public speaking

communication

Presentation Zen

So I've been critical of other people's presentations [https://blog.codinghorror.com/how-not-to-give-a-presentation/]. Which naturally leads to a few questions: * What makes a presentation good? * Why don't you try giving a presentation? I realize that giving presentations isn't easy. But I still

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communication skills

How Not to Give a Presentation

I hold speakers to relatively high standards. They get paid to present to large groups because they're ostensibly good communicators. And I cannot believe the beginner mistakes some of the speakers are making here at VSLive. Based on my experiences over the last two days, here are a

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