Technical SpeakingHow to Deliver a Technical

Presentation?

Svetlin Nakov

Telerik Corporationwww.telerik.com

Technical Trainer

Table of Contents Preparation

Know your Audience Know the Content Know the Territory

Before Presentation The Presentation Things to Avoid Speaker's Tools Tips and Tricks

PreparationWhat to Do Before the Actual

Presentation?

Preparation

The preparation consists of three stages1. Get to know your audience2. Get familiar with the territory3. Know the content

Know your audience!

Do they like funny or serious presentations?

How many are the attendees?

Know your audience!

Find out what they knowLevel of expertise

What is their age range?

Preparation

Know the content

What you will be talking about?

Get familiar with the content on the slides

The interesting points of the topic

Preparation

Presentation hall

Know the territory

Audio

Projector

Presentation tool

Before the PresentationWhat to do Before the Actual

Presentation?

Before the Presentation

Build bridges Meet with some of the attendees

beforehand

The Presentation

Mind…

The ending

Speak loud and clear

Manage the time

Be consistent

The content

The beginning

The position

Mind…

Best managed with rehearsals

1. In front of the mirror2. Talking to a friend

Manage the time

The ending

Speak loud and clear

Be consistent

The content

The beginning

The position

Mind…

Best managed with rehearsals

1. In front of the mirror2. Talking to a friend

Rehearse with

somebody!

Manage the time

Mind…

Speak loud and clear

Manage the time

Be consistentDon’t be inconsistent!

Mind…

Speak loud and clear

Mind…

The beginning

4. Introduce yourself

2.Introduce the topic

1.Greet the audience

3.Try to connect with the previous topicDon’t be

inconsistent!

Mind…

The content

Introduce each new sectionConstantly ask questions

Forget what is obvious to you

Forget "I don't know", "I am not sure"

The beginning

Remember!

The content

Try not to use jargon phrases

Look confident!even if are not…

Don't sprintthrough the slides

Mind…

Remember!

The content

Monotonousness makes people

sleepy!Almost kills them!

Watch "Death by PowerPoint"!

Remember!

Mind…

The ending

Try to connect with the next topic

Make a frame with the beginning

Thank the audience for the attention

The content

Mind…

Everybody should see you

You must see everybody

Look at everybody and nobody

The position

The ending

Things to AvoidWhat Should We Not

Do?

Speaking silently

Avoid!Speak too fast / too

slow

Speak unclear

More complicated concepts than

necessary

Speaker's Tools

ToolsMS Power Point

ZoomIt

Windows Magnifier

[Ctrl]+[1]

[Win]+[+][Ctrl]+[P]

Speaker's ToolsLive Demo

Tips and Tricks for a Better Technical

Speaking

Give Real-Life Examples

Better influence

Better remembered

When a Question pops out…

Don't just answer

Demonstrate "how to find a solution",

not just the solution!

Show it!Use Googleif

necessary

Repeat it out loud

Always bring water!

The throat gets dry

Drink when you need

a second to rest

Losing your Confidence?How to Overcome This?

Losing your Confidence?

Give your talk 5 times and the 6th will be OK!

Practice, practice, practice!

Questions?

Technical Speaking