I was asked to give a 30 minute high level talk on being a technical presenter in the .NET community for the first Presenter Mentor (http://presentermentor.org) meeting in Dallas. This was a lot of fun, I'm looking forward to seeing this group grow! Although I was speaking to a .NET centric crowd, the principals and concepts that I went in to briefly should be helpful to anyone thinking about doing a lot of presenting.

1. Becoming a Presenter in the .NET World

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6. Becoming a Presenter in the .NET World

8. So... you think you can present.

9. ?

10. motivation

11. ?

12. what’s your why?

14. it’s good to be the hero

15. Side Note:

16. it’s also challenging

18. and a style

19. a uniqueness

20. presenting is about getting your ideas out there

21. and listening

22. communicators connect

23. connect

24. have a message worth sharing

25. drink deep in your topic

26. find the value

27. Source: Lee Lefever – http://commoncraft.com then share it

37. you are unique

38. just like everyone else

39. “ style” and “techniques” will be different

41. TAKE AWAYS don’t just be a presenter be a communicator it’s takes effort, but it worth it.

42. TAKE AWAYS good presenters speak clearly communicators connect style vs substance – substance wins

43. communicators connect

45. Requires Your Motivation

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