Creativity cannot be computed
The slides from Hidde’s presentation at Beyond Tellerrand.
Create Landmark Timing Slides - Notist
This is something I do in my presentations. I have speaker notes scattered throughout the slide deck with the “beats” of the talk—10 minutes, 20 minutes, etc.
If I hit one of those slides and I’m ahead of schedule, I can go on a few more tangents. If I hit one of those slides and I’m behind schedule, I can cut to the chase. Either way, having those decision points spread throughout the talk really helps to keep things smooth.
One thing that can really help in the delivery is knowing if you’re running fast or slow before you crash into the end of your talk. That way you can make adjustments as you go along by glossing over smaller points to speed up or expanding more on your ideas to slow down.
Related links
as days pass by — Don’t Read Off The Screen
Excellent advice from Stuart.
Watch—and more importantly, listen—to this five minute video to get the full effect.
You’re on mute: the art of presenting in a Zoom era. | by Hana Stevenson | Feb, 2021 | Medium
Hana recounts the preparation she did for an online presentation, including some advice from me. I’m right in the middle of preparing my own online presentation right now, and I should really heed that advice. But I fear what I told Hana was “do as I say, not as I do.”
How to write a talk - Notist
Rachel describes her process of putting technical talks together:
This method of creating a talk is the one that I find gets me from blank page to finished slide deck most effectively.
She also acknowledges that many other processes are available.
If you are stuck, and your usual method isn’t working, don’t be afraid to try a different approach even if just to get the ideas moving and take you away from staring at the blank page! You might discover that some types of talk benefit from an alternate starting point. There really are no rules here, other than that you do end up with a talk before you need to walk out on that stage.
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A long-awaited talk
Remy and I gave a talk at Brighton’s Async meetup …five years after we were originally booked in.
An Event Apart
It was for people who make websites. It was also very special.
Links for Declarative Design
Categorised hyperlinks that have been condensed into my new talk for An Event Apart.
Prepping
The difference between hosting a conference and speaking at a conference.
Backup
Making Keynote files with no fonts.