Final Oral Presentations

This is a 7 minute presentation done during class to everyone in the class. It should provide a final summary of your project. This includes a brief overview of your project (just enough to remind the audience what you are doing, and by this time everyone should know your project pretty well). Additionally it should describe the work each team member has done and possible a final demonstration.

A general rule of thumb is that each slide takes about 1 minute, but be sure to practice with a timer to make sure that you are under the 7 minute mark. Slides should not have a lot of text (pictures/diagrams/figures/charts are worth a thousand words), meaning that you should not read off your slides. One person can give the presentation or multiple people. If the latter be sure to practice your handoffs.

Below is a suggested outline. You are of course free to deviate from it assuming you explain all of the necessary topics.

  • 7 minutes or less (you will be timed)
  • Powerpoint slides (send me slides one day before your presentation)
  • Overview of the problem
  • What did you do?
  • Problems faced and major challenges
  • What you did not do?
  • Conclusion
  • Project Demonstration (this can possibly be integrated into your presentation elsewhere)
  • Question and Answer