2025-05-04 | 4min
The Silver Bullet for Conference Presentations? There Is No Bullet —
Ever sat through a slide deck that felt like reading a spreadsheet on stage?
Presentations are hard — but they don’t have to be painful.
You need have the magic schtick that helps you with the value you want to share.
The problem
Most company templates for presentations might be great for sales pitching on zoom,
BUT, they just don’t work for a stage and crowd.
Slides crammed with KPIs and roadmap bullet points might kill on Zoom. On stage? They kill attention.
2022-07-09 | 0min | DRAFT
A Moderator and Mentor's Guide for Doing Public Talks —
Intro
Finding what to talk about
CFP
outline
clickbait title
Working on your talk
Story
Talking
Iterating
Getting feedback
Communicating with your moderator
WIIFM
Dry runs
Slides
Slides
Whoami
Use less bullets
Typos
Correct use of screen estate
Segways
Planning for projector
Live demos, the DO's and DON'Ts
Summary / Key takeaways
bite the bullet, be the bard
Preparing for the conference
Backups
Take some time off rehersals
At the conference