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- miles01110, on 10/12/2007, -1/+80"Do it in front of a mirror. Do it in the shower. Do it in front of others. Do it in public."
*snickers* - SkippyDoorknob, on 10/12/2007, -1/+54"And now for slide 1 of 647..."
- EchoAlpha, on 10/12/2007, -1/+50How about "I can't hear you!" after you ask the audience how they're doing?
- saikhan, on 10/12/2007, -9/+57Um… MAKE SOME NOISE!!! Did That Make Sense? I Guess That’s It. What Else Can I Show You?
- anagoge, on 10/12/2007, -1/+46...with a full page of text, animated LETTER BY LETTER, accompanied by a typewriter sound.
- Applemacmad, on 10/12/2007, -1/+42Here are 5 you might hear:
"boom"
"one more thing"
"ottomatic"
"we think this is great"
"woo" - Radan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+42@applemacmad:
And to conclude your list, here's the things you don't want to hear:
1. Oops!
2. That's why we have backup systems.
3. Ah, I got a little bug here.
and of course
4. Internet Explorer will be included with every Mac we sell. - vofuse, on 10/12/2007, -1/+362 Phrases You Never Want to Hear In Conjunction With One Another About Your Website:
"You've been dugg"
"Bandwidth exceeded" - evilTak, on 10/12/2007, -3/+36ROFL - Pronunciate?!
What happened to Preparify, Practicipate, and Particimucate? - MikeDawg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33Now I got to find a new way to start my presentations. "MAKE SOME NOISE!!!" always has been how I enter any presentation, let alone my own presentation.
- hode, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23^^^^ Noted. For my next presentation I will avoid screaming at my developers and sweating profusely.
- echo2501, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21"... it's going to load in the appropriate drivers. You'll notice this scanner, Bill... woah."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QahRT12KCgA - biuku, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20My favourite one is: "This Account Has Exceeded Its CPU Quota "
- LostOnion, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18I hate it when they make you shake hands with the jerk sitting next to you to create "unity of purpose".
- kingyubba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+181. Developers!
2. Developers!
3. Developers!
4. Developers!
5. Developers! - markthegoth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18does ANYONE actually like the participation presentations, all of that "everybody stand up" rubbish makes me think that the presenter is basically a failed kindergarten teacher.
- spyrochaete, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17I hate when the presenter tries to energize the room with comments like this, and I hate it even more that it actually works. But seriously, it makes me feel like a tool when someone asks me to cheer for no reason with a room of people I don't know. Or do know. Don't do this in your presentations. Please.
- arbulus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17But as long as you do it in jeans and a black turtleneck, you're sure to be a hit!
- MuffinMan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15"Synergy"
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+16you forgot BYAAAAAH!!!
- blueskydiver76, on 10/12/2007, -6/+17Giving good presentations is hard. Public speaking is a true skill that you can develop over time; a combination of art and science. Thinking about my upcoming presentation in May for SOBCon 07 - The Relationship Bloggers’ Conference, I can’t help but hone in on those words I know don’t belong.
* MAKE SOME NOISE!!! Unless you’re at the MTV Music Awards this isn’t much of a crowd pleaser. The key point is this: Know Thy Audience. Your audience should dictate your style, approach, the words you use, etc. If you can’t modify your pitch to your audience you’ll turn people off quicker than you can say…
* Um… The dreaded “um” is so commonplace in our speech we often overlook it. But when you’re standing in front of a crowd, selling ‘em whatever you’re selling ‘em (and don’t be mistaken: you ARE selling) too many “ums” shows a lack of preparedness and comfort.
* Did That Make Sense? Actually, it didn’t. And on top of that, because you had to ask me I’m so disengaged at this point that I’ve started playing a game on my BlackBerry. The key here: Practice. Do it in front of a mirror. Do it in the shower. Do it in front of others. Do it in public. If you present in front of friends and family who aren’t in your field of expertise and they get it, you’ve got yourself a winner.
* What Else Can I Show You? I don’t know, you tell me, that’s why you’re standing up there on the stage and I’m sitting here eagerly in the crowd. Presentations are stories - they need a beginning, middle and end. It doesn’t matter the setting, format or style of presentation/conference/meeting. If you’re standing in front of people and telling them something, you’re spinning a story. And that means it needs all the elements of a good one.
* I Guess That’s It. Well is that the end or not? You would know better than me. Blog professionals often talk about ending strongly, and the same holds true when giving a presentation. Even saying, “That’s the end” is kind of lame - your final point (and the entire presentation arc) should make it obvious enough, and you should be able to transition instantly into the next step - be it questions, slinking off the stage, hours of clapping…
So, I guess that’s it.
Kidding.
Public speaking is the sort of thing that makes grown men cry, and buckles people to their knees. We all know it’s daunting, which is all the more reason to master the 4 Ps of Presentations:
1. Prepare. You might not need a word-for-word script, but prepare something. Make sure your story is compelling, entertaining and worth listening to.
2. Practice. You need to practice. Even veteran presenters practice. Make sure you at least read it out loud a few times to develop a good rhythm.
3. Pronunciate. You need to speak clearly. There’s no room for mumbling in a presentation. Let me toss another P in there - Project. Speak clearly and firmly to get your point across.
4. Participate. You should always try to engage your audience. The sooner they feel like they’re part of what you’re doing, the better. - phunlee, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13huh? I'm confused by your comment. Pronunciate is a word, right? Is that what you meant? That it wasn't a real word??
I'm a bit befuddlified. - spyrochaete, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10@skippydoorknob
Thanks for reminding me of something I've appreciated in presentations - put "Slide x of y" on every slide. It keeps the audience from feeling like helpless captives. - evilTak, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Pronunciate is a word...in Italian...
Let the defuddlification beginulate! - noahhoward, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Not sure why ericdano's post was dugg down (yes I am), Steve Jobs is a brilliant presenter. He doesn't read slides to you, the slides are clear, concise lead-ins to the actual spoken material. If you are going to give me slides full of text then you might as well just give me a book.
- steven401, on 10/12/2007, -6/+13http://www.duggmirror.com/business_finance/5_Phrases_You_Never_Want_to_Hear_in_a_Presentation/
- Coffeedemon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Leverage
- leprix, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9No, "pronunciate" is not a word. "enunciate" is the one you are looking for.
edit: i should read all replys first... - MacBigot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7#6 "I could care less."
The expression is "I could NOT care less!" - spyrochaete, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Hear hear! I hate it when I'm asked to interact with the audience. If the audience has all the answers why are we sitting here listening to some douchebag?
- saska, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I just have to say this. I usually don't, but this is an appropriate forum for it.
Sure, that video is hysterical. You know what? When you're sitting in a big, long, corporate meeting in a cold, damp stadium, that kind of speech from your CEO is EXACTLY what the doctor ordered. It's fun to rag on people who look like they're off the deep end, but seriously, I have worked in a lot of technology companies and I have never seen a CEO who knew how to have fun and be excited and love his company the way Ballmer does.
Maybe "MAKE SOME NOISE" isn't appropriate for a presentation, but never underestimate the positive power of getting people's attention when they expect to be bored to death. - Caleb83, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8If it's not in the dictionary, it must be super rare. Anyhow, the word he wanted to use was enunciate, but that doesn't fall into a neat category of P's. Just like the three R's of school don't exactly all start with R.
- Kestral, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"Mission accomplished"
- screensnot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Screensnot
- buckeye45, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4by a round of applause, how are you feeling?
- 5xSTUN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Don't forget that the audience is picturing you in your underwear.
- screensnot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Or screensnot.
All three of my pofiles have the same numbe of views also. - nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"Jesus Christ how did this many people not know pronunciate was a word?"
Maybe they checked a dictionary. Or several. Just to be sure. - mc7winkie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I love it when people don't get energized by it and the speaker feels completely awkward and not to mention looks like a total and complete tool.
- Gizza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Or you could've simply not responded.
- arbulus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Convergence
"With that said..." - echo2501, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I love them. Makes me feel like failing kindergarten... again.
- jtown, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5It's a perfectly cromulent word.
- comas, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5The only definition anyone can find is in the New Millenium dictionary. "Pronunciate" has apparently been added to the lexicon, but I'd bet it started out as a mispronunciation or misguided conglomeration of pronounce and enunciate.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4S/skittzo:
WTF, one account, but two different capitalizations? Look at the two profiles, they have the same number of profile views. Weird. - Federbeast, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4These are the only 5 tips I need to know:
1. Dodge
2. Duck
3. Dip
4. Dive
5. Dodge - screensnot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4and sCrEeNsNoT
- cataath, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Seems like he forgot "...and now that my death ray is completed, gentlemen, your services are no longer required..."
- arbulus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Is this like the Badgers flash loop?
- diggsIt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2'We've got to start thinking, outside the box.'
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