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3 Tips You Can Learn from Garr Reynolds’ Presentation Style
I love listening to Garr present. When he was here for Presentation//Reboot, he had me cackling in the back of the room each time he spoke. He has a magical style of presenting; it’s a wonderful blend of wisdom, philosophy, authenticity and wit.
Last week my team was at The Citrix Synergy event and Garr was the keynote speaker on opening day. He did a great job connecting to the audience and leaving an impact.
Here are some tips of what you can learn from his natural delivery style:
Customize your content to the audience
This is one of the first times I’ve watched a presentation on the web and could actually sense the audience’s engagement. Garr is great at customizing his content for every audience. Even during the seminars here at the shop, each day was a little bit different based on who was in the audience and what he knew about them.
Use your slides as humorous punctuation
One of Garr’s strengths is his use of slides as humorous punctuation. It works well because his delivery is fluid and the images are memorable because the way he delivers them creates an element of surprise. Have you ever met a couple who can complete each others sentences and leave a stronger impression on you than either one would have alone? That’s the type of relationship Garr has with his slides. He actually banters with his slides–they make a great couple.
Leave the audience feeling smarter
Garr’s content is insightful and applicable. After hearing him speak, you feel as though you’ve been infused with a bit of philosophy and history, while at the same time he’s effectively persuaded you to simplify and clarify your communications. His beliefs on simplicity seep in while you’re being entertained and intellectually stimulated.
Back to TopTopic: Delivery, Event, Message, Strategy, Video
Tags: citrix synergy, garr reynolds
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hey, chris!
thanks for the kind words!
e-mail me directly & we can talk about getting some books for ya.
paula@duarte.com
I can see why Mr. Garr is one of the top presenters of this era. Since I have read his book, the ideas he presented were not new to me, yet it is one thing to read them and another to see Mr. Garr presenting them. Great.
Thank you for mentioning Garr in your post. I work for Peachpit Press and thought you and your readers might be interested in knowing that he just released his first online streaming video, Presentation Zen: The Video, where he expands on the ideas presented in his book and blog. More info can be found here: http://www.peachpit.com/zenvideo
Hi Paula,
Have been teaching Presentation Zen and Slide:ology – fabulous material. I am one of the convener’s for Presentation Camp Boston – have sent details via email. Hope you are able to donate some books to us as well. Also happy to sell them too.
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chris kluis
May 11th, 2009
11:24 am
I’m doing a presentation at http://www.barcamptampabay.ning.com on presentation design and have been very much influenced by you and Mr. Reynolds. I was wondering if you would be willing to donate 10-20 books to give out at the talk.
Thank you for the great inspiration.