Technical Presentations

• Using a systematic approach, organize technical material into a concise presentation.
• Tailor the presentation to the audience's needs, interests and knowledge levels.

• To prepare a technical presentation advocating a product, service, idea or course of action.
• To present your viewpoint logically and convincingly, using an inverted-pyramid approach.
• To effectively use a flipchart to illustrate your message.
• To effectively handle a question-and-answer period.

• Understand the principles of communicating complex information to nontechnical listeners.
• Build and deliver an interesting talk based on these principles.
• Answer audience questions that arise during the presentation.
• Use overhead transparancies to illustrate your message.

4. Presenting a Technical Paper

• Deliver an interesting speech based on a technical paper or article.
• Effectively use a flipchart, overhead projector or slides to illustrate your message.

5. The Team Technical Presentation

• Understand the nature and process of a team technical presentation.
• Conceptualize a briefing or proposal involving three or more speakers, including yourself.
• Assemble a team of club members capable of getting the job done.
• Orchestrate the planning, preparation and delivery of a team technical presentation.

Note: For some speech projects, the presentation time may also include additional segments for such activities as question-and-answer periods, depending on the project.