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DOI: 10.1145/1787234.1787247

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presenting your project

The what, the how, and the why of giving an effective presentation.

Dear kV,

I have a nontechnical question for you. I’ve been asked to make a presentation on the project my team has been working on for the past year. Actually, I wasn’t really asked so much: the eight of us drew straws, and I got the short one. Other than trying to imagine my audience in their underwear—a piece of advice I have now been given at least five times—what would you suggest?

Stage frightened Dear Stage,