Presenting: The Presentations!

Thank you all once again for coming out to the first EVER PresentationCamp Toronto!

We would love it if you click here, and take a moment to provide feedback about the event.

And now, without further ado, here are the presentations from last night:

Sacha Chua – Presentation Kaizen

Read Sacha’s notes on Presentation Kaizen on SachaChua.com.
Follow Sacha on Twitter: @sachac
Connect with Sacha on LinkedIn: Sacha Chua

Christian Idicula – Presenting Your (Business) Case

Follow Christian on Twitter: @idicula
Connect with Christian on LinkedIn: Christian Idicula

Heather Leson – Mis-Takes with Video Presenting

Follow Heather on Twitter: @heatherleson
Connect with Heather on LinkedIn: Heather Leson

David Fung – KISS – Not Just a Rock Band

Follow David on Twitter: @davidfung2
Connect with David on LinkedIn: David Fung

Dalia Asterbadi – If you can’t Dazzle with Brilliance, Baffle with Bullshit

Follow Dalia on Twitter: @d_asterra
Connect with Dalia on LinkedIn: Dalia Asterbadi

What You Need to Know About PresentationCamp

Here’s everything you need to know about the event tonight, which starts at 6:00 PM!

Where is it?

Ryerson University Library, Room 72
350 Victoria Street (map)

• From Yonge & Dundas, head north one block, then hang a right on Gould Street. The Ryerson University Library is the first building on your left.
• Turn left to go north on the Victoria Street walkway, and the doors are immediately on your left.
• Room 72 is on the ground floor, and straight ahead when you enter the building.

What’s being talked about?

Here are The Presentations of PresentationCamp.

Who’s doing the talking?

Here are The Presenters of PresentationCamp

Did I hear something about a book giveaway?

You most certainly did! We’ve got five copies of slide:ology – The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations to give away!

Five copies, and five presentations… What could this mean?! Hmmmm!

It’s FREE! Who’s paying for all this, then?

Our awesome sponsors!

And of course, our talented presenters were kind enough to donate their time to talk!

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Presentations of PresentationCamp

Here’s our awesome lineup for PresentationCamp Toronto!

(Also, don’t forget to come for your chance to win a copy of slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations!)

Presentation Kaizen: Seven Small Steps for Relentless Improvement Everyday!

Daunted by the idea of making a presentation? Don’t have many opportunities to practice? Determined to learn anyway? Sacha Chua presents us with seven small things you can do every day to improve your presentation skills!

Presenting Your (Business) Case

Have you ever had to make a case for something and wondered, “how do I do this?” Making the case for something is a task we all eventually face, but often we wonder how to do it right, and make it count. Christian Idicula’s presentation will review the key parts of making a case, using the structure provided in business cases, and discuss how to make your presentation accessible and engaging to any audience.

Mis-Takes with Video Presenting

Heather Leson will share with us Mis-Takes (get it?) with Video Presenting, for your enjoyment.

KISS – Not Just a Rock Band

When presenting to customers, colleagues, or your boss, it is important to be able to get your point across quickly and clearly. Whether you are a stock broker, scientist, insurance agent, or lawyer, it is easy to get caught up in all the technical jargon. David Fung will go guide us over some of the common presentation pitfalls that can plague technically-oriented people.

If you Can’t Dazzle with Brilliance, Baffle with Bullshit

Exploring your inner pastor, Dalia Asterbadi will talk about delivering a message, a strong call to action, and ways to leave your audience empowered with pursuit and purpose!

For more about our presenters, head to the Presenters page.

slide:ology!

If you’ve checked out our lineup of awesome presenters, and you’re still looking for more reasons to come to PresentationCamp, here’s another:

The awesome folks at Duarte Design were kind enough to send along a few copies of slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, which we will be giving away to five lucky attendees!

Here’s a bit about this awesome book:

No matter where you are on the organizational ladder, the odds are high that you’ve delivered a high-stakes presentation to your peers, your boss, your customers, or the general public. Presentation software is one of the few tools that requires professionals to think visually on an almost daily basis. But unlike verbal skills, effective visual expression is not easy, natural, or actively taught in schools or business training programs. slide:ology fills that void.

Written by Nancy Duarte, President and CEO of Duarte Design, the firm that created the presentation for Al Gore’s Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth, this book is full of practical approaches to visual story development that can be applied by anyone. The book combines conceptual thinking and inspirational design, with insightful case studies from the world’s leading brands.

Don’t miss a chance to get your very own copy of slide:ology, by snagging your free ticket to PresentationCamp Toronto.

Thanks again, Duarte Design!

Sponsor Spotlight: SevenL Networks

Please join me in thanking our sponsor SevenL Networks, who has graciously made the web hosting for PresentationCamp available to us!

I met the very personable David Gallo, Managing Partner at SevenL this past week, learned about his growing business, his smart team, and the incredible infrastructure that supports SevenL. About that last point: one of the series of tubes that powers Toronto’s internet leads directly to SevenL’s facility!

SevenL also offers shared workspaces to work, with free, blazing-fast internet connectivity included, at an affordable price and just steps away from the Queen Street streetcar.

Here’s what you need to know about SevenL:

SevenL Networks Incorporated builds and maintains servers specifically designed for unique business functions. Their services lineup includes Dedicated Server, Virtual Private Server (VPS), Managed Dedicated Server Hosting, Management Services, Web Hosting, Colocation, Managed Colocation, Data Center services, Web Application Design and Development. SevenL Networks is an industry leader and currently boast over 200,000 different server flavours and complete customization. SevenL Networks operates out of its data center in Toronto, Canada.

If you’re looking for a place to work, or you’re a business of any size looking for managed hosting, at affordable prices, backed by a great support team, check out SevenL Networks.

Sponsor Spotlight: Ryerson ITM Student Association

Please join me in thanking our sponsor the Ryerson ITM Student Association, who has graciously made the lecture hall for PresentationCamp available to us!

The ITMSA welcomed us into Ryerson’s Ted Rogers School of Management for ProductCamp Toronto in 2008 and 2009. So, I reached out to them to see if they would be willing to host PresentationCamp, they graciously offered a lecture hall at the Ryerson University Library. It really is perfect for the event! Seriously, it’s awesome.

Here’s what you need to know about the ITMSA:

The Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management at Ryerson is Canada’s only Bachelor of Commerce program dedicated to business management and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The Information Technology Management Students’ Association (ITMSA) is the course union/students’ association for the ITM program at Ryerson University. They run social, academic and advancement events for students in the ITM program and within the Faculty of Business.

An event like PresentationCamp really isn’t possible without a venue like this, so my hat’s off again to the Ryerson ITM Student Association.

The Presenters of PresentationCamp

Our presenters are:

• Dalia Asterbadi (@d_asterra) – If you can’t Dazzle with Brilliance, Baffle with Bullshit
• Sacha Chua (@sachac) – Presentation Kaizen: Seven Small Steps for Relentless Improvement Everyday!
• David Fung (@davidfung2) – KISS – Not Just a Rock Band
• Christian Idicula (@idicula) – Presenting Your (Business) Case
• Heather Leson (@heatherleson) – Mis-Takes with Video Presenting
• Want to present? Drop us a line.

Read more about them on the Presenters page.

We’re looking for more presenters!

Have something to say? Drop us a line at presentationcamptoronto@gmail.com

PresentationCamp is Tuesday, March 23rd!

Want to learn how to make your presentations better? Want to engage your audience, tell stories, and not succumb to PowerPoint hell?

We did! So, we decided to put together a night of presentations by presenters, for presenters, about giving great presentations.

And best of all, it’s free!

Here are the deets:

When?

Tuesday, March 23rd, 6-8pm

Where?

Ryerson University Library, Room Lib 72
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON

Want to go?

It’s free!

Who’s speaking?

The schedule will be available soon.

Want to speak?

We’re still looking for dynamic presenters! Leave a comment, or contact PresentationCampToronto@gmail.com if you are interested in speaking.

Why is it free?

Because we have great sponsors! Thanks to the Ryerson ITMSA and SevenL Networks!