Ep. 5 – Improving Presentations
by Allen on Aug.11, 2009, under Podcast
In Episode 5, we’ve gathered some of Improving‘s most seasoned presenters to share their experiences and advice on technical presentations. Mike and Allen are joined by three of Improving’s Microsoft MVPs: Improving co-founder Jef Newsom, Presenter Mentor founder David O’Hara, and INETA speaker Caleb Jenkins.
Topics:
- How to fail successfully
- Getting people involved and keeping their attention
- How to prepare, and how much
- From concept to presentation
- Making a big impact
- “Slides don’t kill presentations, people kill presentations”
Presentation Resource Picks:
- David – istockphoto.com, images.google.com
- Caleb – flickr.com/search/advanced, slideshare.net
- Mike – everystockphoto.com, dafont.com
- Jef – sxc.hu, beyondbulletpoints.com
- Allen – presentationzen.com
Contact:
- David O’Hara (@davidmohara) blog.davidohara.net
- Caleb Jenkins (@calebjenkins) developingux.com
- Jef Newsom (@jef) blog.perfecting.me
- Mike Abney (@mikeabney) practicallyagile.com
- Allen Hurst (@allenhurst) ahurst.com
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August 11th, 2009 on 3:42 pm
Here is the video of Jef’s keynote at the Tulsa TechFest that we talked about in the podcast.
http://communitycast.tv/2008/10/14/jef-newsom-closing-keynote-tulsatechfest-2008/
September 1st, 2009 on 9:29 am
Thanks for the podcast, I really enjoyed it. My brain is brimming with ideas on how to improve my presentations now. I’ll definitely make a note to subscribe through Zune Marketplace.