Contents

Preface

Authors

1    Becoming a Presenter

1.1    Is Public Speaking Easy?

1.2    How Can I Learn to Be a Good Presenter?

1.3    The Benefits of Being a Good Presenter

1.4    Getting Started

1.5    Chapter Recap

1.6    Exercises

2    Engineering a Presentation

2.1    Quick Review of Some Design Concepts

2.2    Framing the Goal of Your Technical Presentation

2.3    How the Information Resides in Your Mind

2.4    Your Audience

2.5    Other Aspects of Situational Awareness

2.6    Checklist: Engineering Your Presentation

2.7    Chapter Recap

2.8    Exercises

3    Designing Your Presentation

3.1    Does Your Presentation Need a Structure?

3.2    Designing the Introduction

3.3    Designing the Conclusion

3.4    Designing the Main Body of the Presentation

3.5    Getting a Plan on Paper

3.6    Checklist: Designing Your Presentation

3.7    Chapter Recap

3.8    Exercises

4    Building Your Presentation

4.1    The Target Specifications

4.2    Quality Control: Some Key Aspects

4.3    Logic

4.4    English Usage

4.5    Mathematical Discourse

4.6    Visual Aids

4.7    Ethics

4.8    Checklist: Building Your Presentation

4.9    Chapter Recap

4.10    Exercises

5    Optimizing Your Presentation

5.1    Rehearsal

5.2    Feedback and Evaluation

5.3    Revision and Iterative Improvement

5.4    Checklist: Optimizing Your Presentation

5.5    Chapter Recap

5.6    Exercises

6    Showtime: Delivering Your Presentation

6.1    The Countdown

6.2    Do It!

6.3    If You’re Nervous

6.4    When the Unexpected Occurs

6.5    Handling Questions

6.6    Checklist: Delivering Your Presentation

6.7    Chapter Recap

6.8    Exercises

7    Success! (What Now?)

7.1    It’s Over

7.2    Chatting after the Talk

7.3    Use the Experience to Improve

7.4    Prepare to Be in Demand

7.5    Consider Reinventing Your Talk

7.6    Archiving Your Talk

7.7    Checklist: After the Talk

7.8    Chapter Recap

7.9    Exercises

Further Reading

Appendix: Presentation Checklist

Index

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