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you should enjoy seeing this again!

Of course I meant May 6th and June 3rd!

(Sorry for the SNAFU in my previous post!)

Looking forward to seeing you all next Thursday.

Half of the class (you?) will be doing you 5 minute presentation!

Happy May Day!

james

Made To Stick: Presentations That Stick | Fast Company

Made To Stick: Presentations That Stick | Fast Company


Here are three tips...

1) Keep it simple
2) Show something
3) Tease before you tell!

see you all soon!

Our last two classes.... 3 May, 6 June

Our last two classes are scheduled for May 3rd and then June 6th. Hope to see you all.

When do we have some course?

Hello everyone,

just a simple message to ask you when do we have another course together? I wrote something for tomorrow but I don't think it is.

I am completly lost with all our changes...

Please, give me a hint! :)

f.

David Pogue says "Simplicity sells" | Video on TED.com

David Pogue says "Simplicity sells" | Video on TED.com:

Here's a novel way of doing a presentation! ...An example for the singers among us!

See you all soon!
james

"New York Times columnist David Pogue takes aim at technology’s worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it right. To funny things up, he bursts into song"

Be My Interviewer - Job Interview Tips & Advice

Be My Interviewer - Job Interview Tips & Advice:

an interview is a very specific presentation situation!

"BeMyInterviewer is for anyone that wants to be successful at interviews.

Using our interactive videos, you can practise and perfect your interview technique with the help of leading industry professionals. We'll provide you with valuable and practical advice to prepare you for the toughest questions and interview scenarios you are likely to face."

Eric Giler demos wireless electricity | Video on TED.com

Eric Giler demos wireless electricity | Video on TED.com:

"Eric Giler wants to untangle our wired lives with cable-free electric power. Here, he covers what this sci-fi tech offers, and demos MIT's breakthrough version, WiTricity -- a near-to-market invention that may soon recharge your cell phone, car, pacemaker."

An interesting demo!

See you on Thursday! (I'm also sending an invitation for an exhibition this weekend!)

james

How to give a good research talk

Take a look at this text about scientific presentations:

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers/giving-a-talk/giving-a-talk-html.html

They have nice tips for more technical presentations.

Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)

Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)

a good place to see how to use "advise" and "advice"...

scientific presentation!!!!!

Spatiotemporal classification
Hi everybody,
This is one of the shortest " highly rated" presentations I could find.
We can see some overloaded slides, no animation, no jokes :( ... isn't a good presentation!?!?
see you this afternoon...

Gapminder: the statistics dynamizer !

--> View the Demo

And here a demo for a Gapminder about CO2 emissions since 1820, great way to emphasize the terrible speed of fuel consumption and exhaust emissions!!

Free Slides to Teach Technical Presentations

Free Slides to Teach Technical Presentations:


I added some dates to the doodle so we can reschedule our last class in May. (There's a link from the writeboard... see the sidebar on the blog.)

See you on Thursday.... from 2 to 5 pm... in F601.

Looking forward to seeing your mini presentations...

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This is an interesting collection of teaching aids... have a look.

What do you think? Please leave a comment. james

"This web page presents a free collection of teaching slides for you, the instructor, to use when you discuss presentations in your engineering and science courses. These slides have been used with much success in presentation courses for engineers and scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and several universities including the University of Barcelona, the University of Oslo, and Virginia Tech."

Presenting With Visuals

Another presentation insisting on visuals instead of words. I'm convinced...

Presenting With Visuals (UPDATED)

View more presentations from Fortify Services.

Dan Roam : Selling ideas with pictures

Dan Roam says that we really understand an idea when we are able to talk about it but also to draw it. Here is one of his famous presentation. I let you discover his particular style...

Healthcare Napkins All

View more presentations from Dan Roam.

How Do Others Ace Their Interviews?

How Do Others Ace Their Interviews?: "How Do Others Ace Their Interviews?"

An interview is a rather special sort of presentation! I thought this might interest you!


Looking forward to seeing you all this Thursday at 2 pm in F601.

Remember we said you would prepare one or two slides and the first few minutes of a presentation! See you there!

james