Stuck in traffic on my way to #chaosconf, so I'll post a thread on Apple Keynote tips that are New To Me, so that others might benefit.
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I present from an iPad--that's not a thread, that's a blog post:https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/8-things-ive-learned-using-an-ipad-for-presentations/ …
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So let's say you slap an image into Keynote. DAMMIT, that's not a transparent background. Crap. What do you do? Meet "Instant Alpha." Click that button, drag on the background portion, and it's removed from the image intelligently. I'm legit mad I only discovered it this year.
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Want to customize your presenter display in Keynote for iPad? Hit "Rehearse slideshow." It lets you set it up the way you want.
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Put your Twitter handle on every slide. I can't stress this enough. You want credit for your work. If I'm still getting set up during your intro, I won't know what your twitter handle is so I can't tag you in livetweets!
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Duplicate your first slide. You can test your remote that way as you're preparing to start without changing the view for the audience / spoiling the next slide.
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I guess this has become less Keynote specific. Speaking tips it is!
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Unless you're
@fakeoraclelarry, nobody watches your talk hoping you'll screw up, trip, fall off the stage, and hurt yourself. People want to see you succeed, and they want to hear your story.1 reply 4 retweets 21 likesShow this thread -
Don't start your talk with an apology. "Sorry, this talk is kinda crap." "I'm new at this." "I threw this together on the plane here." Spare us all. Please.
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I know someone that does this
and I feel like it's a perfectionism defense mechanism. If you didn't put your all into it then it's not a measurement of your self-worth right
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