Presenting Well

Everybody can present well. It's not impossible, but it takes effort. Three simple things to make your next presentation great.

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1. Presenting Well Aaron Lerch aaronlerch@gmail.com @aaronlerch
2. PRESENTING WELL IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE
3. PRESENTING WELL TAKES EFFORT
4. Message
5. Focus on a single big idea
6. Avoid Information Overload • Quarterly earnings • Updated releases • Puppy slapping and virtual machines • Playing the pricing game • Webinar schedule • Service Updates • Why hotel wi-fi sucks so bad • Coffee: liquid gold, or death-in-a-cup? • Now that we know who you are, I know who I am. • I'm not a mistake! It all makes sense! • In a comic, you know how you can tell who the arch-villain's going to be? • He's the exact opposite of the hero. • And most times they're friends, like you and me! • I should've known way back when... You know why, David? • Because of the kids. They called me Mr. Glass. • Some text brought to you by http://slipsum.com/
7. Three or four ideas. The human brain drops information when processing more than four items in a group. (consider providing handouts)
8. Question. What law says presentations have to be an hour long?
9. Avoid F I L L E R. Adding content to meet a quota distracts from the message.
11. Protest. End early. Allow additional time for questions and conversations.
12. Prepare
13. Know your stuff. … your content … your audience
14. Don’t be surprised. You will be asked a question you don’t know. You will have a technical glitch.
15. Ego
16. Put it aside. “Empty your pockets.” Be real with yourself and with your audience.
17. Respect. Earned, not extracted. Earned through the quality of your content, not your credentials.
18. You can present well. Focus on a single big idea. Be prepared. Be real.