October 22, 2010 - Arlington, VA

1. Presentation
Tips
&
Techniques
RussUnger|@russu
UserExperienceDirector
HappyCog PhotobyDietmarTemps,Colognehttp://www.dietmartemps.de/

2. IIntroduction

3. Who Am I?
RussUnger
3
Introduction
Where Do I Work?
What Do I Do?
UserExperienceDirector
Uh...

4. 4
Introduction
Who Really Cares?
Hint:Rhymeswith“noone”.

5. IIWhatI’mGoingToTellYou

6. Presentation Tips & Techniques
•Preparation
•Structure
•Timing
•Pre-Gaming
6
WhatI’mGoingToTellYou
•OnStage
•Q&A
•GeneralNiceties

7. IIIPreparation

8. Structure
8
Preparation
•Tell‘em
•Tell‘em
•Tell‘em

9. Timing
9
Preparation
•CreationHours
•SlidesPerMinute?
•MinutesPerSlide?
•Averageadultattention
span:15-30seconds
ImageSource©TimeInc.

10. How I Prepare A Presentation
10
Cards
Preparation
Research Notes/Outline
PracticeSlides

11. Whitney Hess
11
Preparation
“
Iwalkthrougheachsection,writinginany
voice-overthatIwanttobesuretohitinto
theNotesareaforeachslide.

12. IVPre-Game

13. Chris Fahey
13
Pre-Game
“
Youaren’tgoingtosleepthenightbefore,so
getplentyofsleepduringtheweekleading
uptothenightbefore.

14. Light & Easy
14
Pre-Game
•Easyonthecaffeine
•Lightmeals/snacks
•Findyourhappyplace

15. Jesse James Garrett
15
Pre-Game
“
Havesomethingsmalltoeat,notafull[meal]
oranythingheavy.Ifyou’regoingtohave
coffee,doitwellbeforeyouhavetobeon
stage.

16. 16
Pre-Game
Case the Joint

17. Alex Dittmer
17
Pre-Game
“
Ialwaysgopeewhentheycall“fiveminutes
toplaces”.I’mnotsurehowIstartedthat
habit,butitseemstorelaxme.

18. C.E. Lane
18
Pre-Game
“
Itseemslikethere’ssomesortofinverse
formulastatingtheharderyouareaboutto
rock,themoresilentyouwillbecome
beforehand.BeforethebiggestsoloshowI
everplayed,Ifellasleepunderacardtable.

19. VOnStage

20. Stage Fright!
20
OnStage
•Prepare!
•Prepare!
•Prepare!
•Remember:You’rethe
ProandAuthorityonthe
Topic!
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21. Eytan Mirsky
21
OnStage
“
Itrytodosome[content]Iammost
comfortablewithinthebeginningbecauseI
knowthatif/whenthosegowell,Iwill
becomemorerelaxed.

22. David Armano
22
OnStage
“
Trytofocusyourpresentationsonsomething
youfeelpassionateabout.ﬔat’soneofthe
reasonsmystagefrightisprettyminimal.

23. 23
OnStage
Break the Ice

24. Scott Berkun
24
OnStage
“
Ifyoupreparedcorrectly(meaningyou
practiced,haveclearpoints,areenthusiastic
aboutthem,andunderstandwhythe
audienceshowedup)you’lllooklikearock
star.
(Ontalkingtoaboredaudience)
ImageSource©NathanaelBoehm
http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2010/speak-to-bored-audience/

25. Stage Presence
25
OnStage
•Posture
•Don’tT-Rex
•Podiumuse/reliance
•Mics-handhelds,
lavalieres,howtouse
•Knowyourclicker
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26. 5 Tips for a Good Stage Presence
26
OnStage
“
1.StandTall
2.KeepyourheadandeyesUP
3.Smile
4.Neverretreat
5.Movewithpurpose,energy&enthusiasm

27. Enthusiasm! YEAH!
27
OnStage
•Loveit
•OrLeaveit
•Astory:HowISucked.
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28. Authoritah
28
OnStage
•Standup
•Sitdown
•Iownyou
ImageSource©SouthParkDigitalStudiosLLC

29. Presenting
29
OnStage
•Slow down
•Letpeopleabsorbyour
information
•Don’treadyourslides
•Lookat/facetheaudience
•Killthesarcasm
ImageSource©TimeInc.

30. Lee Iacocca
30
OnStage
“
Youcanhavebrilliantideas,butifyoucan’t
getthoseideasacross,theydon’tdo
anybodyanygood.
ImageSource:
http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/143626

31. People Like Stats
31
OnStage
Perception of Spoken Message in Regards to Communicating Feeling & Attitudes
0
15
30
45
60
Words (7%) Voice (38%) Non-verbals (55%)
5%
95%
Who uses the
“Disabled” toilet
Source: Monarth & Kase, “ﬔe Confident Speaker”
Source: ﬔe Internet

32. Reading the Crowd
32
OnStage
•Quiet!=Bad
•Notetakers
•ﬔeTwitters
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33. Hostiles & Haters
33
OnStage
•Diplomacywins
•YOUhavethemicrophone
•Benice
•Untilyoucan’t
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34. Losing Your Flow
34
OnStage
•Don’tmakeascene
•Findyourbearings
•Ifallelsefails:behonest
andforgeonward
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35. Erik Soens
35
OnStage
“
Asimpleretortsuchas“Whew...thatgot
awayfromme,letmereiterate”worksjust
fine.

36. Eytan Mirsky
36
OnStage
“
Mosttimespeoplearenotasawareofany
mistakesasyoumightthink. ﬔeyarenot
focusingonthingsthewayyou,asthe
performer,are.

37. VIQ&A

38. Basics of Q&A
38
Q&A
•Repeatthequestion
•IDKisOK(justfollow-up)
•Beingwrong:alsoOK
•Managethequestioneer
•Getoutoftheway!
ImageSource©TimeInc.

39. VIIGeneralNiceties

40. Appreciation
40
GeneralNiceties
•Organizingishardwork
•Mistakeshappen
•Audienceisthereforyou
•Beclassy
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41. VIIITakeAways(WhatIToldYou)

42. Presentation Tips & Techniques
•PreparationandRehearsalareyourbestfriends
•Pre-Gamingritualshelpyoufindyour“A”game
•Beawareofyourstagepresence
•Findwaystoengageyouraudience
•SLOW DOWN
•Don’tforgettothinkaboutQ&A
•Benice,beappreciative,stayclassy
42
TakeAways

43. IXResources

44. Books
44
Resources

45. Quotes & Interview Experts
45
Resources
AlexDittmer DavidArmano JesseJamesGarrett
C.E.Lane ErikSoens WhitneyHess ChrisFahey EytanMirsky
ImageSource©NathanaelBoehm
ScottBerkun

46. XClosingSlide

47. Presentation
Tips
&
Techniques
RussUnger|@russu
UserExperienceDirector
HappyCog PhotobyDietmarTemps,Colognehttp://www.dietmartemps.de/

48. Presentation
Tips
&
Techniques
RussUnger|@russu
UserExperienceDirector
HappyCog