Technical SpeakingHow to Deliver a Technical
Presentation?
Doncho Minkov
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 stages
1. Get to know your audience
2. Get familiar with the territory
3. 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 mirror
2. Talking to a friend
Rehearse with
somebody!
Manage the time
Mind…
Speak loud and clear
Be consistent
Mind…
Mind…
The beginning
4. Introduce yourself
2.Introduce the topic
1.Greet the audience
3.Try to connect with previous topic
Mind…
The content
Introduce each new sectionConstantly ask questions
Forget what is obvious to you
Forget "I don't know", "I am not sure"
Remember!
The content
Try not to use jargon phrases
Look confident!even if are not…
Don't sprintthrough the slides
Remember!
The content
Monotonousness makes people
sleepy!Almost kills them!
Watch "Death by PowerPoint"!
Mind…
The ending
Try to connect with the next topic
Make a frame with the beginning
Thank the audience for the attention
Mind…
Everybody should see you
You must see everybody
Look at everybody and nobody
The position
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
Tools
MS Power Point
ZoomIt
Windows Magnifier
[Ctrl]+[1]
[Win]+[+][Ctrl]+[P]
Speaker's Tools
Live 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
Teach to handle things
on their own!
Show it!Use Googleif
necessary
Repeat it out loud
Always bring water!
The throat gets dry
Drink when you need
a second to rest
Questions?
Technical Speaking