My presentation for the speaking out event in London - a training event to get more people (especially women) to get into public speaking. http://speakingoutevents.eventbrite.com/

1. How to inspire as a
speaker.
Chris1an Heilmann, Speaking Out, London, England, 10/02/2010

2. Last year I was voted most
inspiring speaker in the
SlideShare Zeitgeist
compe11on.

3. There is one thing that I
have that makes this
possible.

4. Very
dis1nc1ve
hair.
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5. Which is easy to achieve...

6. Seriously, though,
my secret is a
different one ‐
having a different
point of view.

9. Find the story to tell that
makes the difference.

10. Speaker
Informa1on
Audience

11. Audience
Informa1on
Me

12. Knowing what your
audience needs is the most
important part of any
presenta1on.

13. The main thing to answer
to any person in your
audience is:
What is in it for me?

14. Having the right
mindset as a
presenter is also
very important.
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15. How can you get to this
stage?
1) Know your stuff
2) Own your talk
3) Prac1ce
4) Prac1ce some more...
5) You know where this is going...

16. How can you prac1ce?

17. Loud reading in different
voices is great training.

18. Listening to audio books is
great training.

19. Listening to yourself is very
good training.
hHp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

20. Powerpoint Karaoke is a
good idea.
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21. Lightning talks are a great
idea.
5 × 5 × 5

22. Get inspired by great
examples.

23. hHp://www.ted.com/

24. hHp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OHVGgk1Qg0

25. Things you should avoid at
all costs.
1) Imita1on.
2) Reading your slides.
3) Forgedng the story.
4) Blinging it up.

26. One last quick 1p about
overcoming the fear of a
large audience.

27. The audience is as afraid of
you as you are of them.
The difference is how they
deal with it.

28. Instead of seeing a crowd
or a sea of faces, pick a
new person to talk to with
every part of your story.

29. hHp://developer‐evangelism.com/

30. Chris1an Heilmann
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Thanks!
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