Presentation patternsNeal Ford
Presentation patterns
by Neal Ford · first published 2012
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This book completely changed how I give presentations. https://www.amazon.com/Presentation-Patterns-Techniques-Craf... You can find it on the internet at various price points. I even had a chance to give a technical presentation in front of the author and he said it was excellent, so apparently I…
on “Technical Writing Courses” ↗…animations and transitions that can look good if done right. These tips come from my experience giving 100s of presentations and keynotes to sometimes very large audiences. They also can be found in the book Presentation Patterns and on their website. [0] Edit: Thought of one more. Don't use a pointer. If you find a slide where you need to point at something, change your slide to highlight that thing, or add another slide,…
on “Guide to Demo Day Pitches” ↗…slides, because invariably my slides contain at most a word or two. They do not and cannot stand by themselves. - Again, start small, get a feel for it, then read a book or two. One I highly recommend is Presentation Patterns - https://www.amazon.com/Presentation-Patterns-Techniques-Craf... [Disclaimer - All 3 authors are friends of mine] Speaking is like running. Till you don't do it, reading a book on it seems to add little…
on “Ask HN: How do you start giving tech talks?” ↗It's a book you have to pay for, and you can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Presentation-Patterns-Techniques-Craft...
on “Presentation anti-patterns” ↗Presentation Patterns, which a couple of people have mentioned, is probably more practical than most in terms of giving bite-sized advice though a lot of it is overkill (and not really even appropriate) for giving a manager…
on “Technical Writing Courses” ↗