Quick public presenting tips:
* Know whether you're projecting or streaming and use appropriate slide templates for each. Dark backgrounds that look awesome streaming won't project worth a darn.
* Know your audience and connect with them using some common touch point 1/
* Know whether you're projecting or streaming and use appropriate slide templates for each. Dark backgrounds that look awesome streaming won't project worth a darn.
* Know your audience and connect with them using some common touch point 1/
* Plan less material than you think you'll need. It's FAR more common that you'll run long than run short. Even experienced presenters find themselves with too much material for the time allotted
* No eye chart screenshots if you intend for the audience to see something in it 2/
* No eye chart screenshots if you intend for the audience to see something in it 2/
* Use a larger font size than you think you need. Seriously. Every time. This helps people understand your presentation, but it also limits how much text you can put on a slide
* Every slide has a theme. Put that theme in the title to orient (or reorient) the audience 3/
* Every slide has a theme. Put that theme in the title to orient (or reorient) the audience 3/
* Prepare for the presentation and make sure you know the material cold, but DON'T read your presentation like a script, because unless you're a great actor it will sound like, well, you're reading a script
* Speak with a command voice, not yelling, not whispering 4/
* Speak with a command voice, not yelling, not whispering 4/
* Have time hacks for your presentation. Every time I do a presentation, I have a piece of paper with slide numbers and 25, 50, and 75% of time. This lets me stay on track and know when to speed up ("ah, this slide is reference material" - click) or slow down (tell a story) 5/
This last tip is crucial. Experienced speakers almost always do some variation of this so they don't end 20 minutes early or have conference organizers shuffling them off stage. Even if you're prone to rehearsing, knowing time bounds is WAY more important. 6/
* If you're comfortable taking questions, bring anecdotes to offer examples. Know that you don't have to answer every question. "That's beyond the scope of my research/this presentation." /7
* If you're not comfortable with questions, hack the presentation by ending with a few slides of "frequent confusion points." This allows you to finish strong with questions YOU choose. If you're running long, good news: these are now reference slides! 8/
I could keep going all day, but I'll close here. If you have other great presentation tips, give back to the community and add them to the thread. /FIN
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