Engineering Soft Skills Presentation skills Personal impact - - PDF document

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Presentation Skills 1

JEE4360 – Energy Alternatives

• Presentation Skills
• Report writing
• EXCEL
• Quiz 2

Presentation Skills 2

Engineering Soft Skills

– Presentation skills – Personal impact – Report writing – Teamwork – Project & Time Management – Meeting effectiveness “Number crunching dominates the personalities of many

• f the students here who come from engineering and

mathematics backgrounds; it is my job to remind them they’re human. It’s the human impression and connections that really matter in business.” Geoffrey

Hitch, Carnegie Mellon University MBA Professor

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Presentation Skills 3

Presentation Skills

• Prepare for audience
• Practice at least 3 times
• Body language is generally as important

as content

• Powerpoint – avg 2 min/slide

– Avoid clutter – Mix in pictures graphs, etc.

Presentation Skills 4

Roles

• Presenting Team

– Nearly equal balance in time & content – Professional appearance – Clear handoffs

• Questioner

– Knowledgeable, insight – Does Not embarrass

• Evaluator

– Technical evaluation of presentation style(s)

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Presentation Skills 5 Presentation Skills 6

Report Writing

• Consider the audience
• Executive Summary up front
• Active voice
• Concise, clear
• Independent read / review

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Presentation Skills 7

Spreadsheets

• Clear, concise column headings
• Logical flow
• Use notes or comments to explain

calculations

• Significant figures still matter (clutter)