%! TeX program = lualatex \documentclass[a4paper]{article} % packages \usepackage{microtype} % Slightly tweak font spacing for aesthetics \usepackage[english]{babel} % Language hyphenation and typographical rules \usepackage[final, colorlinks = false, urlcolor = cyan]{hyperref} \usepackage{changepage} % adjust margins on the fly \usepackage{fontspec} \setmainfont{EB Garamond} \setmonofont[Scale=MatchLowercase]{Deja Vu Sans Mono} \usepackage{minted} \usemintedstyle{algol_nu} \usepackage{xcolor} \usepackage{pgfplots} \pgfplotsset{width=\textwidth,compat=1.9} \usepackage{caption} \newenvironment{code}{\captionsetup{type=listing}}{} \captionsetup[listing]{skip=0pt} \setlength{\abovecaptionskip}{5pt} \setlength{\belowcaptionskip}{5pt} \usepackage[yyyymmdd]{datetime} \renewcommand{\dateseparator}{--} \usepackage{titlesec} % \titleformat{\section}{\LARGE\bfseries}{}{}{}[\titlerule] % \titleformat{\subsection}{\Large\bfseries}{}{0em}{} % \titlespacing{\subsection}{0em}{-0.7em}{0em} % % \titleformat{\subsubsection}{\large\bfseries}{}{0em}{$\bullet$ } % \titlespacing{\subsubsection}{1em}{-0.7em}{0em} % margins \addtolength{\hoffset}{-2.25cm} \addtolength{\textwidth}{4.5cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-3.25cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{5cm} \setlength{\parskip}{0pt} \setlength{\parindent}{0in} % \setcounter{secnumdepth}{0} \begin{document} \hrule \medskip \begin{minipage}{0.295\textwidth} \raggedright \footnotesize Name: Andrew Hayes \\ E-mail: \href{mailto://a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}{\texttt{a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}} \hfill\\ ID: 21321503 \hfill \end{minipage} \begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth} \centering \vspace{0.4em} \Large \textbf{CT3112} \\ \end{minipage} \begin{minipage}{0.295\textwidth} \raggedleft \today \end{minipage} \medskip\hrule \begin{center} \normalsize Assignment 01: Presentation Skills \end{center} \hrule \begin{itemize} \item The role of the presenter. \item Preparation \& Planning: Why, Who, Where, When, What, \& How. \item Structuring the content for maximum impact: \begin{itemize} \item Introduction to the topic. \item The middle part. \begin{itemize} \item Aligned with the introduction. \item Main topics. \item Each main topic has sub-topics. \item Logical sequence. \begin{itemize} \item What are the main points I need to address? \item What does the audience need to know first/second etc? \item What do they need to know by the end? \item Are my main points structured in a logical/coherent way? \item What evidence will I use to support these points? \end{itemize} \end{itemize} \item The conclusion. \end{itemize} The presentation should be written in the following order: \begin{enumerate} \item Purpose \& Objective. \item Middle: main content. \item End: Summary, conclusions, \& recommendations. \item Beginning: Introduction/Opening. \end{enumerate} The content should be logical \& understandable. Use storyboards/maps. Go from simple to complex, presented incrementally, concisely, \& in order. Use chronological ordering. Have clear sections \& headings to provide structure. Lead from one point to another. \item Effective delivery techniques. \begin{itemize} \item Clarity. \item Brevity. \item Concision. \end{itemize} \item Stages of the communication process \begin{itemize} \item Encoding. \item Transmission. \item Decoding. \item Feedback. \end{itemize} \item Barriers to effective communication: \begin{itemize} \item Language barriers. \item Cultural barriers. \item Technology barriers. \end{itemize} \end{itemize} \end{document}