Re:Ask HN: What are the things keep in mind while giving/pre...
by bastijn on Thursday July 19, 2018 @03:13PM
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- Don't put too much on your slides.
- Don't put too much on your slides.
- Don't put too much on your slides
See if you can do without any bullet list. Now you are forced to talk from your experience in a natural form. You'll be fine.
More serious:
- don't go into the trap of too much introduction and theory before getting to the actual matter. E.g. when doing a talk on GPU image processing don't spend 30 minutes on how a GPU works.
- Know your audience
experience with the matter if possible (see above)
- If possible, do demos. If have demos, consider if it makes sense to run them _before_ the tech slides. They tend to make more sense after seeing a live demo.
- If you have demos, rehearse them. Make sure you get the timing right.
- Don't put too much on your slides.
- Don't put too much on your slides
See if you can do without any bullet list. Now you are forced to talk from your experience in a natural form. You'll be fine.
More serious:
- don't go into the trap of too much introduction and theory before getting to the actual matter. E.g. when doing a talk on GPU image processing don't spend 30 minutes on how a GPU works.
- Know your audience experience with the matter if possible (see above)
- If possible, do demos. If have demos, consider if it makes sense to run them _before_ the tech slides. They tend to make more sense after seeing a live demo.
- If you have demos, rehearse them. Make sure you get the timing right.
- leave room for questions.