Speaking and writing Tips
Tips from best speakers around
[] Know your audience
[] Action/movement
[] Vernacular
[] Links
[] Simple charts
[] Twitter every page
[] Font size
[] 2 minutes screen cast
[] What's in it for me
[] Practice 3 times
[] Theme/Fonts
[] Post slides ASAP
[] Caption screen cast
[] 3 bullet Max
[] No slang
[] Retweet comments
[] Take pictures
[] Silence your phone
[] Define terms
[] Ask questions
[] Tell a story
[] No walls of text
[] GitHub repos
[] Verify references
[] Smile
[] Don't take questions
[] Hallway track
[] Avoid haters
[] Thank organizers
[] Be your emotion
A tutorials
- is learning oriented
- allows the newcomer to get started
- is a lesson
- Analogy: teaching a child how to cook
A how-to guides
- is goal-oriented
- shows how to solve a specific problem
- is a series of steps
- Analogy: a recipe in cookery book
An explanation
- is understanding-oriented
- explains
- provides background and context
- Analogy: an article on culinary social history
A reference guide:
- is information-oriented
- describes the machinery
- is accurate and complete
- Analogy: a reference encyclopaedia article
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