The following are the hallmarks of a good presentation.  You will be evaluated on each of these; together they will determine your overall presentation grade.  They are listed below roughly in order of importance, most important first.

It is highly recommended that you read this list before and after preparing your talk!!

• Good choice of papers.  The papers should be as in the topic described, must be as recent as possible, and must cover interesting ideas.  An overview paper, if available, is desirable as a second paper (but must not be the main paper).  Credit will be lost if I am aware of more recent papers that you did not mention in your talk, though they need not be one of your selected papers.
• Thorough understanding of the main paper.  Your understanding must show through in your talk.
• Breadth of the overview portion of your talk.  Your talk must discuss the topic in as much breadth as possible.  Breadth usually follows from an understanding of all aspects of the topic.
• Clarity of your explanation of the technical portion.  Simple and easy-to-understand examples and pictures usually make for a good explanation.  Your audience must understand the important technical ideas of your main paper (without details) by just listening to your talk, without prior reading.
• Time weightage.  Make a judgement of what is most important in your main paper, and spend time on a sub-topic proportional to its importance.
• Slide layout. Use a large font.  Put only a small amount of text on each slide.  No long sentences. Avoid reading of long passages from the slides.