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Open Thread: Your best tip on doing presentations
Merlin Mann | Nov 18 2005
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ll be leading a discussion on Tinderbox and “the trusted system” tomorrow. Probably running a few Keynote slides, but mostly just casually chatting with a small group of enthusiastic Tinderbox fans. I’m not a seasoned public speaker by anyone’s estimation, so I’ve made my share of rookie mistakes in the past (hint: avoid doing a rambling, overlong talk without slides at ETech; people get confused, hungry, and eventually want to defenestrate you). So, as I prep myself for tomorrow, I turn to you guys: What’s your best presentation tip? What’s the “never break it” rule for PowerPoint/Keynote decks? What’s your favorite site, article, or link on great presentations? How do I get that Lessig-, Jobs-, or Veen-like fu that makes audiences so giddy? (Self-links are okay within reason here) I’ll be over here imagining people in their underwear, but I’d love to hear your best advice on this stuff. Update 2005-11-19 21:37:26I’ve posted the slides from my talk today along with links to some of the posts and cool applications I mentioned. Summary: went well! Very enthusiastic group – great questions and conversations. And no one threw rotten vegetables. Elin liked it, and that’s good enough for me. :-) 79 Comments
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 This may not be a...Submitted by Teri Lester (not verified) on November 18, 2005 - 7:42pm.
This may not be a popular tip, but I have a tendency to ramble, and I often give one-time presentations, rather than giving the same talk over and over. I write down literally every word I plan to say, and say it out loud at least three times before I actually make the presentation. This lets me (a) find awkward wordings - things that work fine in my head but aren’t comfortable when I say them loud and (b) get accurate timing. Figure that the actual presentation will take about 20% longer than your run throughs. (And of course, don’t read your slides and don’t use 95% of the cr#p available in PowerPoint - KISS is best.) » POSTED IN:
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