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Talk about stuff you know are care about
Tell a story
Don't search for topics, select them
Less decoration, more focus
Manage their questions
Animate code demos
Harness your anxiety
Tell a story
Story is the oldest tool for dealing with lack of memory.
A story has flow to assist memorisation
Hierarchy - to assist comprehension and recollection. Break things down.
Historical narrative of something is a ready made story Process storyline - what were the steps we took to build something Anecdotal examples. This is what happened when I went to build X
Since you were a child you have been training yourself to understand stories.
Don't search for topics, select them
Don't ask "what should I say?" -- this is, what are the important things I can recall with mental effort, won't give us the best results.
Ask - what could I say -- what would I recognise if I saw it in front of me.
Dump your entire knowledge of the subject in any order. To analyse, don't prioritise. Just write. -- pick out the 5 main points, find a story to connect those points -- if something doesn't connect, replace it -- put each bit under those points -- drop anything that doesn't fit under a point