irl: how geeks undermine their presentations & conversations with body language
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Watching my peers and staff speak and work with clients for many years, I have realized that many geeks are uncomfortable interacting IRL. But, you don’t have to be. There are some simple physical tricks to keeping an audience (of 1 or 1k) engaged and not undermining your skills and yourself. I’m going to talk about positioning of the body, head and hands in relation to the people you’re interacting with, in relation to the room, and in relation to yourself. I’ll outline some best practices, some behaviors to watch for in you, and even some things that you can watch for in other people.TRANSCRIPT
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IRL
(how geeks undermine their presenta6ons and conversa6ons with body language)
sarah novotny – [email protected] evangelist open databases
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not talking about
preparation subject area slides (much)
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① the audience ② you ③ panache ④ posi6ons of power
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① the audience
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what about trolls?
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the audience
to wants
succeed
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wants to
learn
the audience
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① the audience
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② you
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③ panache
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still geek, just a bit more polish
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No more
by
powerpoint
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post perfect
society
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be
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② you
be
(only, bigger)
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④ posi6ons of power
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what’s wrong with this picture?
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why don’t i trust her expertise?
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what does his body say?