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06-15-2015 , 07:32 PM

#18926

jjshabado

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For me it's a lot of practicing. Not necessarily formal but for a couple of weeks before I do one I try to run over the material in my head so I'm really comfortable with the phrasing I want to use.

And then it's just constantly telling myself to slow down. And watching the audience to see if they're following or not. Which is tough because most of the time at least 1/3 (?) of the audience at conferences doesn't really care.

I don't do a ton of talks (maybe ~10 over the last 5 years) and I seriously hate doing them. Definitely hard.

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06-15-2015 , 08:01 PM

#18927

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

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Originally Posted by Shoe Lace

Have any of you guys given a tech presentation in front of a crowd with slides?

Any tips on how to improve pacing? I just raced through a talk in almost half the time I did a practice run on. Was my first talk, but holy fk do I admire anyone who does tech talks regularly. It's not easy.

You should slow down as you get less nervous. Also focus on taking longer pauses and talking a little slower than you want to. Repeat important concepts.

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06-15-2015 , 08:20 PM

#18928

kerowo

lolcat

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,183

Reduce the number of slides you are using and put some pictures in. Don't read anything from the slides. Make the font bigger.

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06-16-2015 , 03:08 AM

#18929

daveT

S.A.G.E. Master

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 23,955

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Originally Posted by gaming_mouse

are you saying you'd hate warm weather year round? have you ever experienced it?

Don't you live in Florida?

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06-16-2015 , 07:46 AM

#18930

Larry Legend

Celtic Pride

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 42,243

You're going to have to consciously fight the tendency to rush through the content.

Practice going through it very slowly and talking out your slides at like .5 speed. If you are not actively trying to slow yourself down, you're going to fly through the material.

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06-16-2015 , 07:49 AM

#18931

Shoe Lace

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,654

I had 31 slides, 8 pictures and used 30pt fonts for pretty much everything. Slightly smaller for code examples and slightly larger for the titles of the slides.

I tried not to read anything from the slides and the slides had little text. Usually 3-4 bullet points per slide with a few words. If not bullet points, then some type of "image + fact" combination.

0.5 speed practice seems good. A friend told me to bite on a pen while doing a practice run to force myself to annunciate better.

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06-16-2015 , 09:59 AM

#18932

just_grindin

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,263

I tend to treat presentations like a story which lends itself naturally to breaks, pacing, etc.

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06-16-2015 , 10:16 AM

#18933

gaming_mouse

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Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 13,786

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Originally Posted by daveT

Don't you live in Florida?

i don't understand your question. i've lived places with full seasons more than 15 years of my adult life. while full-season weather has its charms, it's tough to imagine preferring it overall to constant warmth....

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06-16-2015 , 12:04 PM

#18934

jjshabado

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Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 22,732

If I could have 6 month summers, 2 month fall, 1 month winter, 3 month spring I would be insanely happy.

If that doesn't exist, I'm quite happy skipping Winter entirely.

My retirement plans definitely involve skipping town for a decent chunk of the Winter. If my wife could do her job remotely I'd absolutely do it now.

Edit: I guess I'd be happy if January/February just didn't exist in a typical Canadian year.

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06-16-2015 , 12:16 PM

#18935

gaming_mouse

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Originally Posted by jjshabado

This is almost exactly my own ideal (except maybe knock winter down to 3 weeks). Given that this ideal doesn't exist, I'll take 12 month summers tyvm.

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06-16-2015 , 12:30 PM

#18936

suzzer99

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Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 101,163

2 solid months of a midwestern summer are completely miserable to be outside. It might as well be winter except for the slush and ice scraping.

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06-16-2015 , 12:34 PM

#18937

iosys

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,753

Idk about you guys but I love a rainy day and nothing beats programming when its pouring outside.

Wish I lived somewhere, where it would rain at least once a week.

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06-16-2015 , 12:40 PM

#18938

kerowo

lolcat

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,183

Before the climate change Denver had the best weather I'd ever seen. Weeks of sun between rainy days, mostly post card snow with maybe one storm a year where snow stuck around for more than a day or so. The last couple of years it's started changing to be like anywhere else that isn't crappy.

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06-16-2015 , 12:43 PM

#18939

Grue

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,667

I sometimes wonder if I'm missing out on the some essential education wisdom by not having a college degree, then the usher at the movie theater says only 5% of customers pronounce "ex machina" correctly.

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06-16-2015 , 12:57 PM

#18940

Low Key

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Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33,327

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

2 solid months of a midwestern summer are completely miserable to be outside. It might as well be winter except for the slush and ice scraping.

you can always pile on more sweaters, but you can only get so naked

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06-16-2015 , 01:00 PM

#18941

kerowo

lolcat

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,183

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Originally Posted by Grue

Snooty ushers are the worst.

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06-16-2015 , 01:06 PM

#18942

Low Key

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ushers hear the weirdest pronunciations of **** ever

like the movie 'casino' pronounced: CAH (a sound as in 'apple') - sih - no

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06-16-2015 , 01:15 PM

#18943

Grue

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Well I'm the one who asked I guess.

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06-16-2015 , 01:18 PM

#18944

gaming_mouse

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

2 solid months of a midwestern summer are completely miserable to be outside. It might as well be winter except for the slush and ice scraping.

i've lived in the midwest and disagree, but in fairness i just mind being hot way less than i mind being cold, and i know lots of people who feel the reverse. this is straying away from the original question, at least as i meant it: which is would you give up seasons for pleasant/warm weather year round? if we start factoring heat waves and humidity and mosquitoes and such, i would never have asked the question.

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06-16-2015 , 01:33 PM

#18945

jmakin

banned

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 27,798

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Originally Posted by jjshabado

California

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06-16-2015 , 02:01 PM

#18946

Low Key

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Originally Posted by jmakin

California has scorpions and other monstrosities

fyp

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06-16-2015 , 03:07 PM

#18947

just_grindin

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,263

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Originally Posted by Low Key

fyp

Earthquakes and potential tsunamis are what keeps me away.

Last edited by just_grindin; 06-16-2015 at 03:16 PM.

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06-16-2015 , 03:08 PM

#18948

Low Key

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51 years since the last tsunami?

they're due!

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06-16-2015 , 04:33 PM

#18949

jjshabado

Carpal Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 22,732

The thing that's always really appealed to me about the West coast is that you often have nice weather while still being reasonably close to great skiing destinations.

Alas, too many reasons to stay where I am.