Confessions of a (nervous) public speaker

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CONFESSIONS OF A (NERVOUS) PUBLIC SPEAKER JAMES THOMAS, DEV ADVOCATE @ IBM ☁

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me = " " " " beginning of my advocacy career…

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HOW CAN I KEEP DOING THIS?

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" Everyone gets this! # Not about getting rid of it. $ Does get better.

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BE PREPARED BE PREPARED.

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% Practice, practice, practice. & No surprises. ' Prepare for failure.

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QUESTION TO ASK THE ORGANISER…. ▸ Display Connection: HDMI, VGA, Apple TV ▸ Internet: wireless, wired or none. ▸ Screen aspect ratio: 4x3 or 16x9. ▸ Microphone setup: lapel, hand-held podium ▸ Session details: when, where, length, Q&A ▸ Introductions: MC or self-introducing?

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Three points of contact. Three points of backup. ✅ Laptop ✅ USB ✅ Cloud

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AT THE CONFERENCE

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% Distraction. & Mindfulness. ' Talk to someone.

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HERE WE GO… "

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) Start strong. * Manage the symptoms. + Find the “nodders”.

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DEMONSTRATION TIME

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- Record video backups . “Minimum Viable Demo” ✂ Minimise “moving parts”

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DEMONSTRATION TIME Q & A

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0 Just say no.

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Dealing with difﬁcult questions… 1 “I don’t know” 1 Deﬂect or bridge. 1 “I’m not here to talk about that”