UID:
almafu_9959328288202883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781118796092
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1118796098
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9781118796122
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1118796128
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9781118796139
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1118796136
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1118002962
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9781118002964
Series Statement:
IEEE PCS professional engineering communication series
Content:
"Drawing on the latest research in cognitive psychology combined with experience gained from years of successfully teaching high-level engineers, scientists, military people, and technical professionals, this book sets clear guidelines for presentation excellence. From planning for a variety of audiences (from the general public to non-technical high-influence leadership to other technical specialists) to archiving the slide deck as a living document in your organization, this full-color illustrated book will step engineering and technically oriented readers through their development as outstanding technical presenters"--
Content:
"Useful for engineers in charge of technology transfer / government grant presentation"--
Note:
Slide Rules Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields; Copyright; Contents; A Note from the Series Editor; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Understand our path to these techniques; Witness the change; Feel confident about these techniques; References; 1 Heed the Pleas for Better Presentations; Know the enemy; Be an agent of change; Call a meeting instead of summoning a slide deck; Destroy the decks of drudgery; Learn communication lessons from past tragedies; Confront conventional poor practices; Consider slides as a two-part deliverable.
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Implement your own continuous improvementReferences; Section 1 Revisit Presentation Assumptions; 2 Apply Cognitive Science and Tell a Story; Change presentation practices using grounded research; Lessen cognitive load with storytelling; Apply science and storytelling; References; 3 Understand Audience Needs; Scope content toward identified purpose; Learn about your audience first; Determine the presentation's purpose; Examine the goals for a talk; Elevate the moment; Assess the audience; Prepare for a familiar audience; Prepare for an unfamiliar audience; Coping when your talk gets hijacked.
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Ditch the "dumb it down" attitudeThink of audience needs, not yours; Think about logistics; References; 4 Challenge Your Organization's Culture of Text-Heavy Slides; Understand the patterns' origin; Stop assuming they want to read; Work toward fewer bullets, less text; Avoid using slides as teleprompters; Build information deliberately; Move beyond "How many slides should I use?"; Encourage better presentation practices; Create, compile, organize, and stabilize team presentations; Work towards a change; References; Section 2 Write Sentence Headers; 5 Clarify Topics with Full-Sentence Headers.
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Write full sentences for headers, avoiding fragmentsConsider the case against fragmented headers; Deploy best practices for sentence headers; Expect immediate results; Write targeted headers; State a fact or explain a concept; Showcase an analysis; Transition to new information; Influence outcomes with headers; Frequently asked questions about sentence headers; References; Section 3 Use Targeted Visuals; 6 Build Information Incrementally; Build something better than bullets; Devise methods that build information; Design with words to make bullet lovers happy.
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Solidify complex topics with refrainsUse refrain slides for meeting agendas; Create visuals for directed comprehension; Build out to drill down; 7 Generate Quality Graphs; Portray complexity simply; Determine the right visual; Design reasonable pie charts; Design impactful bar charts and histograms; Design scatter XY charts and scatter plots; Craft line charts; Map out area graphs; Think through flow or process charts; Address assorted other visual outputs; Graph ethically; Create accessible graphics; Frequently asked questions about graphs; References; Further reading.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Nathans-Kelly, Traci, 1967- Slide rules. Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014] ISBN 9781118002964
Language:
English
Keywords:
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DOI:
10.1002/9781118796139
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118796139
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118796139
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118796139
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