and Unusual Circumstances	p. 105
Speaking in a Restaurant	p. 105
The Audience	p. 105
Room Setup	p. 105
Visual Aids	p. 106
Speaking through a Translator	p. 107
Delayed Translation	p. 107
Simultaneous Translation	p. 107
Considerations for All Translated Talks	p. 108
Speaking to the Nonnative-Language Speaking Audience	p. 108
When Something Goes Wrong	p. 109
Hostility from the Audience	p. 109
Managing the Multiple-Speaker Briefing	p. 111
The Nature of Multiple-Speaker Briefings	p. 111
The Briefing Plan	p. 112
Set Objectives	p. 112
What You Want Remembered	p. 112
Scope the Briefing	p. 112
Plan the Flow of Information	p. 112
Allocate the Time	p. 112
Choosing the Team	p. 113
Maintaining Unity	p. 113
Balance	p. 114
Visual Aids	p. 114
Sequence of Briefings	p. 114
Management Considerations	p. 115
Preparation Schedule	p. 115
Schedule of the Briefing Itself	p. 115
Visual Aid Equipment	p. 116
Handling Slides	p. 116
The Hot Seat	p. 116
A Speakers' Breakfast	p. 116
Introducing Speakers	p. 117
Making a Smooth Transition	p. 117
Establishing Speaker's Credibility	p. 117
Get the Speaker Started	p. 117
Opening and Closing Statements	p. 118
Opening Remarks	p. 118
Closing Remarks	p. 118
Real-World Briefings	p. 119
The Work Review	p. 119
The Audience	p. 119
The Speaking Situation	p. 120
Presentation Format	p. 120
Special Techniques and Considerations	p. 121
The Marketing Presentation	p. 121
The Audience	p. 122
The Speaking Situation	p. 122
Presentation Format	p. 123
Special Techniques and Considerations	p. 123
The Technical Conference Paper	p. 124
The Audience	p. 124
The Speaking Situation	p. 125
Special Techniques and Considerations	p. 125
The After-Dinner Technical Talk	p. 125
The Audience	p. 126
The Speaking Situation	p. 126
Special Techniques and Considerations	p. 126
Presenting a Prepared Paper	p. 126
Audience Has Copy of Paper	p. 126
Audience Does Not Have Paper	p. 127
Convincing the Skeptical Audience	p. 108
Speaking Exercises	p. 129
The Work Review	p. 129
The Marketing Presentation	p. 130
The Technical Conference Paper	p. 130
The After-Dinner Technical Talk	p. 131
The Multiple-Speaker Briefing	p. 131
Reading a Prepared Paper	p. 132
Convincing the Skeptical Audience	p. 132
Computer Hardware and Software for Visual Aid Development	p. 135
Speech Notes: How and When to Use Them	p. 142
Presentation Evaluation Forms	p. 145
Bibliography	p. 153
Index	p. 155
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