Post on 05-Jun-2020
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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Docu-ShowThe Evolution of Technical Communication
Motivation
Modern industry is collaborative. Many OEMs manufacture very little product. Instead, they spec and integrate products from specialist suppliers. Suppliers must develop products, AND communicate their products to promote their adoption. This form of communication is fundamental to the health of both large and small organizations but is overlooked in academic curricula which focusses instead on conventional, formal reports.
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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Academia Industry Hi-Tech
Conventional Technical Communication
Internal R&D
• Expert Audience
• Formal Report– The process of preparing REPORT
improves quality of PRODUCT
– Reference material
• Papers & Patents– Full details
– INTERESTED parties
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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Academia Industry Hi-Tech
Modern Technical Communication
Collaborative R&D
• Mixed Audience– Expert
– Boss
– Investor
• Slide Decks– TED style talk
– Online meeting
– Investor pitch
– Presentations (with handouts)
– Lectures (with notes)
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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You Need a Slide Deck Because …
• ACME Inc. is considering hiring you to develop a POC to solve a problem.
• A successful proposal will win a 2 year development deal.
• You must convince them to adopt:– Your product / technology
– Your services / technical capabilities
• You may be:– The founder of a start-up
– Working for a start-up
– Working for a large corporation that supplies even bigger OEMs
You Need an Eng Report Because …
• You won the contract 2 years ago.
• You have completed the detailed design & development project.
• You must document your work:– Internal Documentation
• Detailed high & low-level RCGs
• Detailed design description with references
• Test matrix
• Formal tests & results
– External Documentation• Summary of internal documentation provided to customer (with bill for services)
• IEEE Paper
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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TED / Pecha-Kucha
• Attractive
• Slide contains– Pictures
– Labels
• Absent– Detail
Summary
• Pech-Kucha– 20 slides / 20 seconds
• Raises Awareness
• Slides are backdrop for speaker
• Notes unnecessary
• No detail
• Teaches PREPARATION– Good student exercise
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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Online Meeting
• Informative
• Slide contains– Pictures
– Labels
– Necessary detail
• Absent– Verbage
Summary
• Mixed audience– Can never know who will attend
• Assume prior knowledge– Expert attendee
• Prepare for back-fill– Lay-person attendee
• Slides provided ahead of time– Acts as meeting agenda
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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Investor Pitch
• Exciting
• Slide contains– Problem solved
– Results
– Financials
– Team
• Absent– Technical details
Summary
• Very short
• Which problem is solved– Not so important how
• Business details– Risks / Rewards
– Timing
– People
• Notes unnecessary– Decision based on first impression
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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Presentation
• Know your audience
• Slide contains– Annotations
– Necessary detail
• Absent– Verbage (main slide)
Summary
• Handouts– Script in notes section
– Reading notes mimics attending presentation
– Stands on its own
• 2 Copies of slide deck– Detailed notes for handout (& prep)
– Brief notes for real-time reminder
• Last slide– Repeat most impactful slide
– Avoid flipping in Q&A
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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lecture
Summary
• This presentation is formatted as lecture notes.
• Students bring notes to lecture for annotation.
• Title on 1st or 2nd slide
• Summary (2nd) slide– All formatting options available
– Equations
– Repeat details presented using:• Chalk board
• Physical example
– Leave room for annotations
Leave blank for hand annotations
HUIC STEM/STEAM & Education 2020L.Stocco – The University of British Columbia
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TED
ONLINEMEET
PITCH
TALK LECTURE
questions