Comments on: Video Pitfalls in Presentations http://www.tjwalker.com/2008/01/31/video-pitfalls-in-presentations/ Speaking Excellence with TJ Walker Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Terry http://www.tjwalker.com/2008/01/31/video-pitfalls-in-presentations/#comment-45 Terry Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:07:51 +0000 http://www.tjwalker.com/blog/2008/01/31/video-pitfalls-in-presentations/#comment-45 My old boss always instilled in me - First "rehearse, rehearse, rehearse". And second "know your equipment". It works for me, I have never had a problem, and I have won prizes for my presentations! Regards Terry My old boss always instilled in me - First “rehearse, rehearse, rehearse”. And second “know your equipment”. It works
for me, I have never had a problem, and I have won prizes for my presentations! Regards Terry

]]> By: Jason Peck http://www.tjwalker.com/2008/01/31/video-pitfalls-in-presentations/#comment-35 Jason Peck Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:07:29 +0000 http://www.tjwalker.com/blog/2008/01/31/video-pitfalls-in-presentations/#comment-35 Hi T.J. Interesting post. It's actually quite surprising that this has happened to a lot of speakers, especially at a Web 2.0 conference. You're absolutely right about the rehearsal, but still a lot of speakers (and comedians) don't go over what they're going to do. It was ingrained in me from my years as a professional actor, so I'm really grateful for that. As a result i carried it over into when I did stand-up and now that I'm a speaker. A lot of presenters are using video in their presentations these days because of the overuse of PowerPoint and I've also noticed in the public speaking blogosphere that there's a been a lot of Power Point bashing going on. But I wonder if a possible solution might be to have a PowerPoint version as a back-up? Although, that may be a lot of extra work. Hmmm... What seems to happen though is that a lot of presenters don't seem to know the story or their presentation. Many just read off their presentation from their OHP or PowerPoint slides. That's not presenting or speaking. That's sight-reading. I think a lot of people could benefit from structuring the presentation in a different way that doesn't rely on the use of technology but is simply enhanced by it. So if they experience a technology breakdown, they can simply close their laptop and carry on. I'm sure you'll probably agree with me on this point. Cheers, Jason Hi T.J.

Interesting post. It’s actually quite surprising that this has happened to a lot of speakers, especially at a Web 2.0 conference. You’re absolutely right about the rehearsal, but still a lot of speakers (and comedians) don’t go over what they’re going to do. It was ingrained in me from my years as a professional actor, so I’m really grateful for that. As a result i carried it over into when I did stand-up and now that I’m a speaker.

A lot of presenters are using video in their presentations these days because of the overuse of PowerPoint and I’ve also noticed in the public speaking blogosphere that there’s a been a lot of Power Point bashing going on. But I wonder if a possible solution might be to have a PowerPoint version as a back-up? Although, that may be a lot of extra work. Hmmm…

What seems to happen though is that a lot of presenters don’t seem to know the story or their presentation. Many just read off their presentation from their OHP or PowerPoint slides. That’s not presenting or speaking. That’s sight-reading. I think a lot of people could benefit from structuring the presentation in a different way that doesn’t rely on the use of technology but is simply enhanced by it. So if they experience a technology breakdown, they can simply close their laptop and carry on.

I’m sure you’ll probably agree with me on this point.

Cheers,
Jason

]]> By: Jeremy Jacobs http://www.tjwalker.com/2008/01/31/video-pitfalls-in-presentations/#comment-33 Jeremy Jacobs Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:20:14 +0000 http://www.tjwalker.com/blog/2008/01/31/video-pitfalls-in-presentations/#comment-33 ....and never, never say sorry ….and never, never say sorry

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