Proseminar "Algorithmen der Medieninformatik"
28.04.2008 - Writing and Presenting
Technical Information
Slides == HTML file
I'll use
Slidy
for the slides.
possible alternatives:
OperaShow
,
S5
Press 'a' to see the slides in one continuous document
Press 'f' to toggle the little bar at the bottom
Press 'c' to get a table of contents
Thesis
Exemplary Structure
Abstract
Introduction - what is the challenge?
General Principle
History
Example
Problems, Special Cases, Variants
Applications
Further Reading
Thesis
Checklist
do not claim anything which you cannot prove
understatement is a virtue
find
original
sources
reference
all
sources (also images!)
shorten source code excerpts
only use high-quality figures
use a spell-checker
look up unknown words - do not use one if you do not know for sure what it means
have someone else read your thesis before submitting it
LaTeX
What is it?
LaTeX
WYGIWYM (What you get is what you mean)
separates content from layout (like good HTML)
simple things are simple
complex things are possible
new users often have problems getting special formatting to work
search the web
LaTeX WikiBook
The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2e
Presentation
Checklist
your talk should be interesting
rule of thumb: one slide == one minute
reference all sources (e.g. [1] at image, one extra slide with all references)
prefer images over text
please do not present meta-information (outline, table of contents, etc.)
show only short excerpts from source code
do not read your slide content aloud
use alternative channels - whiteboard or only speech
look at your audience
Presentation
Caution!
PowerPoint
is
EVIL
see
Edward Tufte
and
Presentation Zen Blog