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Speaker Guidelines User Friendly v1.0

Speaker Guidelines User Friendly v1.0. Speaker Guidelines. Smile Have fun (the audience will feel if you are having fun and if you are having fun, they will too)

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Speaker Guidelines User Friendly v1.0

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  1. Speaker Guidelines User Friendly v1.0

  2. Speaker Guidelines • Smile • Have fun (the audience will feel if you are having fun and if you are having fun, they will too) • Speak more slowly so that people can understand (important to articulate clearly as English is not people's first language). Remember - "speak slowly" does not mean to draw out your sentences with unnatural pauses. You do want to slow down your normal rhythm, but also give an extra pause at the end of a sentence or complete thought so that the translators (and audience), can catch up. • People who speak slow have a much better chance of having their presentations translated in full. If you speak at anything approaching your normal pace, the translators will probably have to drop at least some of what you say. If it's worth saying, it's worth saying slowly - even though that may feel unnatural.

  3. Speaker Guidelines • "Avoid Americanisms or Canadianisms, or UKisms etc." in print and verbally e.g. "It was a home run” • Keep your vocabulary and sentence structure simple. Use common words to explain yourself (e.g. "it was a big change" instead of "we experienced a paradigm shift") • During workshops or presentations if you need a technical term translated (please let UPA China know) • If you don't understand something that's being said to you during a tutorial, say so - the person can repeat it or get assistance from others (whose English may be better).

  4. Speaker Guidelines • Keep the text on your slides light. If the audience is tempted to read what's on a slide, they'll miss what you're saying; work hard to keep them engaged with YOU. If you'd like to provide text for them to have as a reference later, add it to the comments area of your slides. It will appear in the printout only. • Don't flip away from a slide too fast. Plan your presentation so that people have enough time to absorb what's on the slide AND listen to you. • Project your voice to the back of the room (so that everyone can hear :) • Ask questions to keep the audience engaged (get them involved) • Be patient (it may appear that the audience is quiet and not enjoying the talk, but often its because they are respectful and taking in the knowledge)

  5. Speaker Guidelines – UPA 2008 • Also see: • Guidelines for Effective Presentations (UPA 2008) - http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/conference/2008/for-presenters.htm

  6. Thank You Contributors • Paul Sherman • Gerry Gaffney • Whitney Quesenbery • Robert Barlow-Busch • Daniel Szuc

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