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Three more tips for important talks that you want to nail: 1) Go through your slides and remove as much math/code as possible, until you have a minimal amount
by bravura 14y ago
Three more tips for important talks that you want to nail:
1) Go through your slides and remove as much math/code as possible, until you have a minimal amount of math/code. Now, go through your slides and remove as much text as possible, replacing it with images.
2) Rehearse your talk until you can do it without ever looking at the slides. e.g. practice it under your breath in the subway.
3) Do a practice talk in front of a few friends, a week before your talk. Incorporate their feedback.
I did this recently for the most high-profile talk I've ever given (How to do "AI" in 2013: http://new.livestream.com/gigaom/gigaomroadmap/videos/5794034 http://new.livestream.com/gigaom/gigaomroadmap/videos/579403...), and I feel like it was my most polished talk to date.
- pserwylo 14y agoWhile we're on the topic of slides, read Edward Tufte's "Cognitive style of PowerPoint". It is short, cheap and sweet discussion about all he sees wrong with most powerpoint (or keynote or libreodfice) presentations.
- njoglekar 14y agoAgreed, Tufte is a powerhouse: http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Institute/Kultur_und_Medien/Medien_und_Kulturwissenschaft/Dozenten/Szentivanyi/Computerspielanalyse_aus_kulturwissenschaftlicher_Sicht/tufte1.pdf http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/I...
- casca 14y agoThis link is to a PDF scan of The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint that came from a library
- whit537 14y agoHere it is for sale on Tufte's site: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint And here's his sample: http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0...