Better Presentation Tips

Kathey Sierra has posted an article on how to start a presentation, book, article… and as usual it’s worth reading. A few hilights are:

You should not:

  • Start at the beginning
  • Tell, show instead
  • Start with history
  • Start with pre-requisites

You should:

  • Begin with a question
  • Be provocative
  • Evoke empathy
  • Do something surprising
  • Start with something funny
  • Start with a dramatic key event or turning point
  • Have some mystery, suspense or intrigue