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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 5:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT: Speaking in public Actually, while I'm on, what's a good piece of software for capturing videos of my lab screens that I can embed into my presentation? Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY _____ From: Kevin Lundy <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:02:38 -0400 To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]%[email protected]> <[email protected]> ReplyTo: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT: Speaking in public You don't want to "remember lines". The audience knows when you are reading to them, even if the reading is memorized. The trick I used for that is never writing full sentences in my notes. Just a keyword or two to remind you what the next topic is supposed to be. On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 4:54 PM, <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Thanks guys for all the input, it is very much appreciated. I'm only supposed to be on for 15-20 mins. What bothers me the most is trying to remember my lines (although I guess the PowerPoint slides will make good prompts) and the possibility of getting some left-field questions at the end. All the advice has been excellent so far, plenty of good pointers for me to go to work on. Cheers, JR Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> : Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:45:15 To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Reply-to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] OT: Speaking in public How long is your presentation supposed to last? If it's relatively short 10-20 minutes, give your talk to a neighborhood 10 year old - or your own, if you have one. If you can keep that audience interested, you a) know your subject and b) know how to work an audience. Videotaping yourself and critiquing it is decent advice, too. Webster's advice is pretty good too. Don't practice in the mirror - it's not worth it. Do not speak from your notes by rote - they'll know, and be bored. Kurt PS You only need one beer, but it should be 24oz of a good Belgian style quadrupel, roughly 10% by volume. :) On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 1:17 PM, <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > Next week, against my better judgement, I'm doing my first ever bit of technical presentation in front of an audience...and because my submission was apparently different and interesting, I'm going on last out of six presenters :-( > > Just wondering if anyone on the list (particularly the conference veterans) have any tips or hints to share around this sort of thing (besides having about five or six beers first)? I'm not a natural public speaker or limelight-seeker, I write much better than I talk :-( > > All input appreciated! > > > JR > > > Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY > >
