n Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:53 AM, der.hans <
PLUGd@lufthans.com> wrote:
> Am 26. Sep, 2010 schwätzte M Hoy so:
>
> moin moin,
>
>> in the future I am interested in doing presentations. my main motivation
>> is
>> to work on public speaking skills. the only problem is I don't know what
>> you
>> guys/gals might want to hear me talk about and of course I would also need
>> to have sufficient knowledge in that area.
>>
>> so anyway I'll be looking into this more and hopefully I can come up with
>> something I feel I can go over in detail and still be able to answer those
>> questions at the end which can be very unpredictable.
>
> Sometimes the appropriate answer is, "I don't know.". A presenter doesn't
> need to be an expert in the topic. Sure, that helps :), but it's not even
> a loose requirement.
>
> The key is knowing the actual material being presented. Sometimes that
> meanѕ leaving out large components of a tool, but that's fine. Present
> what you know. There is a maximum time for presentations, but not minimum
> time. In fact, short presentations give us the opportunity to cover
> multiple topics and broaden the potential audience.
>
> BTW, I have had multiple presentations with much more knowledgable people
> in the audience. Those who've spoken up have always been helpful and
> improved my presentation. In some cases it was information beyond the
> scope of the presentation, but useful, so I let the audience participation
> run wild. In at least once case it was instant clarification of everything
> I said ( hi Russ :) ), but in the end the audience got a much improved
> presentation and I learned a lot.
>
> As the presenter it's your choice as to whether or not you allow audience
> participation during your presentation. I do and think that's better, but
> there is no obligation for other presenters.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans