1. Creating Presentations
Scientific Soft Skill Seminar
Petr Kmoch
CGG MFF UK

2. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Metapresentation
Step-by-step presentation creation
Of this presentation
In the first part
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3. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Presentation Outline
Presentation outline
Visual aspects
Content
Paper presentations
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4. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Font
Adequate font size (roughly 28-32)
Too small: difficult to read, distracting
Sans-serif fonts
Serifs help in block text
Distract in short text
“Modest” fonts
Extravagancies illegible or unreadable
Consistency
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5. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Font
Adequate font size (roughly 28-32)
Too small: difficult to read, distracting
Sans-serif fonts
Serifs help in block text
Distract in short text
“Modest” fonts
Extravagancies illegible or unreadable
Consistency
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6. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Font
Adequate font size (roughly 28-32)
Too small: difficult to read, distracting
Sans-serif fonts
Serifs help in block text
Distract in short text
“Modest” fonts
Extravagancies illegible or unreadable
Consistency
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7. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Font
Adequate font size (roughly 28-32)
Too small: difficult to read, distracting
Sans-serif fonts
Serifs help in block text
Distract in short text
“Modest” fonts
Extravagancies illegible or unreadable
Consistency
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8. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Font
Adequate font size (roughly 28-32)
Too small: difficult to read, distracting
Sans-serif fonts
Serifs help in block text
Distract in short text
“Modest” fonts
Extravagancies illegible or unreadable
Consistency
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9. Colours and Background
Non-distracting background
Keep text legible
Appropriate text colour
Contrast
Eye accommodation
Very strong focal point
Use sparingly
Keep palette limited
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10. Colours and Background
Non-distracting background
Keep text legible
Appropriate text colour
Contrast
Eye accommodation
Very strong focal point
Use sparingly
Keep palette limited
Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK

11. Colours and Background
Non-distracting background
Keep text legible
Appropriate text colour
Contrast
Eye accommodation
Very strong focal point
Use sparingly
Keep palette limited
Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK

12. Colours and Background
Non-distracting background
Keep text legible
Appropriate text colour
Contrast
Eye accommodation
Very strong focal point
Use sparingly
Keep palette limited
Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK

13. Colours and Background
Non-distracting background
Keep text legible
Appropriate text colour
Contrast
Eye accommodation
Very strong focal point
Use sparingly
Keep palette limited
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14. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Animation
Animation types
Slide transition
Intra-slide animation
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Slide Transition
All slides
Matter of taste
Consistency
Subtle effects better
Some slides
Logical splitter
Outline points
Examples
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16. Intra-slide Animation
Strong focus attractor
Striking point
Don’t waste it
Hinders offline use
Slide browsing
Printing
PDF export
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17. Creating Presentations
Slide title helps focus
Narrows down topic
Prevents repetition
Title change ~ logical division
Title capitalization (per CMS):
First and last word
Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, subord. conj.
Articles, coord. conj., prepositions
Infinitive “to”
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Slide Titles
Helps focus
Narrows down topic
Prevents repetition
Title change ~ logical division
Capitalization (per CMS):
First and last word
Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, subord. conj.
Articles, coord. conj., prepositions
Infinitive “to”
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Slide Titles (cont.)
Multi-slide topic
Same line of thought: use e.g. “(cont.)”
Different aspects: use separate titles
Keep it short
Headline, not information
Can correspond to outline
Not necessary
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20. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Presentation Outline
Presentation outline
Visual aspects
Content
Paper presentations
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21. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Text Coverage
Keep it brief
Try to keep your points brief and as points, i.e. do not use overlong phrases and always think twice about including a full sentence if a verbless statement will do; otherwise, the donkey points of your message might become obscured by a wall of text no-one will read.
Reading distracts from listening
Where’s the donkey? ;-)
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Text Structure
Indented lists are good
Topic, subtopic
Place for notes
Class, examples
Timeline
Keep it vertical
Otherwise, it becomes silly
Like this
Self-contained slides
Don’t break lower-level lists
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Text Structure (cont.)
Difficult to follow otherwise
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24. Slide – Talk Interaction
Follow slide structure
Don’t jump back and forth
List important points
Leave details to the talk
Don’t read the slide
The talk is primary
Talk slowly and clearly
Never save time by talking faster
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25. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Presentation Outline
Presentation outline
Visual aspects
Content
Paper presentations
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Paper Presentation
15-25 minutes
Including discussion
Goals
Present novel ideas
Get them to read the paper
Provide basic understanding
Details are in the paper
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Structure
Outline
Introduction to problem
Related work
Your contribution
Results
Summary
Future work
Discussion
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Preface
Introduction to problem
Depth ~ venue
General: semi-informed audience
Your field, not your topic
Related work
Most important similar & different approaches
No method details necessary
Usually 1-2 slides
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Your Contribution
Underline conceptual ideas
Underline your improvements
Avoid details
Refer to the paper
Formulae
Only if vital
Explain or cull
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Conclusion
Results
Show a video, if possible
Mind codecs, mind multi-monitors
Test in advance
Show live demo, if possible
Summary
Re-state the problem
List your delta
Future work (optional)
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Summary
Think of the audience
Legibility, readability
Ease of future reference
Speak clearly
Paper presentation
Ideas, not details
For semi-specialists
Stress your contribution
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32. Petr Kmoch, Computer Graphics Group, MFF UK
Thank You
Let’s talk!
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