Presentation Help Workshop: Writing the Talk: Content to Slides

Links and Sources

IBM Plex Template: https://www.ibm.com/innovate/brand/document-templates/#presentation
Slides Carnival Templates: https://www.slidescarnival.com/
Rands in Repose, “Fix Your Boring Slides”: http://randsinrepose.com/links/2013/11/15/fix-your-boring-slides/
Flickr Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
Adobe Stock Photos: https://en.fotolia.com/
Women of Color in Tech Stock Photos: https://www.wocintechchat.com/
IBM Logo Guidelines: https://www.ibm.com/innovate/brand/ibm-logo/
Slideshare “How to Use Colors in Presentations” https://blog.slideshare.net/2014/03/17/how-to-use-colors-in-presentations
Publish Your Slides Publicly: https://speakerdeck.com/
IBM’s USB Stick Exemption Request Form: https://ciso-approvals.w3bmix.ibm.com/portable-storage-request.html

Transcript

1. Presentation Help Workshop: Writing the Talk: Content to Slides Presentation Help Workshop @ Office Hours, September 13, 2018
2. Today we’ll go over: 1 - Make a Plan The importance of starting with an outline. 2 - Write Your Content Before starting your slides you should know what you want to say. 3 - Slide Construction Slide templates and imagery. 4 - Slide Content Tips for building impactful slides and accessible. 5 - Practice Makes Perfect Where to find feedback and what to do with it once you have it. 6 - Cover Your A$$ Back up your slides. BACK. UP. YOUR. SLIDES. 2
3. I want to know about you and why you are here! Introductions! 3
4. I am Maureen McElaney I am here because I love our team! I’m endlessly impressed with the talent I witness at IBM and want to help YOU to speak at (more) meetups and conferences. You can find me at @Mo_Mack Welcome! 4
6. “ 6 Feel free to stop me if you have questions or want to add anything!
7. Congrats! You’re speaking at a conference! Now what? 7
8. Make a Plan The importance of starting with an outline. 1 8
9. What problem does this solve? And for whom? 9
10. 10 Outline Tips ◉ Handwritten works! So does markdown. ◉ Use your abstract. ◉ Focus first on takeaways.
11. Write Your Content Before starting your slides you should know what you want to say. 2 11
12. A blog post will put your outline into action and help you build a narrative. 12
13. 13 Collect Your Sources As you write your talk be sure to collect your sources into a document. Tweets, quotes, imagery, etc will come in handy as you build your slides.
14. Slide Construction Slide templates and imagery. 3 14
15. 15 Slide Templates IBM Plex Template: https://www.ibm.com/innovate/brand/document -templates/#presentation This Presentation: https://www.slidescarnival.com/
16. 16 Image Credit: http://randsinrepose.com/links/2013/11/15/fix-your-boring-slides/
17. 17 Common Resources for Images ◉ Flickr Creative Commons ◉ Adobe Stock (formerly Fotolia) images for commercial use ◉ Google Image search including advanced search filters using copyright terms ◉ Free stock photos of women of color in tech from #WOCinTech ◉ Or just take your own photos!
18. “ 18 Don’t use the IBM logo incorrectly! https://www.ibm.com/innovate/brand/ibm-logo/
19. Slide Content Tips for building impactful and accessible slides. 4 19
20. 20 Basic Things to Note ◉ Check that your fonts are big/visible enough ◉ Avoid text on the top/bottom of your slides ◉ Utilize your the sources you’ve collected to credit them on your slides. ◉ Include your Twitter handle on your slides
21. “ 21 Provide a GIF warning for audience members prone to dizziness or seizures.
22. “ 22 Consider the colors that you chose. https://blog.slideshare.net/2014/03/17/ho w-to-use-colors-in-presentations
24. Practice Makes Perfect Where to find feedback and what to do once you have it. 5 24
25. 25 Practice tips ◉ Record yourself giving the talk. ◉ Utilize a timer to track length. ◉ Practice in front of a live audience! ◦ Schedule a practice session at Presentation Help! ◦ Your coworker(s) ◦ Your roomate/partner ◦ Your dog/cat ◉ Take notes directly after you finish.
26. 26 Taking Notes ◉ Write down your own observations. ◦ Did you go too fast or take too long? ◦ Was there a slide that tripped you up that needs more practice? ◉ Write down the observations from your audience. ◦ Slide typos, too much text, color, etc. ◦ Elaborate more on a certain concept. ◦ Introduce a concept earlier in the talk for better clarity.
27. “ 27
28. Cover Your A$$ Back up your slides. Back. Up. Your. Slides. 6 28
29. 29 Back Up Your Slides!!! ◉ Print your speaker notes ◉ Save your slides as a PDF on your laptop ◦ Back them up via the cloud somewhere so you can access using your cell phone ◉ Utilize https://speakerdeck.com/ to publish your slides publicly online. ◉ Save your slides on a portable device.
30. “ IBM recently changed its policy around USB sticks. If you want to be able to still use a USB stick then you need to fill out an exemption request form. https://ciso-approvals.w3bmix.ibm.com/portable-storage-r equest.html 30
31. Q&A What other questions do you have? 6 31
32. 32 Links and Sources: IBM Plex Template: https://www.ibm.com/innovate/brand/document-templates/#presentation Slides Carnival Templates: https://www.slidescarnival.com/ Rands in Repose, “Fix Your Boring Slides”: http://randsinrepose.com/links/2013/11/15/fix-your-boring-slides/ Flickr Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Adobe Stock Photos: https://en.fotolia.com/ Women of Color in Tech Stock Photos: https://www.wocintechchat.com/ IBM Logo Guidelines: https://www.ibm.com/innovate/brand/ibm-logo/ Slideshare “How to Use Colors in Presentations” https://blog.slideshare.net/2014/03/17/how-to-use-colors-in-presentations Publish Your Slides Publicly: https://speakerdeck.com/ IBM’s USB Stick Exemption Request Form: https://ciso-approvals.w3bmix.ibm.com/portable-storage-request.html
33. Slides: http://bit.ly/preso-help-workshop -content-to-slides You can find me at ◉ @Mo_Mack Thank You! 33