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Thoughts About Presenting

Thoughts About Presenting

What do when imagining the audience in their underwear just isn't working. Some of my thoughts about what makes a good presentation, and how to go about preparing one.

eojthebrave

April 25, 2013
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  1. WHAT TO DO WHEN IMAGINING THE AUDIENCE
    IN THEIR UNDERWEAR ISN’T WORKING.
    PRESENTING
    @eojthebrave
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  2. WHO ARE YOU?
    WHAT ARE YOU
    DOING HERE?
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    create a contract with the user
    - get people out of the room who shouldn’t be there
    - let them know why they are there

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  3. THERE’S A
    FORMULA
    Introduction • Body • Conclusion
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  4. TELL A STORY
    TELL YOUR STORY!
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  5. TEACH A
    LESSON.
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    I like to set learning objectives for my presentations. Make a list of 3-5 things someone
    should know after attending your presentation.

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  6. NO LIVE
    DEMOS!
    THEY WILL FAIL.
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  7. Practice
    •WiFi
    •Really, it will!
    •Your code
    •MAMP
    •Your spelling
    SO WILL THE
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  8. NO EXCUSES
    The audience doesn’t need to know you failed.
    FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT
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  9. AWESOME SLIDES 101
    •What’s the point of this slide?
    •How does it support my story?
    •Can someone at the back of the room read it?
    •Remember, not everyone can read your slides.
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  10. • Personally I don’t have anything against
    them, just don’t get carried away. Treat your
    slides as a clue to remind you what it is you
    wanted to talk about and something
    interesting for your audience to look at.
    DO NOT read your slides verbatim, the
    person sitting in their chair will read it
    faster than you will and it’s just awkward
    for everyone.
    BULLET POINTS?
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  11. SHOW ME WHERE
    TO LOOK
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  12. PRACTICE!
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  13. PRACTICE!
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    in character?

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  14. DID I MENTION
    PRACTICE?
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  15. ALWAYS RECAP.
    •Tell stories
    •Teach something
    •NO live demos!
    •Fake it
    •Spend time on your slides
    •Practice
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  16. Photos
    • http://compfight.com/
    • http://www.istockphoto.com/
    • http://www.corbisimages.com/
    • http://www.google.com/imghp
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  17. Other
    • http://presentationzen.com
    • http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com
    • http://youtube.com
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