CS620: Topics in Programming Languages

Programming Model Demo Guidelines

The presentation should satisfy the following guidelines:

Your talk should be 15-20 minutes long without interruptions and therefore include only 7-10 slides. Of course you want to encourage discussion, so it will actually end up taking you 75 minutes.
You should give an overview of the programming model, describe key programming constructs, and talk some about how it relates to other programming models.
You should show some example programs written in the language that you wrote and show how to run them.
The presentation of the paper about the programming model should cover the same questions that are expected in paper reviews and paper presentations, but not as long. The focus is on the overview and demonstration of the programming model. In other words the presentation
Tell us what you are going to tell us and why we should care, tell us, and then conclude by summarizing the main points.
Plan a definite purpose for each slide. For each slide be able to answer the question, "Why am I showing the audience this slide?".
Do not put too much information on each slide. Use big fonts.
Make eye contact with your audience.
Do not read your slides.
Speak clearly, project, and practice aloud in advance.

Here is Simon Peyton Jones' site with more information on how to give a good research talk. Here is an example programming model presentation: