Oral Presentation style
- Progress Session #1–3: 5-minutes presentation time - unless specified, for group presentations
BA Finals:
1 student: 15 minutes presentation (theory + practice) + 10 minutes discussion/feedback2 students: 17,5 minutes presentation (theory + practice) + 12,5 minutes discussion/feedback (additional 5 min in total) - Present in English or German
- NO reading cards
- Think of your presentation as a performance: try to not learn your text by heart, but rather practice enough that you can present with a natural conversational flow
- Start the presentation by reminding briefly the audience what your project is about
- Slides are recommended - other formats are possible - please check with us beforehand
- If you do use slide, don’t read all the text that is present on the slides, summarize your thoughts
- Go to the point, be concise, cut the non-essential parts in your speech
- Don’t lose time describing what is presented on the screen (we can understand by looking at the slides)
- Respect the time - don’t be afraid by the “short” time - it’s plenty enough if you keep to the essence of your ideas.
If you use these minutes well, you won’t have to rush through what you have to say. Don’t think that all you have to say matters, you can always be more concise.
Slides style
- The text should be readable (font minimum at 24 or 36 pt), in a readable colour over a readable background.
- Don’t crowd your slides with text - usually keep it to 1 strong idea = 1 slide.
- For every statistics, photo, reference, quote, statement (including your own), you need to state the complete source and date in a readable caption.
- Be careful of typos in your text
Computer and demo ready
- Prior to the start of the class or during the break, test your computer on the room projector & sound if you need it
- 2 minutes before the current presenter is finishing, be ready to start. Any time that you’ll get your computer ready once it’s your turn, it will be discounted from your overall time. Have your slides ready on screen, do not search for them in a folder.
- Be sure your computer is charged, that a screensaver is not running, that apps such as Mail, Flux or other interruptors are not running in the background
- Have a backup of your slides on the server in case you get a computer crash
- If you present videos or sounds during the presentation, have them embedded in your presentation or make sure the external links are loaded. Limit your video excerpts to 30 seconds or 1 minute at most.
Structure and outline of the final presentation
How to pre-record a presentation
Whether you're using slides or not, this is the narrative that we recommend for your BA final presentation:
- First slide should feature: Your Name, Project title, School, Department, Mentors, Date
- Second slide is stating in 1-2 short sentences: your project summary (what is it?) and why it’s ground-breaking
- Third slide: describe your project a bit further to explain how it is operating (from a technology perspective or other): what are the interactions within the project, how do users experience it? You can present here as well a very short demo of your project if relevant.
- Related work: in 1-2 slides, present works that are precedents or related.
Related work can pertain to various categories: for instance, related work in technology you’re using, in the aesthetics, in the concept, in literature/science-fiction, in history, in art, in design, etc… It could be many categories, pick the ones that are most relevant to show on your slides and mention up to 1-2 important ones in your oral presentation. Mention how your project pushes the topic further. - Decision-making process
How did you make the decisions you made?
Define the 2-3 key moments in your process. - User-studies
Who are your users, how did you involve them and how their input helped you make decisions for your project? - Reflection
Challenges and pitfalls: what you didn’t manage to do or what you could have done better - Potential impact & future directions