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presentations_ft.pdf

Alice Bartlett
January 08, 2019
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 presentations_ft.pdf

Alice Bartlett

January 08, 2019
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  1. Alice Bartlett
    Principal Engineer, Customer Products team
    @alicebartlett
    Doing Presentations

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  2. @alicebartlett
    I’m Alice Bartlett, I’ve
    given quite a lot of
    presentations

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  3. CAVEAT

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  4. CAVEAT
    My experience is mostly tech conferences

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  5. 3. Make it interesting
    1. Start with your users
    2. Make it legible

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  6. 3. Make it interesting
    1. Start with your users
    2. Make it legible

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  7. THINK ABOUT YOUR
    AUDIENCE

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  8. @alicebartlett
    Who are they?

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  9. @alicebartlett
    What do they want?

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  10. @alicebartlett
    Why are they here?

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  11. @alicebartlett
    What do you want to tell them?

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  12. @alicebartlett
    They’re probably not paying
    attention

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  13. @alicebartlett
    They probably want some lunch

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  14. @alicebartlett
    Be respectful of people’s time

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  15. @alicebartlett
    Prepare properly

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  16. @alicebartlett
    1 hour to prepare for every minute you’re
    presenting

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  17. @alicebartlett
    YOU ARE LESS INTERESTING THAN YOU
    THINK YOU ARE

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  18. HELP YOUR AUDIENCE
    FOLLOW YOUR TALK

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  19. Alice Bartlett
    Principal Engineer, Customer Products team
    @alicebartlett
    Doing Presentations
    TITLE
    SLIDE

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  20. Alice Bartlett
    Principal Engineer, Customer Products team
    @alicebartlett
    Doing Presentations

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  21. @alicebartlett
    I’m Alice Bartlett,
    I’ve given quite a
    few presentations
    A SLIDE
    ABOUT YOU*

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  22. *UNLESS EVERYONE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE
    ALREADY

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  23. @alicebartlett
    I’m Alice Bartlett, I’ve
    given quite a lot of
    presentations

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  24. 2. Aesthetics
    3. Where to find out more
    1. Content
    NAVIGATION
    SLIDES

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  25. 3. Something useful
    1. Boasting
    2. Meandering

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  26. 1. Boasting
    • We did X in record time
    • 86% of users gave us ★★★★☆
    • The work was on budget

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  27. 1. Start with your users

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  28. • Think about your audience
    1. Start with your users

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  29. • Think about your audience
    • Help your audience follow your talk
    1. Start with your users

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  30. 3. Make it interesting
    1. Start with your users
    2. Make it legible

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  31. AVOIDING TECHNICAL
    DIFFICULTIES

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  32. @alicebartlett
    Design your slides to minimise technical
    difficulties

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  33. @alicebartlett
    Design your slides to minimise technical
    difficulties
    SLIDE

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  34. @alicebartlett
    Think about how colours show up when
    projected onto screens

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  35. @alicebartlett
    #FFF1E8
    #FDD6B9

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  36. @alicebartlett
    Think about the 8% of men who are
    colourblind

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  37. @alicebartlett
    Use a system font (controversial)

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  38. @alicebartlett
    Have wide content margins so things aren’t
    cut off if the projector is not aligned with the
    screen properly

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  39. @alicebartlett
    MARGINS!
    M
    A
    R
    G
    I
    N
    S
    !
    M
    A
    R
    G
    I
    N
    S
    !
    Have wide content margins so things aren’t
    cut off if the projector is not aligned with the
    screen properly

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  40. @alicebartlett
    Test your deck on a projector to make
    sure it’s legible. Things look different on
    illuminated screens vs laptops

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  41. @alicebartlett
    If you’re using video and it has sound,
    subtitle it!

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  42. @alicebartlett
    Do not expect the internet to work!

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  43. @alicebartlett
    If you like wearing dresses or statement
    necklaces - these can interfere with clip
    mics. Either avoid or ask the organisers for
    a different type of mic ahead of time.

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  44. WORK WITH THE
    ORGANISERS

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  45. @alicebartlett
    Things to tell organisers [delete as applicable]:

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  46. @alicebartlett
    Things to tell organisers [delete as applicable]:
    1. I’ll present from my own computer. It has the
    following display ports […] and I will be available
    for a tech check […]

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  47. @alicebartlett
    Things to tell organisers [delete as applicable]:
    1. I’ll present from my own computer. It has the
    following display ports […] and I will be available
    for a tech check […]
    2. My presentation will include sound

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  48. @alicebartlett
    Things to tell organisers [delete as applicable]:
    1. I’ll present from my own computer. It has the
    following display ports […] and I will be available
    for a tech check […]
    2. My presentation will include sound
    3. I will need content warnings for the following
    things [flashing images, death, harassment etc…]

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  49. @alicebartlett
    Things to tell organisers [delete as applicable]:
    1. I’ll present from my own computer. It has the
    following display ports […] and I will be available
    for a tech check […]
    2. My presentation will include sound
    3. I will need content warnings for the following
    things [flashing images, death, harassment etc…]
    4. Please tell me the aspect ratio of your screen

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  50. @alicebartlett

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  51. @alicebartlett

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  52. MAKE SURE PEOPLE
    CAN READ YOUR
    SLIDES

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  53. @alicebartlett
    MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN READ YOUR SLIDES BY MAKING YOUR TEXT
    NICE
    AND
    BIG

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  54. @alicebartlett
    Keep the number of words on each slide
    low, and then talk around them

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  55. @alicebartlett
    “Oh dear, this looked different when it
    was on my screen”
    “Can everyone read this?”
    “Well… you can’t really see it but…”

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  56. PROJECTORS ARE
    NOT MAGIC

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  57. 2. Make it legible

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  58. 2. Make it legible by…
    • making it resilient to tech difficulties

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  59. 2. Make it legible by…
    • making it resilient to tech difficulties
    • working with organisers

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  60. 2. Make it legible by…
    • making it resilient to tech difficulties
    • working with organisers
    • designing your slides so everyone can read them

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  61. 3. Make it interesting
    1. Start with your users
    2. Make it legible

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  62. @alicebartlett
    If you only bother with the two parts of this
    talk, you will be in the top 10% of
    presentations already.

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  63. USE COLOUR

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  64. USE A DIFFERENT
    BACKGROUND COLOUR
    FOR IMPORTANT
    POINTS

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  65. @alicebartlett
    Vary the rhythm, vary the pace, vary your
    tone, vary your pitch, vary your style, vary the
    visuals, add some sounds, add some video, add
    some objects, change the energy

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  66. @alicebartlett
    pause

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  67. “Illustrate,
    don’t
    decorate”
    Russell Davies
    @undermanager

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  68. “Illustrate,
    don’t
    decorate”
    Russell Davies
    @undermanager
    A picture of Russell

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  69. “Illustrate,
    don’t
    decorate”
    Russell Davies
    @undermanager

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  70. “Illustrate,
    don’t
    decorate”
    Russell Davies
    @undermanager
    NOT THIS

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  71. @alicebartlett
    You don’t need a
    picture of money if
    you’re talking about
    money

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  72. @alicebartlett
    You don’t need a
    picture of money if
    you’re talking about
    money
    THIS IS NAFF

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  74. @alicebartlett
    Your pictures should help you make your
    point, not make your presentation look
    ‘whizzy’

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  75. @alicebartlett
    The same goes for GIFs, videos, animations
    and slide transitions

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  76. @alicebartlett
    DON’T USE ANIMATIONS

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  77. @alicebartlett
    “Whizzy” distracts from your point

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  78. @alicebartlett
    Be yourself

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  79. @alicebartlett
    Do a joke

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  80. @alicebartlett
    Don’t get hung up on ums.

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  81. @alicebartlett
    Practise!

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  82. @alicebartlett
    Get feedback from peers early - it doesn’t
    matter if it’s not finished yet!

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  83. @alicebartlett
    Don’t just read out a blog post

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  84. @alicebartlett
    Giving presentations is standing up and
    talking

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  85. Everything doesn’t have to be a
    TED talk. Most things should not
    be a TED talk.

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  86. 3. Make it interesting

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  87. 3. Make it interesting
    • Use colour

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  88. 3. Make it interesting
    • Use colour
    • Change the energy

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  89. 3. Make it interesting
    • Use colour
    • Change the energy
    • Illustrate, don’t decorate

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  90. 3. Make it interesting
    • Use colour
    • Change the energy
    • Illustrate, don’t decorate
    • Avoid “whizzy”

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  91. 3. Make it interesting
    • Use colour
    • Change the energy
    • Illustrate, don’t decorate
    • Avoid “whizzy”
    • Be yourself!

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  92. THAT’S IT

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  93. http://www.doingpresentations.com/

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