1. Presenting U 101 @
IBM Think
Keith Brooks
@lotusevangelist keith@keithbrooks.com

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Fractional
CIO
Chief
Whisperer
Redbooks
Thought
Leader
IBM
Champion
X6
Speaker at IBM Think, Impact, Connect,
Lotusphere, MWLUG, Social Connections,
The View, SUTOL, New Way to Learn +

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“We just pass the time in our hotel rooms,
And wander 'round backstage,
Till those lights come up and we hear that crowd,
And we remember why we came”
The Load Out
Running on Empty
Jackson Browne

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You go over
like a Le(a)d
Zeppelin
Copy styles
and ideas to
learn from
Hit or Miss,
you Love it or
you Hate it
You become
the Rock Star
and Rock n Roll
Sending the
Elevator back
down
Experiment
more, test
ideas
Consistent
Stage
Presence
Always enjoy
a drink
afterwards
The 8 Stages
of Presenting
According
To
Led Zeppelin

5. “Baby all the lights are turned on you,
Now you're in the center of the stage,
Everything revolves on what you do”
Everybody Loves You Know
Cold Spring Harbor
Billy Joel
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6. Are YOU
Ready for the
Responsibility?
You need…
 Dedication
 Creativity
 Professionalism
 Improvisation
 Knowledge of your Topic
 Post It’s or a digital solution
 Willingness to Break Bend the Rules
 Patience
 Time
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“Nobody's right till somebody's wrong.
Nobody's weak till somebody's strong.
No one gets lucky till luck comes along.
Nobody's lonely till somebody's gone.”
It’s In The Way That You Use It
August
Eric Clapton

8. Types of
Presentations
 Informative
 Instructional
 Arousing
 Persuasive
 Decision Making
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9. “Many times I've listened,
Many times I've wondered,
How much there is to know”
Over The Hills and Far Away
Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin
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10. Slide Manners
 At least a Font Size of 30 (If you use text)
 Pictures are AWESOME
 Number your slides (for your benefit too)
 Careful of too much color/contrast
 Do not mix in too many Fonts
 Keep a consistent format (headers, titles..)
 Proofread, Edit, Dry Run, Practice Out Loud
 Time vs Number of Slides is VERY IMPORTANT
1) Don’t
Use Slides
See Rule 1
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11. “I see the smiling faces,
I know I must have left some traces”
In My time of Dying
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
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12. 9 Body Tips
 Cross arm/legs vs stand straight
 Never turn your back vs sideways glance
 Avoid eye contact vs look people in the eye
 Staring at a single spot vs various spots/people
 Standing in one place vs roaming with purpose
 Walking too fast/long vs step 1 to step 2 to step 3
 Repeating gestures a lot vs varying them
 Fidgeting vs conscious awareness of it
 No smile vs always be smiling
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“Talk without speaking,
Scream without raising your voice”
Running to Stand Still
The Joshua Tree
U2

14. Speaking Tips
 Drink a warm liquid before speaking if possible
 Enunciate and articulate your words
 Emphasize your words with cadences
 Expressed emotions should equal body language
 Speak outwards not downwards
 Avoid analogies that are cultural or geographical
 Don’t speak too fast, slow*, or in a low voice
14* Except when speaking to a foreign language audience or when using a translator

15. “An inspiration's what you are to me.
Inspiration, look, see.”
THANK YOU
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
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Keith Brooks
@lotusevangelist
keith@keithbrooks.com
http://slideshare.net/kbmsg