gonna give my first talk next week, what should i do to make it go smoothly? wrong answers only
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"everyone line yourselves up in order from most sympathetic to hitler to least sympathetic to hitler"
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A talk is a dialogue with the inner voice of the audience. Short pauses are important for this reason!
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Beta blockers eliminate fear driven adrenaline and make you seem poised and copacetic.
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people listen to podcasts at 3x speed for a reason: it is boring to listen to people talk at normal slow human talking pace. respect your audiences' time. practice until you can deliver your talk at 350wpm minimum, ideally 500.
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Prep the big concepts but don’t memorize
Use slides for humor and for structure
Watch the talk before yours to remind yourself how boring most talks are, it’ll give you confidence
1-2 shots 15 min before going on
Be your silly self on stage and people will be delighted
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Why do a talk when you can do a yell? Yelling your talk would make you more memorable to the audience, increase your stage presence, and establish dominance over the room as a whole.
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Gesticulate wildly with a gun in your hand so they know you're hanging onto sanity by a thread.
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