- Using a systematic approach, organize technical material into a concise
presentation.
- Tailor the presentation to the audience's needs, interests and knowledge
levels.
- Time: Eight to ten minutes
- To prepare a technical presentation advocating a product, service, idea
or course of action.
- To present your viewpoint logically and convincingly, using an inverted-pyramid
approach.
- To effectively use a flipchart to illustrate your message.
- To effectively handle a question-and-answer period.
- Time: Eight to ten minutes speech; three to five minutes for question period
- Understand the principles of communicating complex information to nontechnical
listeners.
- Build and deliver an interesting talk base on these principles.
- Answer audience questions that arise during the presentation.
- Use overhead transparencies to illustrate your message.
- Time: Ten to twelve minutes
- Deliver an interesting speech based on a technical paper or article.
- Effectively use a flipchart, overhead projector or slides to illustrate
your message.
- Time: Twelve to fifteen minutes.
- Understand the nature and process of a team technical presentation.
- Conceptualize a briefing or proposing involving three or more speakers,
including yourself.
- Assemble a team of club members capable of getting the job done.
- Orchestrate the planning, preparation and delivery of a team technical presentation.
- Time: Twenty to thirty minutes – Arrangements for this presentation
should be made with your Vice President Education well in advance. Also, you
should arrange for an evaluator for each speaker.