HOW TO DO A

PAPER
PRESENTATION

By:
ANIL SHENOY*(06cs)
P.A.C.E
MANGALORE
POINTS TO REMEMBER
BEFORE THE TALK(

 Always keep in mind that you are the expert

in the topic.
 Hold the audience by the hand, be
educative.
 Avoid sudden topic changes.
 You have to explain everything that‘s on your
slides.

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 KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

 Choose the right level

 Who is listening?
 Experts in the particular subject
 Experts in the general field
 Computer Scientists
 Computer Science students
 General audience

 What is the background of the audience?

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THE LAYOUT OF THE
SLIDES(V.IMP)
 Use short slide headlines
 Use small foot line, saying the title of your
talk, your name, the slide number and the
total number of slides
 Not more than 5-7 lines / bullets per slide
 Avoid full sentences
 Avoid literally reading the slides
 Do not overload slides, be generous with
space

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THE DESIGN OF SLIDES
 Do not use more than 3 colors, avoid low
contrast
 Avoid textured background
 Light background, dark font
 Dark background, light font
 Use sans-serif fonts[A(SERIF) A(SANS-SERIF)]for better
readability
 Make limited & consistent use of animation
 Do not use shadows or flashy fonts

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PICTURES, DRAWINGS, FORMULAS

 Use Pictures and drawings, but

explain the significance

 Explain the content, even if it seems

obvious

 Add source, if applicable

 Use same style for all drawings

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 THE LAST SLIDE
 Thank the audience for attention
 Ask for questions, suggestions,
feedback
 Use “funny” pictures, drawings,
sounds with caution
 Avoid saying “that’s it...”
 Add Acknowledgements, if
applicable

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) OUTLINE OF THE TALK

 Statement of the problem

 Motivation

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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

 Define the Problem

as if you are telling it to

a layman(common man)

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 MOTIVATE THE AUDIENCE
 What is the context??
 When was it started(year),who invented,
what made him get into it.

 What are the goals to achieve??

 How is it evolving, at what pace it’s
streaming into the present world.
 Is your subject original(new)
,continuation( research) of someone's work, or a
survey over several other resources??
 Provide a survey bar graphs,
pictographs...

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EMPHASIZE THE CONTRIBUTION

 Don't go into details, give an Overview

 Specialties(kind of unique),when it was
started…

 Provide a roadmap
 from history to the present…and future…

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 MAIN CONTENT

 Describe major results.

 Explain their significance.

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 REQUIREMENTS, ASSUMPTIONS, etc…

 RELATED WORK
 get the audience into the present…forget about
past and future…tell how your subject is
working…be practical…!!

 KEY ISSUES, METHODS, ALGORITHMS

 Why is it in demand or why it may have a demand
in future
 discuss the inter-disciplinary aspects
 algorithms(if any)

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 CONCLUSION
 Express,in favor of your topic ,how
important is it at present ,and some add-
ons(I guess all u guys know what this
means).

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FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS

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