1. logistics
1.1. 14th September 2017
1.2. 11:15 - 15:00
1.3. 1hr 45 mins
1.3.1. 105 minutes
2. On...
2.1. Fear
2.1.1. Glossophobia
2.1.2. Fear is Natural in front of a group?
2.1.2.1. I think it is a learned response
2.1.2.2. Fight or Flight Fear
2.1.3. Unlearn it
2.1.3.1. Adrenalin != Fear
2.1.3.2. Get scared, compare with on stage 'fear'
2.1.3.3. Is it more like excitement?
2.1.4. Solutions
2.1.4.1. Breathing
2.1.4.2. Talk Slower
2.1.4.3. Practice
2.1.4.3.1. know what you are talking about
2.1.4.3.2. know that you can talk about it
2.1.4.4. contingencies
2.1.4.4.1. slides in cloud
2.1.4.4.2. pdf on usb
2.1.4.4.3. slides on phone
2.1.4.4.4. slides printed out
2.2. Slides
2.2.1. Blurb
2.2.2. Split blurb into points or chunks
2.2.3. create slides for points I want
2.2.4. write slides in markdown using MARP
2.2.5. make 'nice' as a last step
2.2.5.1. find images
2.2.5.2. reformat to use DeckSet on Mac
2.3. Tips
2.3.1. no-one can really spot how nervous you are
2.3.2. people want you to succeed
2.3.2.1. no-one wants to watch a bad presentation
2.3.3. drink from a bottle rather than a glass, shaky hands are less obvious
3. Stories
3.1. laptop broke, lights were out
3.2. my phone rang in the audience
3.3. what I was taught
3.3.1. don't move
3.3.2. don't wave your arms about
3.4. Books
3.4.1. I read books looking for secrets
3.4.2. I learned that you learn from experience
3.4.3. I pulled out 'tips' not experience
3.5. I once used someone else's joke, reviews (revision, unread, not good enough)* "best I can do", "OK I'll read it now"
4. Skills to develop
4.1. telling people that is the end of the talk so that they clap
4.2. starting so that they shut up
4.3. look at everyone
4.4. experiment with a 'new thing' at every talk
4.4.1. don't overload yourself
4.5. Q&A is different from presenting
5. Unconventional Exercises
5.1. talk over each other with an intro - do not shout, talk
5.2. what should we cover?
5.3. Identify what you would talk about?
5.3.1. what annoys you?
5.3.2. what do you do that no-one else does?
5.3.3. what does no-one else seem to bet?
5.3.4. what have you just done that was cool?
5.3.5. what did you just learn?
5.4. Already got a talk?
5.4.1. One short sentence - why should they care?
5.4.2. what are the main points
5.5. Any "speaker confessions" experiences from anyone in the room
5.6. Finish
5.6.1. groups of X
5.6.2. max 1 min
5.6.3. talk about something
5.6.4. finish in a way that your group knows you have finished
6. Preparation Process
6.1. Decision to talk
6.2. Idea
6.3. Blurb
6.4. Submission
6.5. Commitment to talk
6.6. Prep
6.6.1. Overview
6.6.2. Slides
6.6.2.1. Paper
6.6.3. Practice
6.7. Presentation
6.7.1. On the day
6.7.2. The talk
6.8. Q & A
6.9. Debrief
7. Plan
7.1. Intro
7.2. What we will do - rough plan
7.3. What do we want to make sure we cover in this workshop?
7.4. Exercise: all introduce yourself
7.4.1. do
7.4.2. explain why - multiple voices
7.5. You already know how to talk in public
7.5.1. Conventional wisdom about speaking in public
7.5.2. What annoys you about people talking in public?
7.5.3. What makes a good talk - what do you like about speaking in public.
7.6. Conventional Wisdom
7.6.1. Exercise: What is the conventional wisdom about speaking in public?
7.6.2. Conventional Wisdom Topics Here
7.7. The Stages of Talk Preparation
7.7.1. Preparation Process
7.7.2. Weave everything in here
8. What works for me?
8.1. Care about the topic
8.2. Practice
8.2.1. Practice
8.2.1.1. out loud
8.2.1.2. in your head
8.2.2. Adopt different presentation styles during practice
8.2.2.1. As funny as possible
8.2.2.2. As outlandish as possible
8.2.2.2.1. body movements
8.2.2.2.2. words
8.2.2.2.3. phrases
8.2.2.3. No jokes
8.2.2.4. Uber excited
8.2.2.5. Slow and steady
8.2.2.6. Present from printed slide deck
8.3. Have a structure for what you are going to say
8.4. Identify the main points
8.4.1. Why do I care?
8.4.2. Why should you care?
8.4.3. How will this help you?
8.4.4. How has this helped me?
8.4.5. Examples?
8.5. Record talk in advance
8.6. Assume people don't know who I am
8.6.1. Assume they don't care
8.6.2. Make them care
8.7. Have a beginning & an Ending
8.8. Only telling really bad and obvious jokes
8.9. Have as many slides as I need
8.9.1. practice via timing
8.9.2. A slide might only be used for 10 seconds
8.10. Quotes and soundbite-equse slides
8.10.1. make it easy for people to tweet
8.11. Get it down then re-order
8.12. Sometimes the flow doesn't happen until later - give yourself time to let it build
8.13. If it goes wrong - point it out
8.13.1. laugh about it so 'they' know it doesn't matter
8.14. twitter handle on each slide
8.15. Talk from experience
8.15.1. List lots of 'experience' and stories even if I don't use them
8.15.2. Convince myself that...
8.15.2.1. I know this topic
8.15.2.2. I know this presentation
8.15.2.3. I can do this
8.16. Study people I think are good presenters
8.16.1. Actors being interviewed
8.16.2. Comedians
8.16.2.1. Bill Hicks
8.16.2.2. Billy Connoly
9. What I deliberately do not do
9.1. Long intro about me and my company
9.1.1. if it is a precanned deck for company slides
9.1.2. "I work here <slide 1>, we do this <slide 2>"
9.2. Cute pictures of cats and dogs
9.3. Image only presentations
9.3.1. the slides are there to help me as well
9.3.2. want flexibility to adjust reminders as I go through
9.4. do not move
9.5. Visual learners, Auditory Learners, Kinaesthetic learners
9.6. carry on after I have signalled the end
9.7. Have scripted interweaving of material when presenting with someone
9.7.1. you say this, I'll say this
9.7.2. stilted
9.7.3. better for - you handle this slide
9.7.3.1. then interject and discuss
9.8. Padding
9.8.1. Exercises where people in audience have to work with each other
9.8.2. Play Videos
9.8.3. Gimmicks and invite people on stage
10. Conventional Wisdom
10.1. Be Yourself
10.1.1. "I am not yet able, as the Delphic inscription has it, to know myself; so it seems to me ridiculous, when I do not yet know that, to investigate irrelevant things." Socrates
10.1.2. “He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” Lao Tzu
10.2. Storytelling
10.3. Entertain
10.4. Maximum of 5 points in a presentation
10.4.1. what if people don't all remember the same 5 points?
10.5. Only images on slides
10.6. No slides
10.7. Avoid bullet points
10.8. Slides are for the Audience not the speaker
10.8.1. use speaker notes or on paper or notecards or a notebook
10.9. Make Eye Contact
10.9.1. 'scan' crowd
10.9.2. Do make eye contact with people
10.9.3. Don't linger
10.10. 'They' want you to succeed
10.11. It is better to be too short than too long
10.11.1. it is better to be just right
10.11.2. and leave time for questions
11. Q&A Sessions
12. Intro
12.1. Public Speaking is a skill
12.2. Develop with Experience
12.2.1. means - speaking in public without experience