Tips for your presentation

TL;DR;

• About your slides:

  • Be concise. Avoid excess text and graphics.
  • Use a large font size. Very large.
  • Contrast colors. Light > Dark (for presentations)
  • Do not use screenshots of giant blocks of code, they are not visible.

• About your IDE:

  • Increase the font size.
  • Activate "Presentation mode" if possible.
  • Preferably, use light mode.

• Ask us for feedback. We will review your presentation and give you advice.

Prepare your material

• Identify your goal: What do you want the audience to learn or do after your talk?
• Identify your audience: Who are they? What level of knowledge do they have?
• Create a draft of your talk: What topics are you going to cover? In what order?
• Use bullet points as a summary.
• For a technical talk:
  • Use a large font size. Very large.
  • Serif fonts are for papers, not for presentations.
  • Use simple graphics and diagrams.
• Close your talk with a "call to action".

Practice your presentation

• Time your talk taking into account the time assigned for your presentation.
• Record yourself while rehearsing (preferably). You can see your mistakes and correct them.
• Prepare frequently asked questions. Anticipate doubts.

"A talk on how to give a technical talk"

If you want to delve into this topic, we recommend "A talk on how to give a technical talk" by one of our organizers, Jose Flavio Quispe.