Practicing for a 45 minute talk takes a long time!
Posted on April 15, 2010 at 10:15 PM in (176) Comments
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Or close to it. If you’re rehearsing your talk while eating a cheese plate and watching the Phillies game, then it can take 2 hours. Or if your rehearsal is mixed with well-thought out feedback and thoughtful debate from your awesome coworker, one Mr. Mark Huot, then it takes closer to an hour and 15.
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I find that when I’m prepping for a presentation there are two ways to go about it… okay, three.
First way, the “memorized on time” method where I have a set script and time index for certain points (paragraphs). Works well but can be rather ridged.
The second, “speak (fly) by the seat of your pants” method where I use points, bullets or outline and then just “wing” it though the presentation. Works—not so good. (_)
The third and the method I use now is the “Christmas Time” method. This is where I create a script with time index on the left side bar and then I color code things that need to be stated (red) or that can be skipped (green). I like this best as it allows me to keep a timer (iPhone) going while I’m speaking and I can shift the meter of the conversation, interject, expound on a topic, interact with audience or other levels of speaker interaction that are necessary.
How do you do it? Which method do you use? Will you try the Christmas Time method? (_)
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