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Presentation Tips & Techniques Boston UXPA 2015 Speaker Workshop @KyleSoucy UsableInterface.com

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Presentation Tips & TechniquesBoston UXPA 2015 Speaker Workshop

@KyleSoucyUsableInterface.com

- MarkTwain

There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars.

Dealing With Butterf liesPractice, practice, practice!

Change your mindset.

Arrive early to set up.

Know the room.

Meet the crowd before starting.

Have a pre-show ritual.

Avoid caffeine.

How Not To Start

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Hook’em or Lose’em

Be Passionate

Don’t read your slides

Don’t show your back

Impostor Syndrome

Fake it 'til you become it.

“”

- Amy Cuddy

It speaks more than you do

Body Language

Walk

You have the lead role

Remember... It’s A Performance

Don’t point out mistakes

Know your audienceTalk to them, not at them

Make eye contact

Emphasize your words...

vs.

“No one can just wing it.”

“No one can just wing it.”

“Ummms” and “Ahhhs”

Not as important

as you think,

but still...

A meaningful silence is always better than

meaningless words.- Unknown

Pace yourself

SLOWDOWN

Involve your audience

Always end on time(or early)

Wear a mic-friend ly shirtDitch the badge

Use a remote

Always use your own computer

Just incase...Have a printout of your slides.

Put a copy on a flash drive.

Upload a copy to DropBox.

Watch other great speakers

Now, it’s your turn...

Learn more...Confessions of a Public Speakerby Scott Berkun

Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds

Say It with Confidenceby Margo T. Krasne

Speaker Campby Russ Unger and Samantha Starmer

Also, check out Chicago Camps for their next Speaker Camp event!http://chicagocamps.org/events/

Slide design inspiration: Rebekah Cancino

www.usableinterface.com

@kylesoucy

Thank you.

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