Technical Communication applying English to engineering
Technical Communication applying English to engineering
A Generic Outline Title/author/affiliation Forecast ● Outline ·Background Motivation and Problem Statement -Related Work -Methods ·Results ● Summary Future Work ·Backup Slides
A Generic Outline • Title/author/affiliation • Forecast • Outline • Background – Motivation and Problem Statement – Related Work – Methods • Results • Summary • Future Work • Backup Slides
Forecast (1 slide) gist of problem attacked Abstract!!! 。insight found What is the one idea you want people to leave with?
Forecast (1 slide) • gist of problem attacked • insight found What is the one idea you want people to leave with? Abstract!!!
Outline (1 slide) Map of your presentation Structure!!！
Outline (1 slide) • Map of your presentation Structure!!!
Background Motivation and Problem Statement (1-2 slides) Why should anyone care? Most researchers overestimate how much the audience knows about the problem they are attacking
Background • Motivation and Problem Statement (1-2 slides) – Why should anyone care? – Most researchers overestimate how much the audience knows about the problem they are attacking
Background .Related Work(0-1 slides) Cover superficially or omit Refer people to your project. ·Methods(1 slide) Cover quickly in short talks Refer people to your project
Background • Related Work (0-1 slides) – Cover superficially or omit – Refer people to your project. • Methods (1 slide) – Cover quickly in short talks – Refer people to your project
Results (4-6 slides) ·key results 。key insights. Main body!!! Do not superficially cover all results cover key result well. Do not just present numbers interpret them to give insights Do not put up large tables of numbers
Results (4-6 slides) • key results • key insights. • Do not superficially cover all results • cover key result well. • Do not just present numbers • interpret them to give insights • Do not put up large tables of numbers. Main body!!!
Summary (1 slide)
Summary (1 slide)
Future Work(0-1 slides) Optionally give problems this research opens up
Future Work (0-1 slides) • Optionally give problems this research opens up
Backup Slides (0-3 slides) 。Optional A few slides ready to answer expected questions Likely question areas ideas glossed over -shortcomings of methods or results future work.)
Backup Slides (0-3 slides) • Optional • A few slides ready to answer expected questions • Likely question areas – ideas glossed over – shortcomings of methods or results – future work.)