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Open Thread: Your best tip on doing presentations
Merlin Mann | Nov 18 2005
As I mentioned yesterday, I'll be leading a discussion on Tinderbox and "the trusted system" tomorrow. Probably running a few Keynote slides, but mostly just casually chatting with a small group of enthusiastic Tinderbox fans. I'm not a seasoned public speaker by anyone's estimation, so I've made my share of rookie mistakes in the past (hint: avoid doing a rambling, overlong talk without slides at ETech; people get confused, hungry, and eventually want to defenestrate you). So, as I prep myself for tomorrow, I turn to you guys: What's your best presentation tip? What's the "never break it" rule for PowerPoint/Keynote decks? What's your favorite site, article, or link on great presentations? How do I get that Lessig-, Jobs-, or Veen-like fu that makes audiences so giddy? (Self-links are okay within reason here) I'll be over here imagining people in their underwear, but I'd love to hear your best advice on this stuff. Update 2005-11-19 21:37:26I've posted the slides from my talk today along with links to some of the posts and cool applications I mentioned. Summary: went well! Very enthusiastic group -- great questions and conversations. And no one threw rotten vegetables. Elin liked it, and that's good enough for me. :-) 79 Comments
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 Most of the key points...Submitted by William D. Neumann (not verified) on November 18, 2005 - 10:04am.
Most of the key points have been hit here, so I won't go over them. However, I've yet to see what I consider to be the most important bit (though Lew S. came close): Give a damn. Seriously, if you don't seem to care about what you're talking about, then I sure as hell won't care, no matter how Tufte-ian your slides may be (although I'm of the opinion that Tufte is horrifically overrated anyway). And if you really do seem to care about what you're talking about, I'm going to be much more willing to put up with any poor slides, rambling, and stuttering you might bring to the show. » POSTED IN:
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