I was up in Joburg last week to give my very first presentation at a Social Media conference! Not only did I present on the Thursday, but ran a blogging workshop on the Friday. Overall, I was extremely pleased with how it went.
Some of the things I learnt from presenting
Know your slides – I had [...]
For a free conference to bring over 400 geeks, marketers, students, designers, developers and 1 Social Media Scientist in Cape Town is pretty freaking amazing. Along with some of SA’s top speakers AKA Net Prophets speaking, a number of people where damn impressed, including me.
You were an idiot for not attending
For those of you that [...]
Preso Rule 1/5: Make sure you enjoy your preso more than your audience does, no matter how detailed or serious the content.
Preso Rule 2/5: Serious is fine. Boring is not.
Preso Rule 3/5: Most people prefer to listen to words and see pictures. Be nice to those people.
Preso Rule 4/5: You are the presentation. Prepare for every preso under the assumption that your visual aids wont work…
Preso Rule 5/5: Presentation is storytelling, stories are fun, knock yourself out.
These tips will come in handy when I give my first 2 presentations later this year. Follow PresoRockGods for more tips from the Missing Link guys
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