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

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

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CAVEAT

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CAVEAT My experience is mostly tech conferences

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

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

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THINK ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE

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@alicebartlett Who are they?

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@alicebartlett What do they want?

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@alicebartlett Why are they here?

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@alicebartlett What do you want to tell them?

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@alicebartlett They’re probably not paying attention

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@alicebartlett They probably want some lunch

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@alicebartlett Be respectful of people’s time

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@alicebartlett Prepare properly

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

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@alicebartlett YOU ARE LESS INTERESTING THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE

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HELP YOUR AUDIENCE FOLLOW YOUR TALK

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

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

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

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*UNLESS EVERYONE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE ALREADY

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

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

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3. Something useful 1. Boasting 2. Meandering

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

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1. Start with your users

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• Think about your audience 1. Start with your users

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

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

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AVOIDING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

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@alicebartlett Design your slides to minimise technical difficulties

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@alicebartlett Design your slides to minimise technical difficulties SLIDE

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

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@alicebartlett #FFF1E8 #FDD6B9

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

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@alicebartlett Use a system font (controversial)

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

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@alicebartlett Do not expect the internet to work!

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@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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WORK WITH THE ORGANISERS

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

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@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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@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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@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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@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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@alicebartlett

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@alicebartlett

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MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN READ YOUR SLIDES

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

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

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@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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PROJECTORS ARE NOT MAGIC

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2. Make it legible

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

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

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

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@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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USE COLOUR

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USE A DIFFERENT BACKGROUND COLOUR FOR IMPORTANT POINTS

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@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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@alicebartlett pause

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

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

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

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

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

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

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No content

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

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

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@alicebartlett DON’T USE ANIMATIONS

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@alicebartlett “Whizzy” distracts from your point

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@alicebartlett Be yourself

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@alicebartlett Do a joke

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@alicebartlett Don’t get hung up on ums.

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@alicebartlett Practise!

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

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@alicebartlett Don’t just read out a blog post

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@alicebartlett Giving presentations is standing up and talking

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

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3. Make it interesting

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3. Make it interesting • Use colour

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

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

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

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

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THAT’S IT

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http://www.doingpresentations.com/