Preparing for Your In-Class Presentation

A short checklist for the days before you present in class: get your repository and registration in order, rehearse until it is polished, keep to the allotted time, and close the loop on the instructor's feedback afterwards.

Six steps before you present

From setting up your repository to acting on feedback after the talk.

1

Set up your repository and register your team

Create a public GitHub repository, then register your team members together with the repository name in the course project registry, usually the Google spreadsheet linked on the Moodle course page.

3

Self-evaluate with the course bot

Use the provided course bot to review your presentation, and go through several rounds of feedback and revision until it is polished.

4

Practice out loud

Rehearse presenting, record yourself, and describe your project to friends and family, then ask for their honest impression. What confuses them will confuse your audience.

5

Fit the allocated time

Make sure your presentation fits the time you are given. Rehearse with a timer, and cut or tighten until you land comfortably within it.

6

Close the loop after presenting

After the presentation, address the instructor's feedback, update the slides, and upload them to your repository in both PPT and PDF formats.