HOW TO BECOME A GOOD PRESENTER
To become a good presenter you must know deep knowledge of topic that you want to present in front of a small group of venture investors or an audience of thousands and not grasping your topic with sufficient depth and authenticity.After that communicate what you want to tell them means to the audience. Tell them what you are going to tell them.Think about how much you can legitimately take away from a talk, even when you are really, really interested.
You may think you are repeating yourself too much, but probably not!
REACH OUT FOR YOUR WHOLE AUDIENCE
Ideally, your slides will reach all three audience types. Keep in mind:- What do they know?
- What don’t they know?
- What do they want?
WHAT IS AUDIENCE EXPECTATION
- Short informal presentation (5 min)
- Talk at scientific meeting (15-30 min)
- Workshop presentation: Research seminar (~1 h)
OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER
- Oral communication is different from written communication Keep it simple and focus on a few key points
- Repeat key insights
- Be sensitive to your audience The same talk may need to be adjusted for a
- different audience
- Make the audience want to learn more
- Handling Q&A is as important as the formal talk itself
HOW TO IMPROVE?
- Practice by yourself
- Practice in front of friends
- Practice in front of a webcam Watch footage later… alone… as painful as that may be!
- Take note of effective speakers and adopt their successful habits
TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS
- Quick 1-minute “what I do” talk
- 25 minute conference paper presentation
- Project presentation
- Thesis defense
- Job talk
- What they have in common
- Never enough time to talk about everything
- All of them reflect on you & need practice/polish
- Focus on a clear goal and message
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