IPSJ ONLINE SEMINAR
Fundamentals of Presentation Skills for International Conferences
November 25, 2023
Guidelines: Course Preparation & Homework Submission
I.

General Responsibilities
Please print the Student Manual sent with these guidelines. Prior to thecourse, you will need to complete the following tasks:
a. Read over the Lecture Guide for Fundamentals of Presentation. You
do not need to answer the questions, just think about these points.
b. Plan and prepare a 5–10-minute (max.) presentation on your current
work (or, if necessary, your future or previous work).
c. Build a computer slideshow for your presentation (see next section).
d. The “Presentation Preparation Sheet” (next page) might be useful for you.
This form is only to help your preparation: You do not need to submit it.
e. As much as possible, practice the presentation before the seminar,
where your classmates and instructor will act as your audience.
f. During your presentation, avoid word-for-word reading from ascript—speak in a relaxed and natural way.
g. Be prepared to answer questions on your topic from your classmatesand instructor. Be active, attentive, and energetic in class!
h. Peer evaluation: For each classmate you will complete a Peer
Evaluation Form (MS Word document sent with these instructions).
You can either type directly on the form or print out the form (one foreach classmate), write clearly on the form, and scan it as a PDF file.
Important: Write your comments in Japanese—the instructor will notread them. Then send all forms to the IPSJ office (see e-mail below).

II. Formatting/Submission of Presentation Filea.
b.
c.
d.

Prepare your slideshow file using a standard presentation application(PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides) that can be “shared” over Zoom.
Use as many slides as needed for a 5–10-minute presentation.
Aim for high readability of text (short!) and clear display of graphics.
E-mail to jimu@kansai.ipsj.or.jp by Friday, November 17, 2023

III. Documents Sent to Trainees After Course
a. “Full Guide” text of Lecturesb. Presentation Evaluation by Instructor
c. Peer Evaluation by Classmates
Questions? Please feel free to ask any question you have about the course, in English,
to: read@athuman.com

Presentation Preparation Sheet
1.

What is the topic of your presentation?
(ex: our new product, our section’s procedures, our philosophy)

2.

Who will be the audience (real or imagined) that listens to your presentation?
(ex: a conference, potential clients, other members of your section/team)3.

What is the purpose of your presentation?
(ex: to present a new product, to train new employees, to report your work
to colleagues, to give a report at an international academic conference)4.

List the key words in your presentation.
(ex: “removable,” “cost-cutting,” “3-dimensional,” “free on board,”“wireless operation,” “inter-node switching,” “network configuration”)

5.

Describe visual aids you will use in your presentation.
(ex: “graph of heat penetration vs. time,” “diagram of the circuit,” “tablecomparing new product with old models,” “photo of model in actual use”)

6.

What presentation words are difficult to pronounce?
(ex: “parallel,” “rarely,” “spectrometry”, “chromosomal aberration,”“viscosity,” “Fourier analysis,” “interstitial,” “percutaneous”)

7.

Sketch a rough outline of your presentation. For this purpose, it’s useful toprint out a presentation file of several blank slides in “Slide Sorter” view,which shows empty boxes representing your slides.