Remember to remember
http://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_foer_feats_of_memory_anyone_can_do#t-508650
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Thread disparate content with sequence,
connections and context.
Create a story
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"Writing is nature's way of letting you know
how sloppy your thinking is" - Guidon Cartoon
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Have plans B,C,D,...
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If you'll make them read...
- Use large fonts
- Be concise
- Keep CLI prompt at the top
- Use high contrast color schemes
- Prefer high resolution images
- Make no more than one point per slide
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Demos, videos, whiteboarding, labs…
anything is more interesting than slides.
Use multiple medias
It is a great call to attention,
specially if directly and by name.
Ask questions
https://youtu.be/m2GI0huaV5s
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Standing by the side of the less interested
may be a good call to attention
Move around
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Make big gestures,
change voice tone and volume
It is unnatural and weird,
so everyone pays attention to it.
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Lights are part of the show
Switching the lights switches the focus
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Be very careful with humor
Don't be offensive, make the joke about yourself
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Review last day, get and set expectations,
write timing and facility information.
Checkpoint and Recap
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Remind the main points on a secondary display
Speaker notes are yours!
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Draw the story clearly and legibly
Whiteboard for posterity!
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- Listen thoroughly and don't interrupt
- Answer straight first, explain caveats afterwards
- "I don't know" can be the best answer
- Only compliment really "good questions"
- Do not guess, defer and follow up instead
- Track deferred questions on the board
- Try different angles or examples if not understood
- Ask back to verify understanding
- Swag can buy (possibly bad) questions
- Predict questions asking yourself "five whys"
Questions are great content!
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Don't corner yourself by guessing.
Commit to follow-up and get help about
how to deliver the subject.
Avoid guessing
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Start with questions and work backwards.
Consider a question
driven talk or section
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- Postpone the subject
- Ask to follow back offline
- Discern opinions from facts
- Politely refuse to comment
- Anticipate a break
Don't allow spoilers and vandals
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Make them try!
Encourage and support their demos and labs
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- Mind the time
- Facilitate networking
Make coffee breaks valuable
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- Names on Chrome favorites bar
- “Momentum” Chrome extension
- Desktop background picture
- Close your personal tabs, Outlook and reminders
- Rotate exposed credentials ASAP
- Social engineering awareness
- Be careful when showing your filenames
Demo time
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Mark the middle or thirds slides for easy
time keeping
Manage time carefully
and explicitly
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paint it black for maximum attention to you.
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Eye contact is important!
Just don't be creepy
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Review and learn
Share and improve from experience
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Record and review to kick off bad habits:
- Recognize and avoid vocal "helpers"
- Talking to board
- Talking too loud or low
- Being too salesy
- Vendor bashing or glorification
- Playing with markers
Watch people watching you
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Send complementary references,
whitepapers, books, articles, documentation
and case studies.
Recommend Resources
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Alternate support foot, walk,
sit, drink lots of water, sleep and eat well.
Take care of yourself
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Impostor Syndrome
Nevermind the Bollocks
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Failures
Everybody Hurts
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References
Standing in the shoulders
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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
https://youtu.be/RWZluriQUzE
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TED's secret to great public speaking
https://youtu.be/-FOCpMAww28
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TED: The Power is In The Palm of Your Hands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZ7k8cMA-4
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Melissa Marshall: Talk nerdy to me
http://www.ted.com/talks/melissa_marshall_talk_nerdy_to_me
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Leslie Lamport: Thinking Above the Code
http://youtu.be/-4Yp3j_jk8Q
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Barry Schwartz: The Paradox of Choice
https://youtu.be/VO6XEQIsCoM
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And the countless contributors to
this presentation
Thank You!