Presenting Technical Information with Stories
31mBeginner2019-11-06
Authors

Poornima Vijayashanker
Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur, Engineer

Karen Catlin
Leadership Coach, Speaker, Author, Advocate for Inclusive Workplaces
Course details
Technical information can be dry and hard to understand. But that doesn’t mean your presentation has to be. Storytelling can transform technical talks into dynamic and energizing presentations. In this course, you can learn the top reasons why audiences tune out and discover techniques to make your complex material more memorable and engaging. Instructors Poornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin share how to improve your public speaking skills and use storytelling to increase engagement and retention. They show how to identify a story to use, build credibility with your story, and test it to make sure it will engage your audience. The course is filled with real-world examples that show how these lessons impact actual audiences.
Skills covered
PresentationsBusiness Software and ToolsOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Storytelling for technical presentations
1. Hook Your Audience
- 02 - Start your technical talk with a story
- 03 - Build credibility with a story
2. Find Your Story
- 04 - Share a personal story
- 05 - Craft a hypothetical story
- 06 - Uncover the story behind the data
3. Improve Your Story
- 07 - Test your story
- 08 - Weave your story throughout your talk
- 09 - Edit your story
- 10 - How stories engage technical audiences
Conclusion
- 11 - Moving forward with stories
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