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December 05, 2016

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Transcript

  1. TECHNICAL STORYTELLING Valdas Maksimavičius

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  3. Storytelling is about connecting to other people and helping people

    to see what you see Michael Margolis – CEO of Get Storied

  4. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

  5. TECHNICAL STORYTELLING Valdas Maksimavičius

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  11. Brings teams together

  12. Multidisciplinary team Single team

  13. Multidisciplinary team Single team Less documentation

  14. Multidisciplinary team Single team Less documentation Different perspective

  15. Software Developers Marketing Specialists Data Scientists DevOps Engineers Multidisciplinary team

  16. Multidisciplinary team Distributed Software Developers Marketing Specialists Data Scientists DevOps

    Engineers

  17. Multidisciplinary team Distributed Software Developers Marketing Specialists Data Scientists DevOps

    Engineers Glue – story

  18. Speeds up the learning

  19. π = 3.141...

  20. Memory palace technique Memory palace technique

  21. Memory pa

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  23. Keeps listeners engaged

  24. Attention Time Typical IT tutorial

  25. Attention Time Typical IT tutorial START

  26. Attention Time Typical IT tutorial FACTS

  27. Attention Time Typical IT tutorial FACEBOOK

  28. Attention Time Typical IT tutorial UNPLUG

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  30. National Geographic way

  31. Review WHY • Brings people together • Eases the learning

    • Keeps people engaged
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  33. Structure it

  34. Setup -> Punchline -> Tag

  35. ABT

  36. ..... And..... But..... ..... Therefore.....

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  40. Find a hero

  41. Mark Watney The Martian

  42. Neil deGrasse Tyson

  43. What would you do if you were a relational database?

  44. Possible story heroes in our stories: • You • User

    / Client • Team • Technology

  45. Make them feel something

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  47. Advertisments and stories/emotions

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  50. Don’t text and drive

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  52. Add emotions to your IT story

  53. Review HOW • Structure your story • Find a hero

    • Add emotions
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  55. User Experience (UX)

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  58. Talk to users in their own language

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  60. Data storytelling

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  63. Roy Beck ........ Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs

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  65. Marketing

  66. Operating Principle Closed System Frequency (Low) 20 Hz Frequency (High)

    20 kHz Weight 260 g Inputs Supported 3.5 mm Cable Length 1.36 m
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  68. Feature < Advantage < Benefit

  69. Steve Jobs

  70. Review WHEN • User Experience • Data Storytelling • Marketing

  71. [email protected] Questions

  72. What defines a true professional?

  73. Use stories over features [email protected]