FEEL THE FEAR

AND DO IT ANYWAY!
- HOW TO ACE YOUR SEMINAR TALK -
Veronika Bauer, 06.08.2014
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Conventional presentation survival skills
Comfortable with presenting?

Fear of public speaking

2nd
in Gallup poll 2001, Top American fears. *
What if they I will get stuck
notice I have and forget what
no clue? I wanted to say...

I dont know
how to present
my topic.

My talk is
going to be
horrible
What if they I will get stuck
notice I have and forget what
no clue? I wanted to say...

I dont know
how to present
my topic.

My talk is
going to be
horrible
Insert picture of seminar participants

**
Criteria for a good presentation

Fun

Understandable

Relevant **
A guided tour

Why should I
come along?

I cant
keep
Where is
I dont get it, up.
this going?
why do we take
this road?
A guided tour
Successful presenting is constantly answering the questions the
audience has in mind Graham Davies

Relevance
Why is the topic
relevant for you?
How does it connect
to the reality of your
audience?
Understandability
Structure your train of
thoughts
Make it as obvious as
possible to follow you
Stories

S Simple
U Unexpected
C Credible
C Concrete
E Emotional
S Stories *
Start from the end, know
where youre going.
Set the scene
Tell overall plot
Detail on crucial points
Presentation pipeline
Engineering Performing
Engineering Building the presentation

Collect Structure Remove Illustrate

Engineering Building the presentation

Collect
Engineering Building the presentation

Structure

Cluster according to topics

Engineering Building the presentation

Structure

Cluster
Build according
up storyline, to gaps
fill in topics
Engineering Building the presentation

Remove

GetCluster according to points

rid of non-essential topics
Engineering Building the presentation

Illustrate

Cluster
Strip according topoints
off non-essential
Only now turn to topics
slides!
Time

plan for your time

maximum 1 slide/minute

less is more
Sources of inspiration

*
Performing Getting ready

Practice Practice Practice Go!

Performing Getting ready

Practice

**
Performing Getting ready

Practice
Performing Getting ready
**

Practice
 Oh, wait!
Go! One more
thing
Go! Feel the fear
and do it anyway!
- How to ace your seminar talk
Veronika Bauer

Many thanks to Felienne Hermans* and

Elmar Juergens** for inspiration and material!
Backlog additional aspects
Images: where to get them, copyright
Voice

Body language

Using stage space

Presenting in a foreign language

How to persist knowledge

Sources of images
Sources of inspiration

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How to persist knowledge

*
Sources
Gallup poll:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1891/Snakes-Top-List-
Americans-Fears.aspx
Feliennes talk:
http://de.slideshare.net/Felienne/presenting-structure-
storysupport
Elmars talk:
http://wwwbroy.in.tum.de/lehre/seminare/SS14/SWQ/
slides/20140430_juergens_effektiv_praesentieren.pdf