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PresentationTips &Techniques
Russ Unger | @russuUser Experience DirectorHappy Cog
Photo by Dietmar Temps, Cologne http://www.dietmartemps.de/
IIntroduction
Who Am I?Russ Unger
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Introduction
Where Do I Work?
What Do I Do?User Experience Director
Uh...
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Introduction
Who Really Cares?
Hint: Rhymes with “no one”.
IIWhat I’m Going To Tell You
Presentation Tips & Techniques
• Preparation• Structure• Timing• Pre-Gaming
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What I’m Going To Tell You
• On Stage• Q & A• General Niceties
IIIPreparation
Structure
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Preparation
•Tell ‘em
•Tell ‘em
•Tell ‘em
Timing
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Preparation
• Creation Hours
• Slides Per Minute?
• Minutes Per Slide?
• Average adult attention span: 15-30 seconds
Image Source © Time Inc.
How I Prepare A Presentation
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Cards
Preparation
Research Notes / Outline
PracticeSlides
Whitney Hess
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Preparation
“I walk through each section, writing in any voice-over that I want to be sure to hit into the Notes area for each slide.
IVPre-Game
Chris Fahey
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Pre-Game
“You aren’t going to sleep the night before, so get plenty of sleep during the week leading up to the night before.
Light & Easy
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Pre-Game
• Easy on the caffeine
• Light meals / snacks
• Find your happy place
Jesse James Garrett
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Pre-Game
“Have something small to eat, not a full [meal] or anything heavy. If you’re going to have coffee, do it well before you have to be on stage.
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Pre-Game
Case the Joint
Alex Dittmer
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Pre-Game
“I always go pee when they call “five minutes to places”. I’m not sure how I started that habit, but it seems to relax me.
C.E. Lane
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Pre-Game
“It seems like there’s some sort of inverse formula stating the harder you are about to rock, the more silent you will become beforehand. Before the biggest solo show I ever played, I fell asleep under a card table.
VOn Stage
Stage Fright!
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On Stage
• Prepare!
• Prepare!
• Prepare!
• Remember: You’re the Pro and Authority on the Topic!
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Eytan Mirsky
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On Stage
“I try to do some [content] I am most comfortable with in the beginning because I know that if/when those go well, I will become more relaxed.
David Armano
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On Stage
“Try to focus your presentations on something you feel passionate about. մեat’s one of the reasons my stage fright is pretty minimal.
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On Stage
Break the Ice
Scott Berkun
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On Stage
“If you prepared correctly (meaning you practiced, have clear points, are enthusiastic about them, and understand why the audience showed up) you’ll look like a rock star.
(On talking to a bored audience)
Image Source © Nathanael Boehm
http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2010/speak-to-bored-audience/
Stage Presence
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On Stage
• Posture
• Don’t T-Rex
• Podium use / reliance
• Mics - handhelds, lavalieres, how to use
• Know your clickerImage Source © Time Inc.
5 Tips for a Good Stage Presence
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On Stage
“1. Stand Tall2. Keep your head and eyes UP3. Smile4. Never retreat5. Move with purpose, energy & enthusiasm
Enthusiasm! YEAH!
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On Stage
• Love it
• Or Leave it
• A story: How I Sucked.
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Authoritah
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On Stage
• Stand up
• Sit down
• I own you
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Presenting
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On Stage
• S l o w d o w n
• Let people absorb your information
• Don’t read your slides
• Look at/face the audience
• Kill the sarcasmImage Source © Time Inc.
Lee Iacocca
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On Stage
“You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get those ideas across, they don’t do anybody any good.
Image Source: http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/143626
People Like Stats
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On Stage
Perception of Spoken Message in Regards to Communicating Feeling & Attitudes
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45
60
Words (7%) Voice (38%) Non-verbals (55%)
5%
95%
Who uses the“Disabled” toilet
Source: Monarth & Kase, “մեe Confident Speaker”
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Reading the Crowd
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On Stage
• Quiet != Bad
• Note takers
• մեe Twitters
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Hostiles & Haters
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On Stage
• Diplomacy wins
• YOU have the microphone
• Be nice
• Until you can’t
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Losing Your Flow
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On Stage
• Don’t make a scene
• Find your bearings
• If all else fails: be honest and forge onward
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Erik Soens
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On Stage
“A simple retort such as “Whew... that got away from me, let me reiterate” works just fine.
Eytan Mirsky
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On Stage
“Most times people are not as aware of any mistakes as you might think. մեey are not focusing on things the way you, as the performer, are.
VIQ & A
Basics of Q&A
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Q&A
• Repeat the question
• IDK is OK (just follow-up)
• Being wrong: also OK
• Manage the questioneer
• Get out of the way!
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VIIGeneral Niceties
Appreciation
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General Niceties
• Organizing is hard work
• Mistakes happen
• Audience is there for you
• Be classy
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VIIITake Aways (What I Told You)
Presentation Tips & Techniques
• Preparation and Rehearsal are your best friends• Pre-Gaming rituals help you find your “A” game• Be aware of your stage presence• Find ways to engage your audience• S L O W D O W N • Don’t forget to think about Q & A• Be nice, be appreciative, stay classy
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Take Aways
IXResources
Books
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Resources
Quotes & Interview Experts
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Resources
Alex Dittmer David Armano Jesse James Garrett
C. E. Lane Erik Soens Whitney Hess Chris Fahey Eytan Mirsky
Image Source © Nathanael Boehm
Scott Berkun
XClosing Slide
PresentationTips &Techniques
Russ Unger | @russuUser Experience DirectorHappy Cog
Photo by Dietmar Temps, Cologne http://www.dietmartemps.de/
PresentationTips &Techniques
Russ Unger | @russuUser Experience DirectorHappy Cog