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How to Talk

How to Talk

Some tips to give presentations.
A shame I mostly forget to apply them myself.

Sylvain Abélard

September 01, 2012
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  1. HowToSpea ★ I want to speak find a topic find

    people find a place do some slides @abelar_s
  2. HowToSpea ★Slides template bullet points ! ★Split X chapters Y

    slides •Z titles • W bullet points • examples • images • WTF? @abelar_s WTF?
  3. HowToSpea ★Slides template bullet points ! ★Split X chapters Y

    slides •Z titles • W bullet points • examples • images • WTF? @abelar_s Here’s a pony to apologize Sorry :’(
  4. Your own template ✓ clean typography ✓ simple color scheme

    ✓ coherent via repetition Content ✓ not too much text ✓ try to avoid the bottom Slides
  5. Your own template ✓ clean typography ✓ simple color scheme

    ✓ coherent via repetition Content ✓ not too much text ✓ try to avoid the bottom Slides
  6. You ✓ who are you? ✓ why are you legitimate?

    ✓ (actually skippable) ✓ why this topic? Who?
  7. Prep. ? Making slides ✓ research (not boring!) ✓ text-only

    can help Clarity ✓ try to reverse order
  8. Attention is scarce ✓ 20mn max. for a talk ✓

    20s max. to grab attention ✓ do some pauses ✓ repeat, recap Tricks
  9. Tricks Own the stage ✓ speak to a few people

    ✓ speak clearly, loudly ✓ use your hands
  10. @abelar_s — maitre-du-monde.fr References Zach Holman - slide design for

    developers http://zachholman.com/posts/slide-design-for-developers/ ! Jan Lenhardt - how to give the killer tech talk http://writing.jan.io/2013/05/10/how-to-give-the-killer-tech- talk---a-pamphlet.html 
 Eric Feng + SlideComet - world-class presenter http://fr.slideshare.net/slidecomet/the-presenter-manifesto-8- distinctions-of-a-world-class-presenter ! Florian Mueck - short videos http://www.florianmueck.com