How-to Impress

1 How-To Impress An Introduction to Giving Talks and Presentations Adam John Trickett www.iredale.net adam.trickett@iredale.net PGP Key: 0x166C4BF0 Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

2 Basic Principles Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

3 Research • Gap analysis first • What does the audience already know? • What do I know? • Where will the talk go? • Make notes • Think it through several times before you start Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

4 Preparation • All talks need a structure • Visual aids? • Written notes? Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

5 Presentation • Stay calm • Take a deep breath before you start • Most audiences are friendly • Speak clearly with an even pace • Move about a little • Stay on time • Have fun Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

6 Presentation's Structure Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

7 Beginning • Introduce • Yourself • Title of the talk • A feel of where you intend to go • Talk structure if it's long or complex Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

8 Middle • The content • Broken into logical chunks • In a logical order Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

9 End • Summarise the content • Reinforce the message • Conclude where you said you would • Thank your audience and ask for questions Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

10 Visual Aids? • Short talks do not usually need visual aids • The slides are aids not the script • Keep them simple and focused Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

11 Written Notes? • Reading out written notes is usually very dull to listen to • When speaking without notes it's easy to miss something • Turning the page can help pace the talk Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

12 Slides Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

13 KISS • Simple colour scheme • Large clear font • One concept per slide • 3 or 4 bullet points per slide Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

14 No! • Animations • Transitions • Multi-colour text • Multi-font text • Clip art and background images • Unexplained content • Over long slides Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

15 This is a very bad slide • This slide has a lot of nasty things going on • However it's fairly typical in the corporate world • Too many things in once place is really annoying • I'd be amazed if anyone can read this • It's really very bad isn't it • Notice the deliberate misspellikg • Even the clip art looks rubbish with a white background • This point doesn't even fit properly Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

Good Slide This is a simple point ● Things stand-out if everything is simple ● There is nothing confusing ●

19 Resources • http://www.iredale.net/p/by-type/talk/ • http://www.hants.lug.org.uk/ • http://www.slideshare.net/ Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

20 In Summary • Plan • KISS • Prepare • Less is More • Present • Relax and Enjoy Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

21 Thank You Any Questions? Distributed under a creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. Version 1.0.0 © Adam Trickett, March-2009

How-to Impress

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