Request to PDC presenters

    • Time your slides - I have seen presentations where the presenter takes a lot of time in the first half and then rushes through the second half because of time constraints. The most important stuff is generally in the second half of the presentation.
    • Consider using the VS.NET snippet feature instead of typing code (based on the context).
    • Consider telling the audience to ask their questions at the end of the presentation.
    • View your presentation on a big screen. You could come to the room the day before and view the presentation - this way you can adjust screen resolution, slide font size, visual studio font size etc.  Quickly run through the demos if any. Have your buddy at the back of the room make sure that he read clearly. Try to avoid adjustments of this kind during the presentation - makes you look unprofessional!
    • If a member from the audience asks a question, please repeat the question for us to hear! If you want a one on one conversation, take it offline.
    • (To the PDC organizers) Please include the QA session in the PDC DVD - don't cut it out. The same applies to the TechEd DVD.

 

PS: I personally think that MS Comic Sans makes presentations look ugly.

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