5 Rules - Better Presentations

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Outstanding Presentations Workshop

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There is a free webinar workshop on outstanding presentations happening! Totally 8 sessions. I attended the first session yesterday and it is quite good. If you are interested, you can go to
http://www.outstandingpresentationsworkshop.com/ and register yourself for the remaining 7 sessions

You can also access the recording of yesterday's session once you register.
Why wait? All the best for your presentations !

There is only one problem. The sessions will happen at 1:30 AM every wednesday :)
Shouldn't be a problem if you are a nocturnal creature like me. Cheers !

Made In China

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One of the best self introduction speeches i have heard !

An African boy makes History

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A very inspiring speech by Willian Kamkwamba, an african boy who brought electricity to his house and water to his drying fields.

What a fantastic presentation. When you have a true story to tell, the passion shows up !

A must watch for everyone.

His Message !

"Trust yourself and believe. What ever may happen. Dont give it up"

Present like Steve Jobs

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Find out in the following video, what makes keynote presentations by Steve Jobs so effective.

I personally love his presentations. Enjoy the video.

Technical Presentations

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Who says technical presentations cant be engaging?

I am a big fan of Garr Reynolds, who i think is an extremely creative human being and i love the tips at his famous website www.presentationzen.com

His latest post on “Technical Presentations” is quite useful to many of us. He uses the TED talk by Dr. Bonnie Bassler to throw light on the techniques which are crucial for any technical presentation. In the video, Dr. Bassler gets the message across, using her special techniques in communication. Come, lets learn “ How bacteria communicate?” and how the knowledge of bacterial communication can help in the development of new therapeutic antibiotic medicines.

Here is a summary of the techniques which Dr. Bassler uses in her presentation, according to Garr Reynolds

1 There is a great clarity in her narrative and she speaks in a conversational manner. For example, For example, she often says "The question is then _______" or "So the question is this: _______."

2 she also answers the two questions we often have as listeners but that too often go unanswered: "So what? and "Why does it matter (to me/us)?"

3 She references the screen often but only to illustrate her point. She uses her hands a great deal to explain processes, just as you would in ordinary, natural conversation.

4 Dr. Bassler's visuals are quite simple and for the most part they were a good companion to her talk, yet the attention was on her and her descriptions. At times when she was not speaking about something on screen behind her, TED put up her video which gets all the attention back on her. You can do something similar in a classroom or at smaller conferences by placing black slides in between sections or using the B key on your notebook to make the screen black (don't worry: the room will not go dark because you still have the lights on, right?).

Voila !!!! Now lets try and put them into practice.