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Some more Presentation Zen

by David Terrar @ 22:55 on February 22, 2006.

There are two good pieces you should read on Garr Reynolds’ Presentation Zen. The first is some excellent advice on how to keep cool when under fire in a presentation. He says:

“Doing our homework and anticipating questions or “push-back” is crucial. But when the unexpected does happen, good general advice is to maintain our cool. Passion and enthusiasm are great, but displaying frustration or anger with an audience member rarely helps the situation; it usually makes things far worse. Keeping our own emotional response in check and displaying as much grace as we can is paramount.”

The article has some great links and suggested reading. The second offers advice on writing for non-writers and discusses proper handouts for presentations - not just the PowerPoint slides printed 6 to a page. Both are well worth adding to your reading list.

Update: I just found this excellent article I missed from back in November 2005 which talks about the Zen aesthetic and contrasts the presentations styles of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs - excellent!
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