Just a random test file to test the ability to upload

Just a random test file to test the ability to upload

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  TOP 10 POINTERSFOR A GOOD TALK 1. Be neat 2. Avoid trying to cram too much into one slide y Don’t be a slave to your slides. 3. Be brief y use keywords rather than long sentences 4. Avoid covering up slides 5. Use a large font
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  THE BIGGER PICTURE: COMMUNICATIONAND YOUR CAREER Expressing yourself technically helps you make and use professional connections wisely You are joining a long-term community… Communicate your ideas to forge mentoring and technical relationships in the service of professional goals
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  TOP 10 POINTERSFOR A GOOD TALK 6. Use color to emphasize 7. Use illustrations to get across key concepts y May include limited animation 8. Make eye contact 9. Be ready to skip slides if time is short 10. Practice !!
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  WHY BOTHER GIVINGA GOOD TALK? | First impressions matter! | There’s no point doing good work if others don’t know about it or can’t understand what you did. | Good practice for a teaching career! Good practice for any career! | Helps you sort out what you’ve done, and understand it better yourself.
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  TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS |Quick 1-minute “what I do” talk | 25 minute conference paper presentation | Project presentation | Thesis defense | Job talk What they have in common: | Never enough time to talk about everything | All of them reflect on you & need practice/polish | Focus on a clear goal and message.
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  HOW TO GIVEA GOOD PRESENTATION
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  A “TYPICAL” PROJECTTALK OUTLINE | Title/author/affiliation (1 slide) | Forecast (1 slide) Give gist of problem attacked and insight found | Outline (1 slide) | Background y Motivation and Problem Statement (1-2 slides) y Related Work (0-1 slides) y Methods (1-3 slides) Explain your approach; illustrate algorithm Who am I? What is the problem? Why is it important? What have others done? What is my approach?
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  A “TYPICAL” PROJECTTALK OUTLINE | Results (2-6 slides) Present key results and key insights. This is main body of the talk, but don’t try to show ALL results. | Summary (1 slide) | Future Work (0-1 slides) Backup Slides (0-3 slides) Optionally have a few slides ready to answer expected questions. 3 Things to Remember!
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  HOW TO IMPROVE? |Practice by yourself | Practice in front of friends | Practice in front of a webcam y Watch footage later… alone… as painful as that may be! | Take note of effective speakers and adopt their successful habits
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  OTHER THINGS TOCONSIDER | Oral communication is different from written communication y Keep it simple and focus on a few key points y Repeat key insights | Be sensitive to your audience y The same talk may need to be adjusted for a different audience | Make the audience want to learn more | Handling Q&A is as important as the formal talk itself