Reasons to improve your public
speaking
· Speaking at conferences can be exciting
· You’ll feel more confident speaking at your workplace
· Your slides won’t look like horseshit
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@holman
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planning
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start early
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talk preparation will
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holman’s rule:
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pick the topic
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you should be an
expert in the topic
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research-based talks
is a horrible idea
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storytimeTM
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outlining
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rule of three makes
for a good talk
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human concentration
is pretty crappy
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repetition
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the best talks
are stories
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the best stories
involve repetition
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builds anticipation,
focuses an audience
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storytimeTM
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If you have an important point to
make, don't try to be subtle or
clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point
once. Then come back and hit it
again. Then hit it a third time - a
tremendous whack.
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Winston Churchill
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recap slides
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planning
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start early
be an expert
rule of three
use repetition
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building
the
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good vs. evil
show & tell
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Killing human beings and getting away with it
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no one can
read that shit
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make your text
HUUUGE
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HUGE
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you can’t
get too big
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design for the
back of the room
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design it in the
back of the room
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Killing human
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no one can
read that shit
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contrast
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dark on light
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light on dark
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code, too:
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do more drugs
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do more drugs
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use color
to focus
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do more drugs
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editors, not talks
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Killing human
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no one can re-
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it’s a little
harder to read
it but it’s okay
a little bit
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choose fonts
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sans-serifs
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google fonts
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lost type co-op
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helvetica
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Killing human
beings and getting
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some won’t
read all that
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remove more
words from
your slides
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remove more
words from
your slides
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avoid slide reading
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encourage listening
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Get away!
with murder
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murder is
frowned upon
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wasted
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I hate trees.
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Tax evasion tips
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slide
transitions
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use them sparingly
and purposefully
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building
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use large,
readable text
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delivery
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how to speak
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be excited
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talks are
entertainment
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is your talk better
than a blog post?
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practice
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rehearse a bunch
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record yourself
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record yourself
it’s super embarrassing lol
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variance
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monotone is the
fast track to boring
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change up your:
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pauses
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volume
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speed
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movement
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things break
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sound
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fonts
colors
notifications