Guidelines for Effective Oral Presentations in Engineering - Prof. Amauri Antonio Arroyo, Lab Reports of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Download Guidelines for Effective Oral Presentations in Engineering - Prof. Amauri Antonio Arroyo and more Lab Reports Electrical and Electronics Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! University of Florida 12-Jan-09 A. Antonio Arroyo, PhD Department of ECE EEL 5666: Intelligent Machines Design Laboratory Eric M. Schwartz, PhD 1 Guidelines for Oral Presentations Oral reports serve an important function in engineering practice. Engineers must frequently report to management about progress on an active project or propose new ones. Engineers with excellent oral presentation skills have a decided advantage in advancing their careers. STRUCTURE of the TALK The structure of a typical oral presentation follows. 1. TITLE PAGE 2. SUMMARY OF TALK 3. INTRODUCTION 4. BODY OF TALK 5. CONCLUSIONS 6. FUTURE WORK TITLE PAGE Announces the title of your project, your affiliation, your primary associates involved in the project, and the date of the talk. SUMMARY OF TALK Outlines in broad, easily understood terms 1) the scope of the problem being addressed, 2) what you hope to gain by solving the problem, 3) your approach to a solution, 4) what you have done, 3) results obtained to date, and 5) future plans. INTRODUCTION Provides background material and related prior work addressing the problem. Details scope of the problem. BODY OF TALK The amount of information and time allotted to present the information dictates the number of overheads, slides, etc. Because of these limitations, the speaker should give careful thought in the selection and construction of the material presented. Time usually does not permit you to say all the things you would like to say about your work. CONCLUSIONS States accomplishments and results. Conclusions should also indicate the scope or limits of your results. FUTURE WORK Indicates what must be done to complete, enhance, or extend your work. Your should also suggest an approach that will likely lead to successful results. VISUAL AIDS PowerPoint (or equivalent) is required.