Rules of a good presentation!

Today, I met Dr. S. K. Mehta, a very cool professor of our department. I am doing a project course(CS 497) under him and I am supposed to give a presentation tomorrow. He looked at my ppt slides and then we had a real good conversation about what makes a good presentation. The advice seems trite but they really sound reasonable.

• Never promise more than what you can deliver. Always be on the safer side while promising anything to the audience :)
• A picture is worth a thousand words. Use them as much as possible.
• Maintain the flow of ideas in the presentation. Never keep the audience in lurch about any definition or complicated ideas. Explain them in the next slide only.
• Always give a definite statement about what you claim. Be ready with examples for every statement written in the slides. No Globes :))
• Finally, time your presentation. Know how much time you are giving to each slide.

My endsem exams are from Monday. So, I wont be very regular with my blogs. Finally, some respite for people who inadvertently read my blogs.

Vikas