How to Avoid Death by Powerpoint: Effective Presentations

In this session, we explore strategies for making technical presentations that are engaging and interactive. As the title suggests, we’ll devote particular attention to effective visual design of slides, such as Powerpoint. We’ll also address special considerations for presenting complex content in ways that are user-friendly to your audience. 

Katie Homar

Director of Academic and Engineering Writing Support, North Carolina State University on February 24, 2023 at 10:15 AM in EB2 2207

Katie Homar is the Director of Academic and Engineering Writing Support with North Carolina State University’s Graduate School, where she designs and delivers writing-oriented professional development programming for graduate and postdoc trainees across disciplines. Prior to joining the NC State in 2018, Katie was a Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow in Georgia Institute of Technology’s Writing and Communication Program. With a PhD in English from the University of Pittsburgh, Katie has taught writing to college-level students for nearly a decade and enjoys the opportunities to learn about research across disciplines and help trainees communicate the impact of their work to a variety of stakeholders. She is also a committee co-chair with the Graduate Career Consortium, an organization that is the “leading voice in graduate career and professional development.”

This lecture series features exciting and dynamic visiting and virtual speakers from across the range of ECE disciplines. Take some time every Friday morning to be inspired by these great scientists and engineers before heading into the weekend!