(PS: if anyone wants a dry-run of their presentation one-on-one, I'm more than happy to volunteer with 2-3 presenters, either on hangout (monday) or in real life (Wednesday). Reach out to me off-list. If there's more interest, I imagine we could do a pool somewhere on-wiki :) -- Lodewijk )
On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:25 PM, phoebe ayers <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Lodewijk & Leila! All good tips. > > One more thing about posting information online is you can share extra > data. I encourage everyone to put links etc in their program submission > pages on wiki. > > In the actual presentation, you are trying to convey the main idea and, > often at Wikimania, you're also trying to recruit other people to work on > your project :) If there's detailed information that you want to share but > would distract from the main presentation, putting it on the wiki is a good > way to share. > > Phoebe > > > On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Lodewijk <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks for sharing! >> >> While some may be concerned that their vocabulary is too limited - the >> opposite warning must be provided for native speakers. It is often easier >> to follow a non-native speaker, because they are aware of their >> limitations. Especially native speakers have the tendency to speak too >> fast, push in too much content in their presentation and rush through it. >> Realize that about half your audience (if not more!) is unlikely to speak >> English as their first language. It sucks, right? Because you always want >> to tell more. >> >> This also goes with the other tip that I hate: don't be too fancy with >> your slides. I love to put as little information on slides as possible, >> trying to make them complement my story. WRONG! With a large number of >> non-native speakers, it is important that the information is in both. >> Especially if you have an accent (and sorry native speakers: many of you >> do, too) you're probably hard to understand for some part of your audience, >> at some point in your presentation. Having the basic storyline in your >> sheets doesn't just help the people in the room, but also people who try to >> follow your presentation online. >> >> Finally: in an ideal world you upload your slides before your >> presentation. That way, you can add the link in your last (or first!) >> slide, so that people can download it, and read along at their own speed - >> or jot it down/photograph it for later reviewing. ESPECIALLY if you have >> lots of data/beautiful graphs! >> >> Best, >> Lodewijk >> >> PS: if you like to be rogue, you try to hit every single spot in 'bad >> presentation bingo' here >> <http://www.monicametzler.com/bad-presentation-bingo/>. >> >> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:08 PM, Leila Zia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Phoebe, >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 11:01 AM, phoebe ayers <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Dear all, >>> > >>> > We had planned to have a presentation clinic for speakers at >>> Wikimania, but >>> > unfortunately the leader had to cancel at the last moment. So >>> > instead...since I imagine lots of people are finishing their talks this >>> > weekend, let's share our best advice for giving a presentation with >>> each >>> > other! >>> >>> If someone else signing up to help you on this front can reduce some >>> workload from you, please ping me. I'd be happy to pick up work on >>> this front or others. >>> >>> > More tips are here: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Speaker >>> > information >>> > Add your own, or reply here. >>> >>> Adding one more tip: >>> >>> Context: I'm not a native English speaker which means my vocabulary >>> set is limited, I can make grammatical errors when speaking, and under >>> stress, I may say things that in sequence may not make sense in >>> English. ;) >>> >>> The best advice for this case I've received from a professor some >>> years ago was to write down /everything/ I want to say about a slide >>> in the slide notes exactly how I wish I could say it at the >>> presentation time. Then, I read these notes 2-3 times, and then I do >>> 2-3 runs of the presentation for myself. This approach has worked for >>> me quite well. Before doing this, I used to waste a lot of time (and I >>> guess annoy the audience) by saying "emmm" and looking for words in my >>> mind. On extra tip if you go with this approach: don't read your notes >>> too many times or you will sound like someone who has memorized a >>> script. ;) >>> >>> Writing what you want to say will take time, it takes me between 45-60 >>> min for 15 slides (that I've never presented before), but it's >>> honestly one of the best uses of that time if you're preparing for a >>> presentation. >>> >>> > see you very soon! >>> >>> can't wait. :) >>> >>> Best, >>> Leila >>> >>> > Phoebe >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Wikimania-l mailing list >>> > [email protected] >>> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> > >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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