You'll often have to cover a lot of technical information in these presentations
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:54 am
For those of you that fall into the 'scientific/factual' group above, taking in this information is a walk in the park. For the rest of us, it can be a bit of mission. Take time to put your tech stuff in a format that works for all - use big, clear diagrams and, if possible, illustrate each key point you make. SEOmoz is actually a great source of examples for this.
How often does Rand use some kind of diagram or c guatemala phone number database hart in his Whiteboard Fridays? And who will ever forget Googlebot? It's also important to use specific examples in these kind of tech/jargon-heavy presentations. For example, if you can show your audience a real life example of link building in action, they're much more likely to believe you and recall what they've learnt once the session is over. In the same way, you should offer further resources for those skeptical audience members in group 4; give them something to go away and think about.
Lastly, this isn't about presentation skills... but while I'm here, don't forget to make the most out your presentation: do a follow up blog post about it and link to your slides; make sure you blog about anything new that was thrown up in the presentation and, if possible, contact anyone that spoke to you about your session. There have been a few mentions on SEOmoz regarding online reputation management and public relations. Rand discussed how to remove a page from Google and RZ Awhyles brought up the simple fact that sometimes, you just need to apologize directly.
How often does Rand use some kind of diagram or c guatemala phone number database hart in his Whiteboard Fridays? And who will ever forget Googlebot? It's also important to use specific examples in these kind of tech/jargon-heavy presentations. For example, if you can show your audience a real life example of link building in action, they're much more likely to believe you and recall what they've learnt once the session is over. In the same way, you should offer further resources for those skeptical audience members in group 4; give them something to go away and think about.
Lastly, this isn't about presentation skills... but while I'm here, don't forget to make the most out your presentation: do a follow up blog post about it and link to your slides; make sure you blog about anything new that was thrown up in the presentation and, if possible, contact anyone that spoke to you about your session. There have been a few mentions on SEOmoz regarding online reputation management and public relations. Rand discussed how to remove a page from Google and RZ Awhyles brought up the simple fact that sometimes, you just need to apologize directly.