Comments on: 12 Tips for Being a Valued Speaker https://thomaslarock.com/2013/10/12-tips-valued-speaker/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Wed, 03 Jan 2018 19:28:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: 12 DICAS PARA TORNAR-SE UM ÓTIMO PALESTRANTE | iSQL Server - Marcus Vinícius Bittencourt https://thomaslarock.com/2013/10/12-tips-valued-speaker/#comment-10435 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:27:55 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=10840#comment-10435 […] “12 DICAS PARA TORNAR-SE UM ÓTIMO PALESTRANTE“ […]

]]> By: ThomasLaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2013/10/12-tips-valued-speaker/#comment-9934 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:55:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=10840#comment-9934 In reply to realsqlguy.

THANK YOU!

[Feel better now?]

]]> By: realsqlguy https://thomaslarock.com/2013/10/12-tips-valued-speaker/#comment-9933 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:39:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=10840#comment-9933 In reply to ThomasLaRock.

I compliment a guy on the quality of his post, and this is the thanks I get…

]]> By: ThomasLaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2013/10/12-tips-valued-speaker/#comment-9930 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:51:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=10840#comment-9930 In reply to Nic Neufeld.

Thanks Nic!

]]> By: ThomasLaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2013/10/12-tips-valued-speaker/#comment-9931 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:51:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=10840#comment-9931 In reply to realsqlguy.

Tracy,

Yes, I heard you were funny, but looks aren’t everything.

]]> By: (SFTW) SQL Server Links 18/10/13 • John Sansom https://thomaslarock.com/2013/10/12-tips-valued-speaker/#comment-9897 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:04:25 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=10840#comment-9897 […] 12 Tips for Being a Valued Speaker – Thomas LaRock […]

]]> By: Nic Neufeld https://thomaslarock.com/2013/10/12-tips-valued-speaker/#comment-9892 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:11:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=10840#comment-9892 Good points. The humor thing can work really well for some folks, speaking as a consumer, rather than a producer of this product (presentation). But I think your phrasing is apt; “trying to put humor into your presentation” is often a recipe for failure. If humor is a natural, more spontaneous part of your presentation, that can work, but please, oh, please don’t TRY too hard to wedge it into a presentation. Then it’s just sad and the audience feels awkward (avoids speaker’s eye contact, pity chuckles, stares deeply into phones). But done right, as an extension of the presenter’s personality, a good laugh here and there can make a technical session a bit more engaging and enjoyable. But it should only be seasoning, not the meat…better to underdo it than overdo it. Done right, it adds lightness and a sense of feeling natural and at-ease.

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