TEDxBITSGoa speaker training kit

19th February, 2012

BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus

Speaker Training Kit

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Ideas need help

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“One of the most tragic things in the world is a powerful idea

stuck inside the head of someone who can’t actually explain it

to anyone else.” Chris Andersen, TED

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PLANNING

Know your Audience

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TEDxBITSGoa Audience Map

Students, corporates, Goan community

To Listen to your story

A desire to get inspired; a story to look up to

Be passionate about your own story; allow them to interpret it their way

i.e Just listen/interact/participate

Might get bored/shift expectations

Sharing the passion that has driven your life’s story

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PLANNING

Reach your Audience

Presenter Reach-out Criteria

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PLANNING

Share your own story

Information ≠ Story

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Resonance waveforms of ideas

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Components of a TEDx story

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Desire for change

The BIG IDEA

Process of Change

Effect of change

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Story for the audience

52% 38%

10%

Analytical and Logical Emotional Tweet-worthy or quotes

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Do you need slides?

No compulsion at all

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Slides are slides Documents are Documents

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Presentation Landscape

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Design, don’t decorate

Design: To make or work out a plan for Decorate: To adorn, embellish, beautify

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DESIGN

Visualizing Information

Stories to image

Move beyond the cliché.

Throw out the first thing that you think of.

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Teamwork

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Teamwork

Words to diagram Identify the relationships described in the text

Represent those relationships in a diagram

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DESIGN

Arranging Elements

Eye Flow

What do you look at first?

Distinct elements guide the eye

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Contrast

Your eye is drawn to the thing that is different

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Hierarchy

Treat things according to their importance

Annotate the proper parent and child relationships

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Rule of Thirds

Important compositional elements should be at

the intersections of the lines.

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White Space

Embrace white space. It focuses your attention

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DESIGN

Motion

Slide Animation

It should add meaning Use it to your advantage

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DESIGN

Unity

Consistent look and feel

Consistency adds confidence in your message.

It also makes the information easier to digest.

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Background

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This is the canvas not the artwork Plain does not mean boring..

A dark background with light

text is better for large audiences

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Grid

It gives your presentation a consistent structure.

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1. Write for the ear not the eye

Shorter, simpler sentences.

Clear signposts.

Different structure – start strong.

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2. Keep the energy up Don’t bore people.

If you don’t care, no one else will.

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3. Connect

Engage with the audience.

Connect to the theme, to the other speakers.

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4. Own the stage Don’t hide in the corner.

Take the stage and own it.

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5. Have a great time Don’t stress.

Enjoy yourself.

Laugh.

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THANK YOU Organizing Team @TEDxBITSGoa

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*we sincerely thank Cheryl Chung and Nancy Duarte for the indispensible help provided