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Tools and Tricks of the Tech Talk Trade
Ashley Williams
rule #1:
tell a story
who are your users?
and what is their world like?
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Talk about people; you aren't making a product for robots.
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Explain who your users are; no software is good for "everyone"... so be specific!
- Know what your users care about; demonstrating that you have a deep knowledge of your users' experience makes you an authority on how to help them.
what problem are you solving?
and why is it an important problem to solve?
- Your software should solve a problem for your users; describe that problem.
- Not all problems are worth solving. Is yours? Why?
why should this problem
be solved by software?
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why should it be solved
by *your* software?
tell a story
Start at the beginning.
Focus on people.
You're solving problems;
so keep that at the forefront.
rule #2:
show off your data
this is a hackathon
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your hack is your product
it's not just about
working with data,
it's about making data work for you
- why did you choose to use the data you are using?
- where is that data from? how often is it updated?
- what manipulations are you doing on the data?
- what correlations did you find?
- what conclusions or implications does the data demonstrate?
- what manipulations are you doing on the data?
- what correlations did you find?
- what conclusions or implications does the data demonstrate?
rule #3:
have fun
the best presentations are fun
Take a deep breath.
Tell a joke.
Don't take yourself too seriously.
if you're uncomfortable,
everyone else will feel uncomfortable
So chill out!
be humble.
No one knows everything.
If you pretend you and your project are perfect:
you're just gonna sound silly.
Be honest about what works and what doesn't.
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