Presentation Patterns at QCon New York

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Presentation Patterns a tutorial about teaching technology Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Matthew McCullough @matthewmccull @ppatterns Tuesday, June 11, 13

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http://presentationpatterns.com Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Prepare Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❶ Let the topic choose you Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Want to do it. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Help others do better. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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https://qconnewyork.com/schedule Tuesday, June 11, 13

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• Teach a skill that you know well and others are weak at. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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• Teach a skill that you know well and others are weak at. • Change opinions about something that is viewed as hot (or not). Tuesday, June 11, 13

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• Teach a skill that you know well and others are weak at. • Change opinions about something that is viewed as hot (or not). • Share a story of how something worked out well. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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• Teach a skill that you know well and others are weak at. • Change opinions about something that is viewed as hot (or not). • Share a story of how something worked out well. • Recount how a popular process didn't work for your team. • Tell how you learned a hard lesson as a team. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Choose a technical topic from the QCon schedule. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Why do you want to use that back at work? Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Build a one sentence elevator pitch. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❷ Investigate your audience Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Ask the event organizer. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Query past attendees. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Adjust for maximum audience impact. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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• What is the technical level of the audience? Basic? Advanced? • What languages do the audience members primarily program in? • What kind of social diversity can I expect of the audience? • What age range might I expect? • What educational background will audience members typically have? • What languages will the audience possibly know? Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Write down one technical thing about your neighbor. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❸ Craft a story Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Start with what you know Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Sketch your ideas Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Sketch your ideas 1mm felt pen Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Mind Mapping Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Write down 10 facts as mind map nodes on your topic. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Expand to what is being said Tuesday, June 11, 13

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https://news.google.com Tuesday, June 11, 13

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https://news.ycombinator.com Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Search for discussions about the topic. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Linearize at the last possible moment. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Freytag can help. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Freytag can help. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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1 Exposition 2 Rising action 3 Complication 4 Climax 5 Falling action 6 Resolution 7 Denouement Tuesday, June 11, 13

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1 Exposition 4 Climax 7 Denouement Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Exposition Clim ax Denouement Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Put the 10 + 3 topics in Problem > Exposition > Resolution order. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❹ Write the proposal Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Think about the weight of your words. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Brief, but impactful. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Lengths: Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Lengths: •Title •Abstract •Description Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Get inspiration from other proposals. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ What grabs your attention on an accepted abstract from the QCon site? Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Build Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❺ Let it simmer Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Pause between ideation and creation Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❻ Design the talk Tuesday, June 11, 13

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You are the talk. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Slides are merely a support. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Color is easy with a little help. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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http://kuler.adobe.com Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Pick a color palette from Kuler. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Design is easy, given examples. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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http://speakerdeck.com Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Write as analog as possible Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Sketch out three slides on paper. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❼ Build the talk Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Put those three slides in story order. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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What about photos? Tuesday, June 11, 13

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http://images.google.com Tuesday, June 11, 13

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http://flickr.com/creativecommons/ Tuesday, June 11, 13

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http://istockphoto.com Tuesday, June 11, 13

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$100,000 / 365 days x 0.5 day = $137 per person Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Select one relevant photo from Flickr. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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What about animations? Tuesday, June 11, 13

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What about fonts? Tuesday, June 11, 13

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http://www.google.com/fonts/ Tuesday, June 11, 13

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http://theleagueofmoveabletype.com Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Select an OSS font and install it. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Deliver Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❽ Practice the talk Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Less than 10% practice their talk. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Equally practice the beginning, middle and end Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Run through your three slides for 30 seconds each. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❾ Just talk Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Adjust your voice and intonations Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Place friends in the front row. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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The front row controls the room. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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No stupid underwear analogies. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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The audience members are your friends. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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reduce your filler words Tuesday, June 11, 13

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reduce your filler words um... uh... you know... Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Adjust your pace. Slow it down. A lot. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Try your three slides at half your normal speed. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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manage your question budget Tuesday, June 11, 13

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manage your question budget Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Manage an interruption with respect. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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adjust your nose and eyes Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★ Focus your chin and gaze for 5s per audience member. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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adjust your stance Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★Speak with your feet shoulder width apart. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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adjust your walking Tuesday, June 11, 13

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★Walk to a destination. Stop. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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❿ Gather feedback Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Provide a feedback channel. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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@matthewmccull Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Vent and direct the steam. Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Freytag? Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Freytag? Tuesday, June 11, 13

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just two more things... Tuesday, June 11, 13

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PresentationPatterns.com Tuesday, June 11, 13

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Start Teaching! Tuesday, June 11, 13

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@matthewmccull @ppatterns [email protected] Tuesday, June 11, 13

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