Juliette/SF

From the excellent introduction by Karl Fogel to Version Control with Subversion:
No one ever called the tech support line and asked, “How can we maximize productivity?”. Rather, people asked highly specific questions, like, “How can we change the calendaring system to send reminders two days in advance instead of one?” and so on. But it’s […]

Have a slide deck that is too long for your allotted time
Use bad fonts with drop shadows
Use funny voices and occasionally sing
Frantically wave your hands around
Be sure to never credit your sources
Talk a lot about your credentials
Use only really obscure examples of whatever you’re talking about
Avoid eye contact with the audience
Bring up lots of anecdotes […]