How to give a BAD project presentation
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I am browsing around the internet for some tips on preparing for my project presentation on friday, and I stumbled upon this article... rather funny sia... this person must be a bad student who didnt do well for his presentation...
HOW TO GIVE A BAD PRESENTATION
Ten commandments:
I. Thou shalt not be neat
Why waste research time preparing slides? Ignore spelling, grammar and legibility. Who cares what 50 people think?
II. Thou shalt not waste space
Transparencies are expensive. If you can save five slides in each of four talks per year, you save $7.00/year!
III. Thou shalt not covet brevity
Do you want to continue the stereotype that engineers can't write? Always use complete sentences, never just key words. If possible, use whole paragraphs and read every word.
IV. Thou shalt cover thy naked slides
You need the suspense! Overlays are too flashy.
V. Thou shalt not write large
Be humble -- use a small font. Important people sit in front. Who cares about the riff-raff?
VI. Thou shalt not use color
Flagrant use of color indicates uncareful research. It's also unfair to emphasize some words over others.
VII. Thou shalt not illustrate
Confucius says ``A picture = 10K words,'' but Dijkstra says ``Pictures are for weak minds.'' Who are you going to believe? Wisdom from the ages or the person who first counted goto's?
VIII. Thou shalt not make eye contact
You should avert eyes to show respect. Blocking screen can also add mystery.
IX. Thou shalt not skip slides in a long talk
You prepared the slides; people came for your whole talk; so just talk faster. Skip your summary and conclusions if necessary.
X. Thou shalt not practice
Why waste research time practicing a talk? It could take several hours out of your two years of research. How can you appear spontaneous if you practice? If you do practice, argue with any suggestions you get and make sure your talk is longer than the time you have to present it.
Commandment X is most important. Even if you break the other nine, this one can save you. -
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Ya no 10 is the killer... no practice = game over
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so, anymore to add on to it??
LolX !!
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Y are you not at my Cosybay outing when you've already confirmed with me that u're going huh?Originally posted by carpe diem jur:so, anymore to add on to it?? 
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woah... uncle dcx... hahar !! gud memory u haf... but u forgot something... that is, i've replied to u before liao regarding dis question... *pull ear*... coz FOS neber go mah... my motive is to see FOS loh... since he didnt go... haiz !!Originally posted by dcx:Y are you not at my Cosybay outing when you've already confirmed with me that u're going huh? -
Cool. Transparencies still huh.
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XI: thou shall now look into the eyes of the people you are presenting to and instead either always keep looking at the slides or at the floor.
XII:thou shall put his hands in his pocket or everywhere else around his body except for the standard procedure which is either se-lang-diri position or hands held together in the front. -
huh?????????/ izzit????? haiz....i old man liao...*cough*Originally posted by carpe diem jur:woah... uncle dcx... hahar !! gud memory u haf... but u forgot something... that is, i've replied to u before liao regarding dis question... *pull ear*... coz FOS neber go mah... my motive is to see FOS loh... since he didnt go... haiz !! -
Reminds me of my time doing project work..
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Originally posted by stellazio:XI: thou shall now look into the eyes of the people you are presenting to and instead either always keep looking at the slides or at the floor.
XII:thou shall put his hands in his pocket or everywhere else around his body except for the standard procedure which is either se-lang-diri position or hands held together in the front.
XIII: Thou shall not hesitate to fart loudly and impress instead of holding back.