Some Great Presentation Advice
Posted on Friday, March 30, 2007 by Frank RocheThe YouBlog has a post called Death by Memorization. It’s one of the best and most succinct pieces of advice I’ve read in a while about presenting to an audience. (BTW: Earlier this week I saw one of the best presentations I’ve ever seen. Prepared. Clear. Practiced. Extemporaneous. Wow.)
John Windsor
Mar 30th, 2007
Thanks for the mention, Frank! Glad you liked the post. Keep up the great work you’re doing.
Regards,
John
Frank Roche
Mar 30th, 2007
John, I was glad to. I meant what I said…really good piece of writing and advice!
Santosh Udupi
Mar 30th, 2007
Frank,
Thanks for sharing John’s post and hist excellent blog. I think the best way to avoid memorizing is to have a deep understanding of the subject. If you are giving a 7 minute speech, you should research and collect enough material to be able to speak for at least 30 minutes.
Regards,
Santosh
Frank Roche
Mar 30th, 2007
Hi Santosh, I really liked John’s advice on that post. And what you say here is true: be an expert and plenty to say…don’t come up thin.
I also like what you’re doing on Art of Speaking…and I added you to the blogroll and to my daily reads on Google Reader.
Cheers!
Santosh Udupi
Mar 31st, 2007
Frank – I truly appreciate your feedback. Thank you for adding me in your great site. – Best Regards, Santosh
Megan
Apr 2nd, 2007
I remember doing my very first presentatin – and memorising the whole thing! These days I’m more relaxed – it’s more about what the audience needs than what I need.
Thanks for referencing this blog Frank – have picked it up myself.
Frank Roche
Apr 3rd, 2007
Hi Megan, I really like The You Blog…glad you do too. And isn’t it so true about presenting? It’s a long way away from those first times trying to memorize…