How to give a crash course
or how to give a good tech talk.
With Mark Dewey
Core Instructor @ Suncoast Developers Guild
follow along @ bit.ly/sdg-crash-course-live
hi.
So why are we here?
I might have some thoughts on this
deep thoughts
Always keep in mind the user experience.
mmmm, that secret sauce is delicious.
To develop a good talk:
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FIGURE out what you are talking about
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Develop Content
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Delivery
what are you talking about?
I know, it sounds crazy, but humor me on this.
Who are you speakng to?
the real end users
Start with the end in mind.
the journey is not the destination this time
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What are the 3 big core concepts should the target audience know by the end of the presentation?
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What can they use at their job tomorrow?
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What are the next steps the audience can take?
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What materials are they walking away with?
now that we the destination, we need to create the journey
I am never lost, just bewildered for a bit
Develop the content
as easy as developing software
focus on the story
the never-ending story
what type of talk are you giving
fully hands-on
only static content
Live coding is hard
but you look amazing doing it
4 types of content
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what does the screen say
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what do you say
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what does the audience get
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what does the speaker see?
slides.
safety hazard, death by powerpoint
what are you going to say
"all the world's a stage", someone famous said this
what is the audience going to get?
gotta get me all that swag 😎
speaker notes are a thing
one does not simply give a talk without notes
Talk delivery
UPS, USPS or Fedex?
relax
its going to be okay, its only public speaking
Get everyone on the same page
pretend they are Jon Snow and they know nothing.
pacing
“stay on target.” – Gold Five
interacting with the audience
We can all see each other.
Stage Presence
look at me, this is my stage now.
Humor
Everyone's a critic.
When things go wrong.
Don't panic, and carry a towel
all of this sounds fine and dandy, but... How do i get better?
Where is my easy button?
planning is everything, the plan is nothing.
Dwight Eisenhower said that, and he is right you know.
best way to get better is to do it.
and that is real secret sauce
Q&A time. what are you thinking?
like Pat said, "hit me with your best shot!"
thanks for coming.
thanks for listening
you are awesome.
feel free to reach out
mark@suncoast.io
@juggler2009
slides @ http://bit.ly/sdg-crash-course
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