Presenting Your Ideas
Creative Inventions and Robotics
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Which Lemonade Stand would you visit?
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Which Book would you pick off the shelf first?
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Motion is
prohibited
here.
Which sign is clear?
Which sign is concise?
Which sign is convincing?
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Ugly
Average
Way Cool
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• Ugly
• Inconsistent
• Out of bounds
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• Ugly
• Inconsistent
• Out of bounds
• Average
• Boring
• In bounds
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• Ugly
• Inconsistent
• Out of bounds
• Average
• Boring
• In bounds
• Way Cool !!!
• Creative order
• 3rd dimension
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• Ugly
• Inconsistent
• Out of bounds
• Average
• Boring
• In bounds
• Way Cool !!!
• Creative order
• 3rd dimension
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Design your lab book cover.
Is your design …
1. Clear?
2. Concise?
3. Convincing?
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Public Speaking Lecture Notes from MIT Artificial Intelligence Prof. Winston
The Formula
S = f {
K
,
P, t }
Public speaking is a function of
mostly knowledge,
partly practice and
just a bit of talent.
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Public Speaking Lecture Notes from MIT Artificial Intelligence Prof. Winston
Presentation Structure
1)
State Vision, Promise, or Goal
2)
What have you done? Action. Results
3)
Summarize the take away's.
(Question and answer)
When we Webcast lessons or when we are selling Build-It-Yourself,
keep your presentation or lecture as short as possible.
10 slides, 30 – 60 seconds per slide.
Leave lots of time for Q&A.
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Public Speaking Lecture Notes from MIT Artificial Intelligence Prof. Winston
Presentation Attributes ( 5 S’s )
Statement
Stories
Symbols
SurPrize
Salient
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Public Speaking Lecture Notes from MIT Artificial Intelligence Prof. Winston
Presentation Tricks
1)
Use memorable key words
2)
Repeat, reinforce
3)
Ask questions
4)
Put ideas in context
5)
Tell stories.
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Your
Idea
nce upon a time …
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Website Design
1. Focus
2. Consistent, intuitive navigation
3. Professional, memorable design
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Website Design
Focus
1. Know what your website's call to action is.
2. Each page should have a goal which is relative to the
website's main message or call to action.
3. Make content clear, concise and compelling.
4. Sell with an ‘edgy’ memorable picture or a phrase.
5. Inform with pictures and text.
6. Eliminate random content and cluttered pages.
"Less is more.“
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Website Design
Consistent, intuitive navigation
1. Enable users to find content quickly with minimum clicks.
2. Anchor navigation bars.
3. Make a single header and footer for all pages.
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Website Design
Professional, memorable design
1. Understand each page's message in less than 2 seconds.
2. Make readers want to drill down.
3. Contrast foreground/background.
4. Coordinate colors.
5. No more than 3 fonts, 3 colors or 3 font sizes
6. Make a reader's eye flow logically through a layout.
7. Every webpage should look like it comes from the same
site.
8. Design for multiple browsers, devices, and screen sizes
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4 Principles of Design
Summary
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alignment
Balance, Proportion, Scale
Rhythm, Harmony, Repetition
Focus, Dominance, Emphasis, Hierarchy
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4 Principles of Design
Alignment, Order
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4 Principles of Design
Balance
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4 Principles of Design
Rhythm, Harmony, Repetition
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4 Principles of Design
Focus, Dominance, Emphasis, Hierarchy
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4 Principles of Design
Design Principles in Famous Art (Design vs. Art)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alignment
Balance
Rhythm
Focus
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4 Principles of Design
Design Principles in Famous Art (Design vs. Art)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alignment
Balance
Rhythm
Focus
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4 Principles of Design
Design Principles in Famous Art (Design vs. Art)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alignment
Balance
Rhythm
Focus
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4 Principles of Design
Design Principles in Famous Art (Design vs. Art)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alignment
Balance
Rhythm
Focus
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4 Principles of Design
Design Principles in Famous Art (Design vs. Art)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alignment
Balance
Rhythm
Focus
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4 Principles of Design
Design Principles in Famous Art (Design vs. Art)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Alignment
Balance
Rhythm
Focus
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