Comments on: Comparing notes on speaker preparation http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/ Strategies for Internet citizens Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:22:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Luis Villa’s Blog / link dump, before I brave the torrential downpour http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-23555 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:14:32 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-23555 [...] More on presentation techniques; this time, about preparation. Look forward to trying that next time I have to speak. (See also slide deck on ‘how to piss off the music industry for fun and profit‘.) [...]

]]> By: links for 2007-05-21 « Talkabout http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-19013 Mon, 21 May 2007 05:13:27 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-19013 [...] Comparing notes on speaker preparation « Jon Udell “I’ve finally trained myself to use dictation effectively. I’ll go out for a long walk, like two or three hours, and dictate a rough draft of the talk. I’m not able to do that continuously, I have to stop and think and start again, but I turn the re (tags: judell writing presentation how) [...]

]]> By: Jon Udell http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-18462 Sat, 19 May 2007 01:51:06 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-18462 “do your presentation as a walk-through of the landscape you traversed”

Exactly right! That’s the other aspect of this I forgot to mention. It’s related to the “songline” effect I discussed here:

http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2006/03/02.html

It’s true we have some quiet walks around here, but heck, with a Bluetooth headset you could do this walking around in New York City without seeming weird at all. And the quality of the recording doesn’t matter, you just have to be able to make out the words, nobody else is gonna listen to it.

]]> By: Edward Vielmetti http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-18359 Fri, 18 May 2007 20:50:54 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-18359 Jon – I love this idea. There’s something about traveling through space that helps you organize thoughts, since you can treat your surroundings as a sort of memory palace and do your presentation as a walk-through of the landscape you traversed.

I can only assume that this works well in part because Keene, NH has some pretty places to walk that don’t have a ton of ambient noise.

]]> By: Simon Willison http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-17690 Thu, 17 May 2007 15:15:42 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-17690 I don’t think I could do dictation in public (on a walk or anything) because I’d feel dreadfully self conscious about it. How do you deal with that?

]]> By: Ordinald Reuch http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-17532 Thu, 17 May 2007 08:21:37 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-17532 Speaker preparation who cares??? Litigate or shut up!

]]> By: tecosystems » links for 2007-05-16 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-17210 Wed, 16 May 2007 05:37:09 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-17210 [...] Comparing notes on speaker preparation « Jon Udell interesting. i might have to try this – i’m more a Zawodny style presenter at this point (tags: JonUdell presentation howto speaker preparation advice) [...]

]]> By: Craig Overend http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-17160 Wed, 16 May 2007 02:24:38 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-17160 While I don’t do talks. I enjoy doing a similar thing while I’m listening to a podcast out on a walk. I can hit record in the middle of listening, take my notes, and resume where I left off. I find it great for remembering those insights I have or names and web addresses I hear and want to look up at a later date. It can also be great for comments I can later send to the producers. If only there were devices and web services that let me do this automatically.

]]> By: Troy Stein http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-16934 Tue, 15 May 2007 12:26:17 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-16934 Jon,

I couldn’t agree more. As much as I wish for a shorter commute, the long ride in the car makes for a great opportunity to prepare presentations, sans slides. I find that I spend much more time finding the right analogies and metaphors when I have nothing but the open road ahead of me. My creativity seems to blossom away from the desk.

- Troy

]]> By: Brent Ashley http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-16933 Tue, 15 May 2007 12:22:44 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/05/15/comparing-notes-on-speaker-preparation/#comment-16933 Since I have a tendency to tangentialize, I have found the serial nature of a slide stack to be restrictive. I have had success using a TiddlyWiki for my presentations – I find it allows me to roll with the audience, changing the path I take based on audience knowledge levels and feedback during the presentation. For an example, see my Ajax Transport Layer Alternatives notes here: http://www.ashleyit.com/ajax/transports.htm

It’s interesting that Powerpoint is widely derided as an enabler/amplifier of poor presentations, yet very few people diverge from it.

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