Nerd Presentations are Boring

NERD presentations

are boring

How to invigorate nerdy presentation performance By: Ah’livia

WHO

AUDIENCE

SPEECH

ACCENTS

COPY

NOTES

CLEAN

STYLE * Click links to go directly to topic

WHO

a boring techie, academic, scientist, or inventor

AUDIENCE

Audience = humans ≠ techie robots

Limit the techie jargon

SPEECH

Eliminate monotone

speech

Incorporate vibrant speech

ACCENTS

Accents lower

presentation appreciation

Clear speech

promotes followers

COPY

BEST presentation coach is TV!?

Copy how TV characters speak

NOTES

Don’t read your notes verbatim

Look up & speak to the

audience

CLEAN

Clean up confusing cluttered graphs & charts

Use fresh clear infographics illustrating ONE point

STYLE

conservative, quality, updated

medium blue, gray, black, white* * very powerful for women

urban, city

innovative, informal, on the go

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DESCRIPTION CITE

1 Eyeglasses http://petermurray.info/images/nerd-glasses.jpg

1 ESRB

Rating

*(nerd)

edited by

Ah’livia

http://www.ironpaper.com/current/wp-

content/uploads/2009/09/esrb_videogame_rating.jpg

2 Clock http://onefuriousllama.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/geek-clock.jpg

3 Dog on bed http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3586472444_92c16501a0.jpg

4 Three

snouts

http://www.impactlab.net/2009/10/18/top-10-photos-of-the-week-98/

5 Robot face http://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/07/Circuit-Board-Robot-1-

537x402.jpg

6 Book with

cutouts

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.urlesque.com/media/2010/10/omglolbook.jpg

7 Dog open

mouth

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2389/1760346696_f1745dbbf2_z.jpg

8 Black and

white man &

speaker

http://www.privateline.com/TelephoneHistory/speech.jpg

9 Color of

sound

http://www.freedesign4.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/free-soundwave-notes-

vector.jpg

10 Dog with

upward ears

http://mymarriageworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dog_ears.jpg

11

Microphone

& Globe

http://static-www.icr.org/i/microphone_globe.jpg

12 Suit &

callout, and

Twitter bird

http://achievedstrategies.com/blog/wp-

content/uploads/2010/05/business_speechMedium.jpg

http://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/Birdies_by_arrioch/png%20512/twitter

%20follow%20me.png

DESCRIPTION CITE

13 Twin dogs http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/jzPDnoq3iBQ/New+Year+Dog+Party+Fashion+Show/

RB4utPeICI-

14 TV on wall http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/realestate/15post.html?_r=1

15 TV and

chalkboard

http://ticktocklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tv.gif

http://www.whiteboardmanufacturer.com/photo/58/Dry-Erase-Green-

Chalkboard.jpg

16 Dog with

pencil in

mouth

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwlnvFSHc1qzqh3y.jpg

17 iPad http://lesposen.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/doceri_stylus_050511.jpg

18 Mic in

front of

audience

http://thesmallbusinesstranscriptionist.com/wp-

content/uploads/2010/06/microphone-on-stage-at-seminar.jpg

19 Dog head

in trash can

http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/art

icles/health_tools/mistakes_pet_owners_make_slideshow/getty_rm_photo_of

_dog_eating_trash.jpg

20 Confusing

infograph

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3S8zqPnj4/TUQHHOWf7JI/AAAAAAAATzk/zFADkTZG-

IA/s1600/starbucks.jpg

21

McDonald’s

sad meal

Quote on sad

meal

http://www.plasticless.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/happy-meal.JPG

http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/inspiration/cool-infographics/

22 Dog with

sunglasses

http://www.wallpaperhere.com/thumbnails/detail/20110707/4e155ecdd26ee.jpg

23 Shirt with

ties

Attire

descriptions

http://shop.herringbone.com/SiteContent/CMS/Articles/Professional_presentation_m

akes_a_strong_corporate_impression.jpg

http://www.selfesteem.org/menu/curriculum/presentation/wardrobe-wear.htm

DESCRIPTION CITE

24 Jeans with

keyboard

http://sharefashions.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Fashion-2012-Beauty-and-

the-Geek-Jeans.jpg

25 Cardboard

robots and

laptop

http://s2.favim.com/orig/37/cardboard-robots-computer-cute-macbook-

photography-Favim.com-299133.jpg

26 Relaxing

robot

http://www.webtechwise.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/wordpress-and-

robots.jpg

Ah’livia

Original story & concept by:

27 Group

presentation

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q27yW593pZ0/TudHKe0p-

8I/AAAAAAAAAkA/gOV4naxJfMI/s1600/p3.jpg

26 Reading

icon

http://images.all-free-

download.com/images/graphiclarge/person_reading_book_clip_art_16909.jpg