Senior Design IE/ME 4255

 It is a design method  It helps you clarify ideas  It helps you convincingly explain decisions  It helps you to organize your project  It helps you to manage your project  It provides a paper trail that is available for all future reviews of achievements Communication2

 Team and client meetings  Tracking and reporting progress  Correspondence  Telephone  Computer  Formal reports  Presentations  Design information Communication3

 Have team rules regarding exchange of ideas and discussions  Prepare agendas and minutes  Take notes and sign, date, and file  Make sure that you have the names of all who participated Communication4

 Standardize format: Write in 3 rd Person!  Start early and go through all of the proper steps  Proofread, Proofread, Proofread  Have someone serve as an ‘opponent’ to critique your writing Communication5

 Standardize format  Start early and go through all of the ‘proper steps’  Introduction  Problem background  Proposed Solutions  Analysis and Decisions  Suggested Solution  Plan for Completing the project  Practice, Practice, Practice Communication6

ORAL PRESENTATION MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT WITH THE AUDIENCE DO NOT LOOK DOWN DO NOT LOOK AT A FIXED POINT DO NOT LOOK AT THE SCREEN FOR TOO LONG DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR NOTES FOR TOO LONG

MAKE GOOD USE OF POINTER POINT TO WHAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING HOLD POINTER IN HAND CLOSER TO THE SCREEN FACE THE AUDIENCE ONLY GLANCE AT THE SCREEN DO NOT HIT THE SCREEN ORAL PRESENTATION

BE DYNAMIC DISPLAY ENERGY SHOW THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF YOUR WORK BE CONVINCING ORAL PRESENTATION

DO NOT BLOCK VISION OF AUDIENCE ORAL PRESENTATION

PREPARE REHEARSE BEFORE CLASS COME READY TO DELIVER A SMOOTH PRESENTATION RESPECT TIME LIMIT ORAL PRESENTATION

USE PROPER LANGUAGE DON’T USE SLANG We’s figure’n on covering some stuff today ORAL PRESENTATION

CONTROL YOUR BODY LANGUAGE REMAIN STRAIGHT AND LOOK PROFESSIONAL ORAL PRESENTATION

CONTROL YOUR VOICE SPEAK LOUD ENOUGH ARTICULATE SPEAK AT A NORMAL SPEED DON’T SPEAK IN A MONOTONE なんとか かんとか ORAL PRESENTATION

LIMIT AMOUNT OF READING DO NOT READ SCRIPT USE ONLY BRIEF NOTES, IF ANY AT ALL ORAL PRESENTATION

INTRODUCE SPEAKERS I’m Bob Jones, later you will meet Jane Free, etc. ORAL PRESENTATION

AS A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE, BE ATTENTIVE DO NOT SLEEP LISTEN AND ASK QUESTIONS ORAL PRESENTATION