Manuals
/ Technical Presentations
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The Technical Briefing
- Time: 8-10 minutes
- Objectives:
- Using a systematic approach, organise technical material into a concise presentation.
- Tailor the presentation to the audience’s needs, interests and knowledge levels.
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The Proposal
- Time: 8-10 minutes, plus 3-5 minutes (Q&A)
- Objectives:
- To prepare a technical presentation advocating a product, service, idea or course of action.
- To present your viewpoint logically and convincingly, using an inverted-pyramid approach.
- To effectively use a flipchart to illustrate your message.
- To effectively handle a question-and-answer period.
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The Nontechnical Audience
- Time: 10-12 minutes
- Objectives:
- Understand the principles of communicating complex information to non-technical listeners.
- Build and deliver an interesting talk based on these principles.
- Answer audience questions that arise during the presentation.
- Use overhead transparencies to illustrate your message.
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Presenting a Technical Paper
- Time: 10-12 minutes
- Objectives:
- Deliver an interesting speech based on a technical paper or article.
- Effectively use a flipchart, overhead projector or slides to illustrate your message.
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The Team Technical Presentation
- Time: 20-30 minutes
- Objectives:
- Understand the nature and process of a team technical presentation.
- Conceptualise a briefing or proposal involving three or more speakers, including yourself.
- Assemble a team of club members capable of getting the job done.
- Orchestrate the planning, preparation and delivery of a team technical presentation.