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Preparing for Your AU Session

Robert Green, Robert Green Consulting

Michelle Rasmussen, ASCENT Author

Join the conversation #AU2017Join the conversation #AU2017

Autodesk University Speaker Readiness Series

Adam SopkoAutodesk University Content and Community Strategy

Join the conversation #AU2017Join the conversation #AU2017

Autodesk University Speaker Readiness Series

Matt MurphySenior Director Product Strategy – 4D TechnologiesAutodesk University Advisory Council – Mentorship Chair

Improve the AU Experience

Initiative of the AU Advisory Council and AU Speaker Team

Your first AU!

Plus Mentorship

Slack Channels – Questions and Conversation

1-on-1 Mentorship – Milestones with Critique

Goals of Speaker Readiness

Speaking at AU is Challenging

But you can do it!

Our goals today

To share our combined 35 years of AU presentation experience with you.

To help you plan your presentation.

To help you leverage resources.

To help you understand how to present to AU audiences.

To boost your confidence so you’ll kill it at AU 2017!

Michelle Rasmussen

Robert Green

Basic Steps

Q. How do I get started?

A. By scripting out your story!

The Approach

Diagnostic questions to ask

What confused me when I learned this topic (mind mapping)?

What’s the easiest way to relate this to an individual via tutoring?

What data set will I need to support my presentation?

How can I best break a complex topic into digestible chunks?

“Proper prior planning prevents poor performance!” – Walter Davis

Now build your list

What confused you is your list of teaching points.

The way you’d tutor an individual is your teaching sequence.

The files you’d need to tutor effectively becomes your data set.

5 to 10 minute chunks are easiest to absorb (and give you escape points in case of presentation errors).

Time to do the research

Now that you know how you’ll explain your topic with simplicity its time to do the research on your course materials.

Get ready to channel your inner Einstein.

Q. Where do I find my resources?

A. From a variety of places – let’s see a few.

Resources

Background Research

General Sources

Help

AUGI

Autodesk Community

Blogs

YouTube

Co-workers

https://www.autodesk.com/community/infraworks-360/social-hub

Mind Mapping

Xmind is Free Mind Mapping Software

Use for Brainstorming

Course Description

Objectives

Add questions

Move things around as needed

Export Outline

Michelle’s ES125062 - Designing the Smart Way... Fun, Fast, and Easy With InfraWorks! Mind Map

Develop and Narrow Your Topic

Analyze your audience

AUGI

Autodesk Forums/Communities

Other User Groups

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?4465-Getting-the-most-relevant-answers-to-your-question

Write a Script

Reduce rework

Use Word to record

MLA or APA

Quotes

Dataset

Autodesk® InfraWorks® 2017 (R1) & Autodesk® InfraWorks® 360 Fundamentals (Video-Enhanced) an ASCENT book

Think Ahead

Expand/Revise your working Mind Map

Look for additional information as needed

Set your timeline

Michelle’s ES125062 - Designing the Smart Way... Fun, Fast, and Easy With InfraWorks! Mind Map

Q. How does my speaking style change my presentation?

A. It changes how you organize your slides and data!

Leverage Your Delivery Style

Tips for Speaking Styles The walker: Use simple graphics or

recorded demo videos so to interact more and sit less.

The sitter: Interrupt your demo with catchy graphics to break monotony (and stand up as you do so!)

The Shy Boy/Girl: Have a splashy graphic every so often to pump you up!

The Monotone: Inject excitement by sharing concepts you have a passion for.

Q. How can I plan to be dazzling at AU?

A. By following some simple Do and Don’t tips.

General Presentation Tips

Do’s and Don’ts: What To Do Do plan to be yourself!

Do plan to share your knowledge as a peer - not as a know it all.

Do use stories and share experiences – especially if humorous.

Do build your scripts and rehearse keeping these tips in mind.

Do’s and Don’ts: What Not To Do Don’t plan a boring tech talk.

Don’t forget real world context.

Don’t pontificate!

Don’t forget that you’re the MC, the DJ, the entertainer at AU.

Great Presentations Don’t Just Happen Great sequencing yields a better talk

with natural flow.

Using your natural style will relax you.

Sharing – as a peer – will connect you to your audience.

The more you think about your presentation and talk through it the better you’ll do.

Wrap Up

Do your research

Develop your topic and flow

Write a script

Think it through

Embrace your speaking style

Repeat until optimized

Q&A

Preparing Your Session – Aug 2nd

Robert Green Michelle Rasmussen

Creating Your Handout – Sept 6th

Matt Murphy David Cohn

Presentation Skills – Oct 3rd

J.C. Malitzke Jeanne Aarhus

Speaker Readiness for Development Webinars

Industry Talks – Aug 28th

Rick Feineis Ramy Hanna

Instructional Demo – Aug 29th

Matt Dillon Paul Munford

Panel – Sept 1st

Jim Balding Rick Ellis

Hands-on Lab – Sept 7th

J.C. Malitzke David Butts

Speaker Readiness for Session Type Webinars

General Design Craig Black Tracy Chadwick

Building Construction Shaun Bryant Donnia Tabor-Hanson

Manufacturing Thom Tremblay James O’Flaherty

Civil Infrastructure KaDe King Shawn Herring

Design Visualization Steve Schain Glen Whelden

Speaker Readiness – Slack

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