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CS 744: Big Data Systems
Shivaram Venkataraman Fall 2018
SLIDE 2 ADMINISTRIVIA
- Waitlist/Enrollment
- Midterm clarification
- How to make a killer presentation
SLIDE 3 Midterm, Project
Midterm Exam
- Written exam based on main papers
- Held on Nov 5, 2018
Course Project
- Project Introduction report. Due mid Nov
- Final report. Due mid Dec
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HOW to MAKE A killer PRESENTATION
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ORGANIZE
Goals Educate audience Promote discussion
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ORGANIZE
Goals Structure Problem Statement Approach Comparison …
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ORGANIZE
Goals Structure Outline
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BUILD A STORY
Narrative Premise à Challenge à Action Signposts, Takeaways
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BUILD A STORY
Narrative Content To include or not to include? Repetition
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BUILD A STORY
Narrative Content Draft
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DESIGN
SLIDE 12 The iPhone
- LCD touch screen
- ultra thin: 115 x 61 x 12 mm
- works as a widescreen iPod
- 2 megapixel camera
- Safari browser
- conference calling
DESIGN
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5 points is way too many 3 is good 1 is sublime
DESIGN
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DESIGN
SLIDE 15 Use big font sizes
This is text written in 14-point font that is hard to read
It is also better to be
consistent with
font sizes
DESIGN
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ORGANIZE BUILD A STORY DESIGN PRACTICE!
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~ 1 min per slide Use notes if required
DELIVERY
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DELIVERY
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Further reading
Presentation Zen http://www.presentationzen.com/ Edward Tufte “The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint” “The Visual Display of Quantitative Information”