CS 342: Mobile Application Development

Presentations

It's time to present your project to the class and your clients.

Schedule

Monday, June 1

• Young Chef
• Writing Center Android
• Writing Center iOS
• KRLX
• Summer Academic Programs
• Verbs

Wednesday, June 3

• Beats
• Reunion iOS
• Reunion Android
• Energy
• Geology

Possible presentation structure

• Who's the client?
• What does the client want/need, and why?
• Our strategy (what will we focus on, what will we give up)
• Demo: walk through the essential functionality

Suggestions

• Keep in mind your target audience: the group of clients
• Practice your presentation. 8 minutes goes by *fast*, and I will be strict in enforcing the time limit.
• A few simple Powerpoint/Keynote slides can help make a presentation like this effective and efficient. (e.g. introducing the client via a single slide makes that part quick and straight-forward)

• On the other hand, if you use Powerpoint, use it well. A few simple general rules that I find helpful:

  • Minimize the number of words on screen (no need for complete sentences)
  • Use a large font (which goes nicely with word minimization)
  • Emphasize images. The visual content of Powerpoint should provide cognitive support to your audience, so they can better follow what you are saying.
  • Don't read aloud what's on screen.
• Push to complete at least a couple of your major features before the presentation, so you can show something polished.
• Similarly, put some time into appearance and smooth navigation between now and the presentation. People have an easier time imagining a missing feature's behavior than they can imagine good visual & navigational style that's absent.