I’ve started a taskforce. A taskforce of one, but still a taskforce. Our (my) mission will be to attend presentations and heckle the bad ones. This was inspired by a fairly awful presentation I attended recently. It had: Too many slides Too much information per slide All the spoken information written in full So much content it […]
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Not fitting in can be bad. But being different is really, really good – it makes you interesting. Being Different No plant by definition is a weed; it’s a label with no scientific basis, depending entirely on whether the plant is ‘desirable’ by someone for that particular location, and just means ‘doesn’t fit in according
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When speaking to a group, if they get one whiff of bullsh*t or pretence, you’re sunk. So just be yourself, and treat your audience as if they’re just like you. No-one to be scared of, but still deserving respect.DeliveryDon’t try to be an impressive ‘speaker’. Talk to the audience like you’re at your house chatting
For me, the best presentation is not the one with: the best Powerpoint or Prezi. amazing, expensive library images. an hour duration. brilliantly crafted words. It’s the one where: I like the presenter. Pretty shallow of me, perhaps, but here’s the thing: if I like you, I’ll listen to everything you say. If I don’t, it’s
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I love spoonerisms: ‘ducking felicious’ and ‘rucking fidiculous’ are a couple I’m rather proud of. For me, the spoonerism’s appeal harks back to the music hall days where sexual double entendre was lapped up by audiences who wanted to hear something naughty being alluded to without hearing any actual filth. A present day business presentation
