The Oral Project Update is a short presentation (5 minutes maximum) done during class. Your goals are two-fold: 1) provide a high-level overview of your project and 2) detail your past, current and future plans for the quarter.<\/p>\n
A good rule of thumb is that each slide takes 1 minute. Practice (A LOT!) and time yourself to make sure that you are under the limit. You will be timed and stopped promptly at the 5-minute mark. We will hold questions until the end of the talk; those do not count toward the 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
Slides should not have a lot of text (pictures\/diagrams\/figures\/charts are worth a thousand words). You should not read off your slides. One person can give the presentation, or multiple people. If the latter, make sure to practice your handoffs.<\/p>\n
Here is an approximate outline. You don’t need to follow this; you should do what is best for your project. But this serves as one example of how you could structure your talk.<\/p>\n
The Oral Project Update is a short presentation (5 minutes maximum) done during class. Your goals are two-fold: 1) provide a high-level overview of your project and 2) detail your past, current and future plans for the quarter. A good … Continue reading