Some Great Presentation Advice

The 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.)

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Frank Roche
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John Windsor 1 year ago 1 point
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Thanks for the mention, Frank! Glad you liked the post. Keep up the great work you're doing.

Regards,
John

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Frank Roche 1 year ago 1 point
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John, I was glad to. I meant what I said...really good piece of writing and advice!

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Santosh Udupi 1 year ago 1 point
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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

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Frank Roche 1 year ago 1 point
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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!

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Santosh Udupi 1 year ago 1 point
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Frank - I truly appreciate your feedback. Thank you for adding me in your great site. - Best Regards, Santosh

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Megan 1 year ago 1 point
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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.

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Frank Roche 1 year ago 1 point
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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...

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