Tips for the Technical Presenter

Tips for the Technical Presenter : Tips for the Technical Presenter David McNamee dmcnamee@microsoft.com http://davidmcnamee.com/

Slide 2 : Who is this guy?

Slide 3 : I work for a software company I talk to the CIO I talk to the architects I talk to devs, ops, & dbas I teach software development I do presentations for 1 person I do presentations for 1000

Slide 4 : I talk a lot.

Slide 5 : We’re going to talk abouthow to present – not what. But first…

Slide 6 : Why do you want to present?

Slide 7 : Motivation influences quality.

Slide 8 : What is your style? If you don’t know, then you had better find out.

Slide 9 : Confidence is critical. Own your style and be confidentin your delivery.

Slide 10 : Is one style better?

Slide 11 : It is easy to be serious. It is also easy to be asboring as all hell.

Slide 12 : Sticking to a script keepsyou on track. Until you loseyour place in the notes.

Slide 13 : Humor is hard. Funny issubjective. You’re neveras funny as you think.

Slide 14 : Improvising keeps you inthe game. But it is very easy to get derailed.

Slide 15 : Develop your style by understanding yourinfluencers.

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Slide 18 : A few words about your voice.

Slide 19 : Speak slowly. Let peoplecatch up to you. And don’t forget to breathe.

Slide 20 : Speak clearly. Speak withvolume – even with a mike.

Slide 21 : Control your room or somebody else will.

Slide 22 : Take questions. Answer,park, or reject. Remember,there is no shame in saying,“I don’t know”.

Slide 23 : Slides and Code

Slide 24 : Team Foundation Solution Fragmented information Communication is manual Life cycle tools are expensive and complex Integrated Information Automated Data Capture Complete Lifecycle Toolset Common Linking Service Extensible Team Foundation SDK with web service based APIs Stream-lined communication Common Project Portal Cross Tool Queries and Reports Common Notification Service Access over the internet Easy to use and cost effective Deep UI integration with familiar tools Developer-centric capabilities Easy to setup and administer Are you listening to me? No, you’re too busy reading all this stuff!

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Slide 27 : Have FUN!!!

Thank You! : Thank You! dmcnamee@microsoft.com – davidmcnamee.com Evaluations at CodeCampEvals.Com http://www.codecampevals.com