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How to be a Usability Star
This document outlines an agenda for a workshop on public speaking skills for usability professionals. The agenda includes introductions, discussions of ideas for presentations, presentation design, rehearsal techniques, showmanship, receiving and providing evaluations, and opportunities for practice. Breaks are scheduled throughout. Resources for continuing practice and education are provided at the end.
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- 1. How to bea usability starThe UX Public Speaking Toolkit
- 2. Agenda<Break>Delivery EvaluationPractice12 pm<Lunch>IntroductionsIdeasPresentation DesignRehearsal 2
- 3. Ground RulesYou speak…then I speak.
- 4. Ground Rules -SpeakerCome up to the front of the roomShake handsSpeakShake hands4
- 5. Ground Rules -AudienceClap when the speaker comes upClap when the speaker leavesRoles…Timer… Um/Ah counter… Evaluator5
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- 7. Introductions (1 min)YournameWhere you study and/or workWhat you doWhere you use public speaking skillsWhy you are here7
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- 10. Toastmaster MeetingToastmasterPrepared SpeechesTableTopicsEvaluationTimer Um/ah Counter10
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- 13. IdeasWhere do theycome from?
- 14. Ideas Table TopicsIdeasare the easy part. It’s difficult to find good presentation ideas. 14
- 15. Good newsYou don’thave to be Jakob Nielsen
- 16. The first ideais the hardestAfter that, it’s a piece of cake
- 17. Hell is otherpeopleProfessional Networking
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- 19. Presentation DesignDo yourslides have to be pretty?
- 20. Presentation Design TableTopicsEvery time someone uses PowerPoint, a kitten dies.A picture’s worth a thousand words. 20
- 21. Slides are notimportant……but they can ruin your presentation.
- 22. The Dangers ofPowerPoint
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- 24. Information Design FirstPointsand Arguments
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- 30. RehearsalHow to prepare,and how much?
- 31. Rehearsal Table TopicsWhereand how do you practice?What makes it hard to practice?31
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- 34. Too much ofa good thing?34
- 35. Toastmaster SpeechesThe IceBreakerOrganize Your SpeechGet to the PointHow To Say ItYour Body SpeaksVocal VarietyResearch Your TopicGet Comfortable With Visual AidsPersuade With PowerInspire Your Audience35
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- 37. Break (15 min)Backat 11am
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- 39. Showmanship Table TopicsTheideas are more important than style.It’s entertainment!39
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- 41. The Sins ofShowmanship41
- 42. The Perils ofShowmanship42
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- 44. EvaluationJudge and bejudged
- 45. Evaluation Table TopicsYoucan’t improve without feedback. Most of the time, the feedback you get is useless. 45
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- 53. Usability Profesionals Association(UPA)Boston UPA Monthly MeetingsAnnual Mini-UPA Conference (May)Annual UPA Conference (2011 in Atlanta)53
- 54. Human-Computer Interaction chapterof ACM (sigCHI)Boston CHI BitsBoston CHI Monthly MeetingsAnnual sigCHI Conference54
- 55. Tech Meetings/ConferencesBoston PechaKuchaO’ReilleyIgniteRefresh BostonBasecamp BostonAgile Dev Meetings55
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- 60. ResourcesToastmasterstoastmasters.orgMIT TM Group:tuesday-evening-toastmasters-MIT@googlegroups.comMITTM President: Mike Preshmanmpresh@gmail.comSlidesharehttp://www.slideshare.comStock Photographyhttp://www.istockphoto.comJared Spool on Slidesharehttp://www.slideshare.net/jmspool/60
- 61. Recommended Reading/WatchingPresentation Zen@presentationzenSampleChapter:http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1169390http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321668790Confessions of a Public Speaker-@berkunSample Contenthttp://oreilly.com/social-media/excerpts/9780596802004/why-speakers-earn-30k-an-hour.html61Ted Talkshttp://www.ted.comPechaKuchahttp://www.pecha-kucha.org/O’reilley Ignitehttp://ignite.oreilly.com/Where to find meTwitter: @kaniastykaniasty@gmail.comhttp://www.slideshare.net/kaniasty62
Editor's Notes
- #2 9am
- #6 End 9:15
- #8 End 9:30
- #9 1 of 5 End 9:45
- #10 -Who’s heard of it?Speaking clubs – founded in 1924Structured approach for developing public speaking skills2 of 5 End 9:45
- #11 Talk through table topics3 of 5 End 9:45
- #12 4 of 5 End 9:45
- #13 Sandwich method; don’t evaluate the content of the presentation5 of 5 End 9:45
- #15 End 9:51 (3 x 2 minutes)
- #16 1 of 3 End 10:00amI don't have enough to sayOthers have already said it... better than me. I have no credentials/don't have 20 years experience like X-I don't know enough about the subject-
- #17 2 of 3 End 10:00amIdeas are everywhereYour classesYour jobOther people Co-presenters Conversation at networking eventsConferencesCHI conference - research/panels UPA conference - case studies/methods IA Summit - deliverables/methods/tools
- #18 3 of 3 End 10:00am
- #19 End 10:05 (3x 1:30 = 4:30)
- #21 End 10:11
- #22 1 of 8 End 10:22Bad impression – Worry about your slides after you've taken care of everything else. Two schools of thought… Visuals are unimportantVisuals are extremely important
- #23 2 of 8 End 10:22Bad impression – Isit bad to design your presentation in powerpoint?Sometimes... I do it all the time – Distracts you from your pointsYou start looking for pretty pictures to illustrate your points rather than thinking about what you’re trying to sayDon’t use slides as notesDon’t use clip artUse other visual aidsIt depends on type of presentation
- #24 3 of 8 End 10:22
- #25 4 of 8 End 10:22Worry about your slides after you've taken care of everything else.
- #26 5 of 8 End 10:22Visuals can be very compelling
- #27 6 of 8 End 10:22
- #28 7 of 8 End 10:22Don’t use clipartDangers of minimalism…People do use your slides after the presentation Printing slides in the conference book - NO. Do a handout with a teaser.
- #29 8 of 8 End 10:22
- #30 End 10:25
- #32 End 10:31
- #33 1 of 4 End 10:41amRecord yourselfBest way of improvingPut your presentation on slideshareHow many people hate the sound of their own voice?
- #34 2 of 4 End 10:41amUsed to think I never had enough to sayNow have too muchOvercompensateEnd earlyHow I planned this workshopPlan for the unexpectedTalk faster in real life
- #35 3 of 4 End 10:41amusing notesmemorizing presentationreading presentation
- #36 4 of 4 End 10:41am
- #37 End 10:45am
- #38 End 11:00am
- #40 End at 11:06
- #41 1 of 4 End 11:16pmWhy is jared sough afer?He’s funnyHe tells good storiesBut…Um/ahsNot a rock star
- #42 2 of 4 End 11:16pmDon’t use slides as notesOK to use notesDon’t recite from memoryGet to the point! End 11:16pm
- #43 3 of 4 End 11:16pmPeople fall asleepEquipment malfunctionsAttention spans are short
- #44 End 11:20am
- #45 End 11:26
- #46 End 11:26
- #47 1 of 3 End 11:36
- #48 2 of 3 End 11:36
- #49 3 of 3 End 11:36Tell story about UPA presentationComplained about his voiceComplained about his shoesEvaluate yourself Initially, you lose track of what you’re saying.
- #50 End 11:40
- #51 How to get started…Co-presentationsPanelsInterview others – videosAudience interaction cuts your timeTell story of usability elevator pitchTell story of twitter presentation
- #58 End 12pm
- #59 End 12pm
- #60 -Who’s heard of it?Speaking clubs – founded in 1924Structured approach for developing public speaking skills
- #61 -Who’s heard of it?Speaking clubs – founded in 1924Structured approach for developing public speaking skills
- #62 -Who’s heard of it?Speaking clubs – founded in 1924Structured approach for developing public speaking skills