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• Giving a talk is like ...

• Know your audience

• Start with message audience will receive

• Prepare a topic tree

• Know common mistakes

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Giving a talk is like:

program design, paper writing, teaching.

(you already “know”, but need skills)

Know your audience:

persuade them

Start with messages:

plan backward from them (not forward from you)

Prepare a topic tree: revise:

prune, tune and time

Know common mistakes:

avoid them, finish with a flourish not a gasp