Electronic

Presentation Guide

2010 International Test Conference

05/07/2010
About this Presentation

• View this presentation first as a slide show,

then view note pages for more detail
• Use a good virus checker
• Confidentiality not guaranteed
• “Test Slide” at end of presentation
Purpose

• Document mandatory standards and

recommended guidelines for electronic slide
presentation
• Provide electronic template
– The file you are reading has settings,
colors and fonts that conform to ITC
guidelines
– You may edit this file and replace our
slides with your presentation
Outline

• Standards vs Guidelines
• Technical specs for electronic slides
• Milestones and schedule
• Good and bad examples
Standards and Guidelines

• Standard: mandatory requirements for ITC

presentations
– Presentation dropped for failure to follow
– Standards are in white italic text
• Guideline: suggested good practices
– Result in good visuals
– It’s your choice: Deviate at your own risk
– Guidelines in ordinary yellow text
Projection Computer

• Pentium PC, 1 GHz or faster

• 1 Gbyte minimum CPU memory
NEW
• Microsoft Windows 7 Info

• PowerPoint, Office version 2007

• ITC supplies projection computer
• ITC preloads all presentations
• No changes at the conference
Presentation File

• One file per presentation

• .ppt format
• File totally self contained
• No links to:
– Other files
– The internet
If You Use Different Versions:

• Projected with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

• .pptx file extension
• 2003, 2000, ‘95 or ‘97 format OK
– but check bullet fonts with PPT 2007
NEW
– and check animation with 2007 Info

• Version 4.0/98 (Mac) OK, but take

precautions
Special Fonts or Symbols

• Special fonts, symbols, bullets not on projection computer

• Watch out for:
– Wingdings
– MS Line Draw
– Monotype Sorts
– Scientific symbol fonts
– Asian language fonts
• Can embed TrueType fonts in file,
– But it increases upload times
Style Guidelines

• 15-25 slides, including 4 mandatory slides

• Each slide should have a title
• 9 lines max on a text slide
• 7 words max per line
• In “File->Page Setup…” window specify:
– Slides sized for: “On Screen Show”
– Slide orientation: Landscape
• High contrast: Light lettering/lines on a
dark background
Style Guidelines (cont)

• Short phrases, not long sentences

• Use Arial, or similar sans serif font
– This line uses the Helvetica font
– The rest of the document uses Arial

• 36 Point Titles
• 28 point text
Mandatory Slides

• Title slide (logo permitted here)

• Purpose (of your work) slide
• Outline slide (of your talk, not your paper)
• Detail slides (ie slides 4-24) go here
• Conclusion slide
Other General Tips

• Company (university) logo on title slide only

• Show only what you will talk about
• Use single muted color for blank slides
– Use to focus attention on speaker
Contrast

• High contrast very important

• Use light lines/text on a dark background
– Foreground: White, yellow, light cyan
– Background: Black, dark blue, dark brown
– Caution: Red, orange or blue lettering and
lines become unreadable when projected
Other Color Schemes

• This slide guide uses a very conservative

yellow on dark blue scheme
• These colors work well
• Other color schemes work, too
• Just keep bright detail over a dark
background
• Two examples with other color schemes that
worked well at past conferences follow:
 Black Provides Great Contrast
Simulation Environment

HDL ATE Signal HDL Device

Model Connections Model

Test Program Simulation

ATE Rules
Control Report
Dark
Dark Green Can Work
Work Well
Well
8
10
DO NOT APPLY DFT
α escape = 15

7
Die volume

10 α escape = 10

α escape =5
Worst case
α escape =1

6
10

APPLY DFT
5
10
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Die size (cm2)
Display Speed

• Slides should display instantly

• Do not distract the audience with slow
transition effects
• Avoid overuse of slow graphics, fonts and
special effects
Transitions Between Slides

• Special animation when changing from one

slide to another
• Usually highly distracting to audience
• Use only as special attention getter
• Default settings should be:
– Effect: No transition
– Speed: Fast
– Advance: On mouse click
Transitions Between Lines

• Can be highly effective

• Focus attention on a specific line of a slide
• Dim previous lines
• Make transitions be instantaneous
• Be consistent
• Suggest the technique used in this slide
• Use sparingly
Sound Effects

• DO NOT USE SOUND EFFECTS

• Projection computer not connected to sound
system
• Sound effects slow down slide transitions
• Noise from projection computer may distract
audience
Borders

• Do not use borders

• They reduce the amount of space available
for your text and data
• They slow down the slide display
Diagram slides

• Keep diagrams simple

• Easy to view
• Make text readable
• Use all space in rectangle
• Example follows:
 Backplane ASP Connections
Board 1 Board 2 Board 3

ASP ASP ASP

tdo

tck
PSBM
tms

tdi

trst
Presenting Data - Graphs

• Use graphs, not tables

• Keep graphs simple
• Eliminate or subdue distracting grid lines
• Use large font sizes
• Example follows:
Fault coverage vs. No. of Vectors
Fault Coverage (%) 100

80

60

40

20

0
1.0E+01 1.0E+03 1.0E+05 1.0E+06

No. of Vectors
File Transfers:

• Upload .ppt File to ITC Web Site

• Similar to upload of final manuscript
• Topic Coordinator downloads & reviews
• Can use in either direction
• Other transfer arrangements by special
arrangement with Topic Coordinator
Schedule NEW
Info

• Aug 29: Sample upload test -- upload sample

presentation file to ITC site for initial font,
color and size checks
• Sep 12: Upload first full draft of PowerPoint
slide presentation
• Oct 3: Upload final version of PowerPoint
presentation
• Nov 1: Practice presentations in rehearsal
room at ITC
• Nov 2-4: Actual ITC sessions
Some Bad Examples

• The next three slides show examples of bad

practices that should be avoided:
– Bad slide layout
– Improper color use
– Sound and transition effects gone mad
(Press the “Enter” key to continue)

• This slide has no title. Titles help guide the audience through the talk. All
slides except photographs should have a title.
• The type on this slide is too small. It’s readable here, but when projected,
only the presenter and maybe those in the front rows will be able to read it.
Those in the back will be completely lost.
• USE OF ALL CAPITAL LETTERS OR ITALICS also makes slides difficult
to read. Use dark backgrounds; not light!
• This slide would be easier to follow if indentations were used.
• Don’t design your ITC slides to stand alone. They are a guide to your
presentation. If they were understandable by themselves, we could just
publish them and forget about presentations! Your slides support what you
say: They don’t replace it.
• This slide has too many words and too many points. Keep your slides
under nine lines.
 Bad Color Usage
Poor Board 1 Board 2 Board 3
Contrast
ASP ASP ASP

Text too tiny

tck

PSBM
tms

tdi

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How to Annoy The Audience (Press Enter)

• Misuse sound
• Overuse transition effects
• Focus the audience on your slides, not the
speaker
• Try to use every feature PowerPoint has to
offer
Conclusion

• Keep your slides simple

• Use large fonts for high visibility
– 36 pt for titles
– 28 pt for details
• High contrast colors
• Highlight, don’t detail
Test Slide

• If your text and drawings fit within the white

rectangle, then you will be able to project
everything correctly. Press “Enter” 3 times.
Circle?

Square?