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E valium effects ent HOWTOMark F. KomarinskiVA Linux Systems markk@linuxdoc.org Revision History valium effects Revision v0.05 8 Nov 2000 Revised by: mfk First revision. Comments from readers is appreciated. valium effects The purpose of this document is to show you how to create good presentationsfor almost any sort of Linux event.------------------------------------ valium effects ----------------------------------------Table of Contents1. Introduction 1.1. Copyright Information 1.2. Disclaimer 1.3. New Versions 1.4. C valium effects edits 1.5. Feedback 2. Getting Started3. Choosing a topic4. Submitting your topic5. Creating your Presentation6. Giving your presentation1. Intr valium effects ductionWhile many Linux users will give presentations at Linux User Group (LUG)meetings, Expos, and other conferences, not everyone is effective at givi valium effects gpresentations. Much like public speaking, a presenter needs to know how tocommunicate with their audience so that their topic is clear and understoodby valium effects all. Topics that may interest users can easily be lost with ineffectivepresentations. Hopefully this document will spell out how you can do thisproperly valium effects -----------------------------------------------------------------------------1.1. Copyright InformationThis document is copyrighted (c) 2000 Mark F. Kom valium effects rinski and is distributedunder the terms of the Linux Documentation Project (LDP) license, statedbelow.Unless otherwise stated, Linux HOWTO documents ar valium effects copyrighted by theirrespective authors. Linux HOWTO documents may be reproduced and distributedin whole or in part, in any medium physical or electroni valium effects , as long as thiscopyright notice is retained on all copies. Commercial redistribution isallowed and encouraged; however, the author would like to be no valium effects ified of anysuch distributions.All translations, derivative works, or aggregate works incorporating anyLinux HOWTO documents must be covered under this valium effects opyright notice. That is,you may not produce a derivative work from a HOWTO and impose additionalrestrictions on its distribution. Exceptions to these r valium effects les may be grantedunder certain conditions; please contact the Linux HOWTO coordinator at theaddress given below.In short, we wish to promote disseminat valium effects on of this information through asmany channels as possible. However, we do wish to retain copyright on theHOWTO documents, and would like to be notified valium effects of any plans to redistributethe HOWTOs.If you have any questions, please contact ------------------------------------------ valium effects ----------------------------------1.2. DisclaimerNo liability for the contents of this documents can be accepted. Use theconcepts, examples and other co valium effects tent at your own risk. As this is a newedition of this document, there may be errors and inaccuracies, that may ofcourse be damaging to your system. Pro valium effects eed with caution, and although this ishighly unlikely, the author do not take any responsibility for that.All copyrights are held by their by their resp valium effects ctive owners, unlessspecifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not beregarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or ser valium effects ice mark.Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.-------------------------------------------------------------------- valium effects --------1.3. New VersionsThis is the initial release.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1.4. CreditsI'd like t valium effects thank Prof. Brad Broughton, Technical Communication Department,Clarkson University. He taught a number of courses on effective presentationsand public valium effects peaking. I don't always follow his rules, but I know what theyare.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1.5. Feed valium effects ackFeedback is most certainly welcome for this document. Without yoursubmissions and input, this document wouldn't exist. Please send youradditions, com valium effects ents and criticisms to the following email address : .-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2 valium effects Getting StartedBefore you even give a presentation, there are a few things you have to do: * Choose a topic. * Submit your topic to a show to LUG. valium effects (and get it accepted!) * Create presentation from the topic. * Give the presentation. Contrary to poular belief, each of these may be as hard valium effects s all the others.Choosing a topic for some may be easy, based on their expertise, whereas aLinux jack-of-all-trades may be stuck choosing a topic. Those valium effects comfortablewith public speaking may have trouble designing the slides, and so on.So let's jump right in and hit all the topics and get you started!----- valium effects -----------------------------------------------------------------------3. Choosing a topicIn many cases, you can choose your topic based on the area of valium effects xpertise youhave. If you're a known (or unknown?) expert on RAID, you can give apresentation on RAID. But what do you talk about on RAID? Do you talk ab valium effects utthe design of the controller drivers under Linux 2.4? Do you talk aboutinstalling Linux on a RAID device? Case study?Unfortunately, these are things y valium effects u'll have to think about and decide on yourown. Your best bet is to think of a generic enough subject, and change itbased on your audience (we'll get in valium effects o this later on). If you're talking to amore advanced LUG/USENIX crowd, you can give a more advanced presentation,whereas newbie groups can get a presen valium effects ation of what RAID is and how itworks. The basic idea is to keep the intended audience in mind at all times.-------------------------------------------- valium effects --------------------------------4. Submitting your topicOnce you have the basic idea of what you want to present, you have to get itaccepted by groups a valium effects d get the opportunity to show it. Your best line ofstrategy is to start off giving your intended presentation to a local LUG andlet them critique it. Au valium effects ience feedback is cruicial, especially if you havenot done a presentation before.So what's the secret for talking to a LUG? In many cases, just offer. L valium effects Gslike to have speakers for each meeting to give a reason to get together otherthan go for a beer after the meeting.In terms of conferences that you wou valium effects d like to attend, check the majorconferences and expos out there. Many are listed at Linux web sites, somesend out a call for papers (CFP) to approprate valium effects discussion lists, like . Many will have either an e-mail CFP, or haveyou fill out a web form.The author cannot comment o valium effects what papers are accepted or declined, mostlybecause I don't know how it works. The best I can say is to see what topicshave been selected in the past a valium effects d tailor your abstract that way.Assuming your presentation has been selected, try and get some informationabout the location, dates, time, and so on. Th valium effects s will have a lot of bearingon how your presentation is laid out. A presentaton using printed slides willappear different on screen than one with an LCD valium effects projector that connects toyour laptop. In some cases, you will need to bring your own laptop to thepresentation.---------------------------------------- valium effects ------------------------------------5. Creating your PresentationThere are a number of programs for creating presentations. What you useshould really be valium effects a personal preference. However, there are a few choices foryou to use.Table 1. Presentation applications+-----------+-------------------+--------------- valium effects ---------------------------+|Application|URL |Notes ||Name | | |+-----------+-------------------+-------------------------------------------+|MagicPoint |http://www.Mew.org/|Presentation-only. Reads text files for || |mgp/ |creating presentation. Exports to PS and || | |HTML |+-----------+-------------------+-------------------------------------------+|StarOffice |http:// |Good conversion to and from Microsoft || |www.staroffice.com |PowerPoint. Not really good for laptops, as|| | |it consumes a lot of memory and CPU cycles.|+-----------+-------------------+-------------------------------------------+|Applixware |http:// |Comm
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