ECE 361 Engineering Practice Competition Results Session 20

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ECE 361 Engineering Practice Oral Reporting Session 20 Page 8 8

Design Process Assures Design will meet Requirements Stage 1 – Problem Definition & Potential Solutions Stage 2 – Design Stage 3 – Verification Requirements Specification Brainstorming Trades Preliminary Design Requirements vs. Capabilities Detailed Design Review Implementation Testing Reporting This process is part of what we call Systems Engineering Session 20 Deliver = $$$ Page 9 9

Purpose of ECE 361 Oral Report • To highlight the significant aspects of your team’s design experiences such as – – – • • Design process Team skills Communication Personal Responsibilities Workload To suggest course revisions To gain experience in making professional presentations Session 20 Page 10 10

ECE 361 Oral Report Details • Describe the role of course materials and procedures in the design process − − − − • Team skills: Meetings, communications, responsibilities Creativity Brainstorming Decision-making Design review Verification and Testing Team dynamics Detail “Lessons Learned” – – – Session 20 Decisions that were sound and useful Decisions that you would change Decisions that were poor, would not to be repeated Page 11 11

Future Course Suggestions • • What features of the course would you keep? What features of the course would you change? What features of the course would you omit? Provide the outline the PDS for a future design project Session 20 Page 12 12

EFFECTIVE ORAL PRESENTATIONS Dr. Fred Brockhurst Session 20

EFFECTIVE ORAL PRESENTATIONS Session 20

INTRODUCTION (What We Plan To Do) • Introduce ten points for preparing and delivering an oral presentation about technical material • Whole - Part - Whole organization • Emphasize that presentation is for the audience Session 20

1. Know Your Audience • Know what your audience already knows • If it’s your boss, know what’s necessary for further selling • Try to determine the mindset Session 20

1. Know Your Audience Session 20

2. Put it on Paper (or in an outline form) • The best way to organize your thoughts Session 20

3. Use a Photo or Graphic • Visuals are critical to a good presentation • Should be pleasing to the eye • Avoid excessive words – Use handouts • Always avoid excessive use of equations - Put derivations in handouts • Use to support points Session 20

4. Show and Tell • Use physical samples if possible • Technical audiences are “touchy - feely” oriented Session 20

5. Don’t be Afraid to Repeat Yourself • Whole - Part - Whole • Introduction (Tell them what you’re going to tell them) • Body (Tell them) • Summary (Tell them what you told them) Session 20

6. Practice, Practice • The more you do it, the easier it gets • Don’t memorize, know material • Timing is very important • Eliminate “um’s” and “you know’s” Practice Session 20 Practice Practice Practice

7. Be Ready to Answer Questions • Goal is to entice audience to want to understand know more • Set aside time for questions • Watch audience for unasked questions • Answer question to best of your ability, if you don’t know the answer - say so and offer to find the answer Session 20

8. Let Your Body Do The Talking Session 20

8. Let Your Body Do The Talking • • Show confidence and interest Maintain eye contact Watch your hands Personal appearance (pride) Session 20

9. Don’t Forget the Details • Is the equipment there? • How does the equipment work? Session 20

10. Listen • Must listen closely with sensitivity • Try to understand where other disciplines are coming from Session 20

SUMMARY What We’ve Done Today • Introduced and discussed ten points for preparation and delivery of an oral presentation • Discussed the Whole - Part - Whole technique • Emphasized that the presentation is for the audience Session 20

Questions? ? Session 20