Ok... Here is the deal... At my school you have to complete a graduation project to graduate (who would have thought). It is essentially a 15 minute speech about anything your heart desires. You just have to research it and have visuals. Well I have decided to do mine on car audio. Now for the big question... What should I include in my speech to a bunch of teachers who most likely know nothing about car audio? I don't want to overwhelm them, but I also don't want it to seem too simple.
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Overwhelm, no...captivate them. They're consumers, too, so they'll learn right along with the class. Start making a list of the issues you have to overcome building a system, then arrange all the issues into an outline. You might make a better and more interesting presentation by talking about the "big picture" instead of the very ordinary method of detailing a project from start to finish.
Begin with a visual picture, using both words and whatever actual visual presentation you are going to use. This initial visual picture will be the overriding image among your audience for the duration of your presentation. A recommendation would be the visual image of the school's orchestra on the stage. This is a "big picture" image that would help a beginner understand why one would use the concept of a front soundstage when designing audio. And the teachers will love it.
Another recommendation: talk about the value of a custom-designed system compared to a premium OEM system (the teachers will relate to that). This is where references to the individual instruments in the orchestra can come into play, and will more clearly demonstrate why the process of building a car audio system can make the appreciation of music more fulfilling.
You will soon have so much material for your 15-minute presentation that you will need to condense and rewrite many times. But it will be worth it, because I see a good grade and some new respect coming your way after your talk.
BTW, you should keep all of your notes and staple them together roughly in the order that you worked this presentation out. Hand this in for extra credit, because it demonstrates the work you put into it more than the formal presentation alone might prove.
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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
That sounds like a good approach. I would like to read it when your are finished.
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Good Luck!
-Thad
It'll be done in like a month or two. When I am done I'll post a link to it.
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That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.
Play around with the room that your in as well. When doing a audio presentation, show how imaging in the front is important and how rear biased music can take away from the front imaging by playing some muscial instruments in the back of the room while having the music also play in the front. Demonstration is the key to success here seeing that the physics of sound is a drag.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
That's another good idea. Thanks. If anyone else has any ideas, then feel free to express them. I can always use another point of view.
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That's my opinion. Take it, leave it, or correct me.