how not to shoot yourself in the foot with a bullet (point) by anthony baxter google
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How Not To Shoot Yourself In The Foot With A Bullet (Point)
@anthonybaxter
a meta-talk
may contain half-baked ideas
a boring talk is a bad talk
what makes a talk boring?
traditional slides don’t help
slides != paper
it's a “talk”, not a “reading”
● reading the bullet points -> not paying attention to your talk
● fast or impatient readers will be reading ahead of you
● audience gets bored– they can see what you're going to say
– they know they can drift off for a while
● if you absolutely must do slides in this format, don't just read the bullet points out
death to bad clipart
what are slides for?
emphasis
and punchlines
free-flowing talk
life's pretty fast
pay attention
you might miss something
how to do this?
practice
know your material
practice again
timing is trickier
go watch stand-up comedy
and practice again
conclusion
steal any of these ideas
i did
(thanks larry)
say no to bullet points
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