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-====== Checklist for Presentation Speakers ======
-.  Be knowledgeable about the subject you are speaking on.
-        Be comfortable talking about it
-        Be prepared to answer tough questions.
-        People may challenge you on technical details.
-.  Know your audience.
-        The topic should be relevant to a technical audience.
-        The audience expects a technical presentation, not a sales pitch.
-        Audience members vary from hobbyists to professionals.
-                Some will be new to UNIX and your topic.
-                Some may be experts and know more than you do.
-.  Figure out what you want to talk about.
-        Come up with a high-level outline, about 4 to 6 bullet points.
-.  Submit the presentation title, an abstract, and a bio promptly.
-        This info is needed about 2 months before your presentation.
-                So we can get it into the print media and newsletter.
-        The abstract briefly says what you will talk about.
-                A paragraph to introduce the topic.
-                Some bullet points of what will be covered.
-                Why the topic is relevant.
-        Your bio should tell a little about who you are.
-                How do you know about and/or use what you are presenting?
-                Where do you work, what do you do there? Previous jobs?
-                Where did you go to school?
-                How do you use UNIX, Linux, Open Source, etc.?
-        The MC may use parts of your bio to introduce you.
-        Email: presentations AT sluug.org, editor AT sluug.org
-.  Keep in touch with your contact(s).
-        They can help you develop your presentation.
-        They can make arrangements to get equipment.
-        Let them know of your progress and any problems.
-        Have them review the presentation if possible.
-.  Arrange to make sure you will have the equipment you need.
-        We may or may not have access to a VGA projector - please ask.
-        Bring a power strip.
-        External mouse and keyboard are handy if you use a notebook.
-.  Prepare your presentation.
-        Structured presentations are preferred, but not required.
-        Slide presentations with bullet-points work very well.
-                Figure on about 5 minutes per slide.
-                Content is more important than appearance.
-                        But use some nice (simple) colors and fonts.
-                Can use overhead projector or LCD projector.
-        Demoing how to use an application can also work well.
-                Show relevant real-world usage.
-                Don't dwell on minutiae - concentrate on the big picture.
-                Have a good plan of what you are going to show.
-.  Test in the same environment you will have at the presentation.
-        Make sure you undo the effects of any practice runs.
-        Test with the same versions that you will demo.
-        Disconnect any network connections when testing.
-                You probably won't have any network at the presentation.
-.  Arrive early enough to set up and test any equipment.
-        UNIX (Wednesday) meetings start at 6:30 pm.
-                Arrive before 6:15 for tutorial, 6:50 for presentation.
-                Tutorial runs from 6:30 to 7:00.
-                Presentation runs from about 7:30 to 8:45.
-        Linux (Thursday) meetings start at 7:00 pm.
-                Arrive before 6:50.
-                Presentation runs from about 7:30 to 8:45.
-        Be sure you know how to get to the venue.
-                UNIX meeting: http://www.sluug.org/info/map_sunnen.html
-                Linux meeting: http://www.stllinux.org/directions/
-. Be prepared for equipment failures -- they can and do happen.
-        Live demos are good, but are more prone to these problems.
-. Hand-outs of the presentation and other resources can be useful.
-        Make sure you have enough for the entire audience.
-                Attendance usually varies from about 30 to 70.
-        Multiple hand-outs can be bad.
-                Flipping between 2 hand-outs gets confusing.
-        Order the hand-out to flow with your presentation.
-. Don't be nervous.
-        The best cure for nervousness is to be prepared.
-                Practice the presentation.
-                Be confident that you know what you're talking about.
-        Bring a bottle of water to drink to cure dry mouth.
-        Remember that the audience members are interested in what you say.
-                They are just technical people like yourself.
-. Introduce yourself at the beginning of the presentation.
-        Tell where you work and what you do.
-        List your relevant experience.
-. Stay focused on the topic.
-        Don't go off on long detours or tangents.
-. Accept and encourage questions and comments during the presentation.
-        Be prepared for tough or off-the-wall questions.
-        Don't be afraid to admit that you don't know an answer.
-                Ask if other audience members might know the answer.
-. Be prepared to shorten (or lengthen) the presentation.
-        Put some optional stuff at the end.
-. Credit sources of information used in creating your presentation.
-        URLs, books, magazine articles.
-        Great for inclusion in hand-outs.
-. Be prepared to stay afterward to answer more questions.
-        Some people prefer to ask their questions one-on-one.
-        There is usually an unofficial social event after the meeting.
-. If possible, submit your presentation to put on our web site.
-        Submit HTML and native format if possible. (Any format is OK.)
-        Email: presentations AT sluug.org, web AT sluug.org

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