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Communication & Presentations

Communication & Presentations. Senior Design IE/ME 4255. Do not underestimate the power of communication!. It is a design method It helps you clarify ideas It helps you convincingly explain decisions It helps you to organize your project It helps you to manage your project

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Communication & Presentations

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  1. Communication & Presentations Senior Design IE/ME 4255

  2. Do not underestimate the power of communication! • It is a design method • It helps you clarify ideas • It helps you convincingly explain decisions • It helps you to organize your project • It helps you to manage your project • It provides a paper trail that is available for all future reviews of achievements Communication

  3. Communication Hot Spots • Team and client meetings • Tracking and reporting progress • Correspondence • Telephone • Computer • Formal reports • Presentations • Design information Communication

  4. Team and Client Meetings • Have team rules regarding exchange of ideas and discussions • Prepare agendas and minutes • Take notes and sign, date, and file • Make sure that you have the names of all who participated Communication

  5. Formal Reports • Standardize format: Write in 3rd Person! • Start early and go through all of the proper steps • Proofread, Proofread,Proofread • Have someone serve as an ‘opponent’ to critique your writing Communication

  6. Presentations • Standardize format • Start early and go through all of the ‘proper steps’ • Introduction • Problem background • Proposed Solutions • Analysis and Decisions • Suggested Solution • Plan for Completing the project • Practice, Practice,Practice Communication

  7. ORAL PRESENTATION MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT WITH THE AUDIENCE DO NOT LOOK DOWN DO NOT LOOK AT A FIXED POINT DO NOT LOOK AT THE SCREEN FOR TOO LONG DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR NOTES FOR TOO LONG

  8. ORAL PRESENTATION MAKE GOOD USE OF POINTER POINT TO WHAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING HOLD POINTER IN HAND CLOSER TO THE SCREEN FACE THE AUDIENCE ONLY GLANCE AT THE SCREEN DO NOT HIT THE SCREEN

  9. ORAL PRESENTATION BE DYNAMIC DISPLAY ENERGY SHOW THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF YOUR WORK BE CONVINCING

  10. ORAL PRESENTATION DO NOT BLOCK VISION OF AUDIENCE

  11. ORAL PRESENTATION PREPARE REHEARSE BEFORE CLASS COME READY TO DELIVER A SMOOTH PRESENTATIONRESPECT TIME LIMIT

  12. ORAL PRESENTATION USE PROPER LANGUAGE We’sfigure’n on covering some stuff today DON’T USE SLANG

  13. ORAL PRESENTATION CONTROL YOUR BODY LANGUAGE REMAIN STRAIGHT ANDLOOK PROFESSIONAL

  14. ORAL PRESENTATION CONTROL YOUR VOICE なんとか かんとか SPEAK LOUD ENOUGH ARTICULATESPEAK AT A NORMAL SPEED DON’T SPEAK IN A MONOTONE

  15. ORAL PRESENTATION LIMIT AMOUNT OF READING DO NOT READ SCRIPT USE ONLY BRIEF NOTES, IF ANY AT ALL

  16. ORAL PRESENTATION INTRODUCE SPEAKERS I’m Bob Jones, later you will meet Jane Free, etc.

  17. ORAL PRESENTATION AS A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE, BE ATTENTIVE DO NOT SLEEP LISTEN AND ASK QUESTIONS

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