P1B2-PublicSpeaking.qmd

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What is normal  
- UNIDIRECTIONAL: We minimize how much we control the audience. Raise your hands...
- Narrative: Conflicto, Sorpresa, Preciso (don't be the boring kind)
- Pit of snakes & drawing/practice comic. "you are born with this talents..."
- Jitters, doubts, nervousness. Afraid: sign of a healthy brain.
- Empathy: audience roots for you!
- Emergences: your reaction will be mirrored by the audience. If you keep your cool, people will too.
- Public speaking is different from speaking, just as karaoking is different from sining on the shower. 
- PSp: Willingness to stand out. 
- It's never as bad as you , and never as good as you dream. But it's unpredictable.
- Effective Storytelling >> Easier to remember (speaker and audience), more engaging, more fun, it's deliveratedly created. It's an act!

- Congrats! Huge step towards improving.
- Skill to be improved.
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- Presentation is communication
- Humans: biological computers

TO DO:
- Expand content on regular public speaking notes (common advice)  

Storytelling tips/tricks help a long way. Life is boring without emotions.
When no emotion is given, BOREDOM is the emotion.

REGULAR TIPS:
- It's never about you. You are never the protagonist on other peoples' life.
- Always have a structure to guide you - allow for surprises, but don't break the structure. As simple as Jobs 3 examples.
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## Public speaking 
### is very different from regular speaking

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- Unidirectional
- One versus all
- Hierarchical
- Time debt
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## Is it worth it?

- Share your work/knowledge
- Network with peers
- Learn new things
- Stand out

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and the most important to me, to **defeat procastination**!
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#### Some notes on public speaking

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Having fears/doubts is sign of a healthy brain
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You never stop having fears, but you learn to control/ignore them.  

Same as you do with riding a rollercoaster.

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#### Some notes on public speaking

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People's reactions are easy to predict.
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#### Some notes on public speaking

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In case of emergency, your reaction will be mirrored by the audience.
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*I hope you laught with this joke.   
If not, I'll just continue with the rest of the talk pretending nothing happened.*

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Exercise:

- If your name starts with a vowel, raise your left hand.
- If your name ends in a vowel, raise your right hand.

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#### Some notes on public speaking

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As a speaker you **command** the room!  
Make use of this new power!
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#### Some notes on public speaking

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Most people have empathy and want you to succeed.
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#### Some notes on public speaking

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Humor is great tool to sync a room.
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Humor works better when is not expected.
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#### Some notes on public speaking

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We are only as good as our communication skills. 
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You are perceived as the multiplication of "how good you are" by "how good you communicate".  
Communication skills end up being the "great filter" for engineers, scientists, and programmers.

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#### Some notes on public speaking

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Formula to be memorable: simplicity meets excentricity.  

Use as little colors and text as possible, but make it unique.
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What's more memorable: left or right?

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## Side note: Own your weird

Book Rec #1: **Own your weird**, by Jason Zook.

Don't be like everybody else: leave a mark.  
Use your preferred colors.  
Put as many dinosaurs on the background as you want.

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#### Some notes on public speaking

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Never have more slides than the number of minutes you have to speak.
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#### Some notes on public speaking

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Know yourself!  
What happens to you before/during/after the talk?
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**Quick Q&A** 

What do you think?  
Is there any advice you would like to share & add to the list?

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## Presentation is communication

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##### Presentation is communication: The message

Message should be tailored from [**a specific speaker**]{.fragment} [to **the specific audience**.]{.fragment}

[Data Storytelling helps selecting the best **content** and **format** to make the message clear and engaging.]{.fragment}

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##### Presentation is communication: A human speaker

*Humans: old hardware running updated and very demanding software*

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Good news:

- Presenting is a skill that can be learned.
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Bad news:  

- Being nervous while presenting: part of a healthy brain.
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##### Presentation is communication: Human audience

*Humans: old hardware running updated and very demanding software*

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Good news (for the presenter):

- Audience wants you to succeed.
- Brains are easy to hack.
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Bad news (for the presenter):  

- Audience is easily distracted.
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##### Presentation is communication

There's more than just content: Non-verbal communication

{{< video https://www.youtube.com/embed/8S0FDjFBj8o width="600px" height="400px" >}}

How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk | Will Stephen | TEDxNewYork

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##### Confession

Non-verbal communication is my weak point.  

When I ask for feedback, I get the following:

- You should vary the pace
- You should vary the volume

I'm working on it!

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#### Last one:

### Be honest and vulnerable
### but never undermine yourself or your work!