irl: how geeks undermine their presentations & conversations with body language

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Watching my peers and staff speak and work with clients for many years, I have realized that many geeks are uncomfortable interacting IRL. But, you don’t have to be. There are some simple physical tricks to keeping an audience (of 1 or 1k) engaged and not undermining your skills and yourself. I’m going to talk about positioning of the body, head and hands in relation to the people you’re interacting with, in relation to the room, and in relation to yourself. I’ll outline some best practices, some behaviors to watch for in you, and even some things that you can watch for in other people.

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IRL  

(how  geeks  undermine  their  presenta6ons  and  conversa6ons  with  body  language)  

   sarah  novotny  –    sarah@bluegecko.net      evangelist  open  databases  

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not talking about

preparation subject area slides (much)

① the  audience  ② you  ③ panache  ④ posi6ons  of  power        

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① the  audience      

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what about trolls?

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the audience

to wants

succeed

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wants to

learn

the audience

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① the  audience      

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②   you  

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③ panache  

still geek, just a bit more polish

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No more

by

powerpoint

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post perfect

society

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be

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②   you  

be

(only, bigger)

④ posi6ons  of  power  

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what’s wrong with this picture?

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why don’t i trust her expertise?

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what does his body say?

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