How to Deliver Technical Presentations: The Right Way!

PRESENTATION SKILLS:

THE NEXT LEVEL

Boris HristovSoftUni 21.05.2015

THAT’S NOT A DESIGN TALK! even though I love design…

So why me?

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Session’s Timeline

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60 min 30 min

Q&A

The Algorithm(a simplified version)

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE

DISPLEASED PEOPLE

SO WHAT’S YOUR GOAL?

“YOUR AUDIENCE” FACTOR

NOW… TIME TO PREPARE!and please go analog first

HAVE A STRUCTURErespect people’s time

PRACTICE…

PRACTICE…

PRACTICE…

“PREPARE FOR 150%,

DELIVER 100…”

THE TIMING!

STAGE FRIGHT

YOU ARE THE EMOTION

STRONG STARTand never complain!!!

TELL’EM WHY BEFORE HOW

SOUND CONVICING!

“YOUR AUDIENCE” FACTOR

NON-VERBAL

COMMUNICATIONthere’s a whole science behind this!

POWERFUL END!

REPEAT THE QUESTIONS.

Please…

ASK FOR FEEDBACK!more about what was not OK!

The Tech Specifics(yes, there’s more)

CAN YOU REPRODUCE?SLIDES and DEMOS

TURN OFF:• Power Saving Options

• Screen Saver

• Notifications

• Antivirus Scans

• OS updates

CLEAN YOUR

BROWSING HISTORY!Please…

PREPARE FOR DEMO 1start everything needed in advance

ACRONYMS?

30

DEMO TIME!secure yourself and deliver

31

DEMO:• Backup materials

• Font Sizes and Zooming

Summary:• I didn’t say it’s easy!

• Practice as much as possible!

• Learn and change…

Thank you!

Contacts:

[email protected]

www.borishristov.com

@BorisHristov