Some Bits Of Advice About Public Speaking - CocoaHeads NL, January 2018

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SOME BITS OF ADVICE ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING COCOAHEADS NL | AMSTERDAM I JANUARY 2018 @DESIGNATEDNERD | BAKKENBAECK.COM | JUSTHUM.COM

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WHY LISTEN TO ME?

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SHAMELESS ! PLUG!

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WHERE TO START?

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SELECTING A SUBJECT

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ARE YOU PROUD OF SOMETHING YOU DID?

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DO YOU WANT TO WARN OTHERS NOT TO DO THE THING YOU DID?

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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A NEW THING?

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YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE AN EXPERT

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YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE AN EXPERT...YET

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FINDING SOMEPLACE TO TALK

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START SMALL

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PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings

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PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings > Company meetings

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PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings > Company meetings > Local meetups

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PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings > Company meetings > Local meetups > Local conferences

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PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings > Company meetings > Local meetups > Local conferences > Calls For Proposals

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WORK YOUR WAY UP TO LARGER AUDIENCES

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CREATING A PRESENTATION

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WITH WHAT SHALL I BUILD IT?

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SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical)

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SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical) > Keynote (Graphical, Mac only)

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SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical) > Keynote (Graphical, Mac only) > Google Slides (Graphical, Cloud Only)

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SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical) > Keynote (Graphical, Mac only) > Google Slides (Graphical, Cloud Only) > Deckset (Markdown, Mac only)

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SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical) > Keynote (Graphical, Mac only) > Google Slides (Graphical, Cloud Only) > Deckset (Markdown, Mac only) > Deck.js (HTML/CSS)

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HOW SHALL I BUILD IT?

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1) MAKE AN OUTLINE

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1) MAKE AN OUTLINE (SERIOUSLY, I HATE IT TOO, BUT IT'S WORTH IT)

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2) ADD THE OUTLINE INTO YOUR SLIDES

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3) DE-CLUTTER YOUR SLIDES

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When you have a wall of text on the screen, it becomes almost impossible to read what the hell you're trying to say because it's so tiny and so dense. Especially if you're going through slides quickly, this could say anything purple monkey dishwasher and nobody would really be able to understand or grasp what was happening

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SPEAKER NOTES EXIST FOR A REASON

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4) DECIDE HOW TIGHTLY TO SCRIPT YOUR PRESENTATION

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BULLET POINTS > Pro: More eye contact with the audience

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BULLET POINTS > Pro: More eye contact with the audience > Pro: No monotonous reading

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BULLET POINTS > Pro: More eye contact with the audience > Pro: No monotonous reading > Con: Real easy to leave things out

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BULLET POINTS > Pro: More eye contact with the audience > Pro: No monotonous reading > Con: Real easy to leave things out > Con: Real easy to get out of order

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ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything

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ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything > Pro: You're not going to go out of order

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ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything > Pro: You're not going to go out of order > Con: Hard to adjust on the fly

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ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything > Pro: You're not going to go out of order > Con: Hard to adjust on the fly > Con: Can get very monotonous or sound over rehearsed

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ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything > Pro: You're not going to go out of order > Con: Hard to adjust on the fly > Con: Can get very monotonous or sound over rehearsed > Pro: Less Cursing

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FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU

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PRACTICE

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OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something

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OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something > Share your joy, pain, and curiosity

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OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something > Share your joy, pain, and curiosity > Start small, work your way up in difficulty

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OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something > Share your joy, pain, and curiosity > Start small, work your way up in difficulty > Find the tools/techniques that work best for you