Giving Great Presentations
• Dave Neary
• maemo.org docmaster
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1. Think of your audience
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Have a point, and get to it.
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2. Tell a story
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1. Problem statement
2. Proposed solution
3. Supporting evidence
4. Conclusion
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3. Design slides that compliment content
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Slide design
• Don't write everything you're going to say on the slide
• Otherwise people will just read it, and won't concentrate on you
• You might as well just write a document and stay at home
• Bullet points are especially bad for this – avoid them
• Slides should be sparse. Pictures work better.
• Use images that reinforce your point – show, then tell.
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4. Practice
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100 people x 30 minutes = 50 man-hours
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So do it!
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Thank you!
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