Hello, my name is Iñigo Montoya and today I'll talk about why you killed my father, prepare to die.
Is usually a good format. Avoid filler words, state your intent and move on.
Another option is to start with an interesting fact loosely related to what you're going to talk about. People love learning silly things.
Did you know that potatoes originally come from Peru, where they have more than 1200 varieties of potatoes? In that sense, potatoes are a lot like Javascript frameworks.
I strongly dislike speakers that start with good morning or whatever and expect the audience to answer back and then they're like c'mon we can do better than this or I can't hear you, like, this is a conference Brad, not Bikini Bottom.
And speakers that start with I have a lot of slides, so I'll try to finish on time lose me immediately.
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Is usually a good format. Avoid filler words, state your intent and move on.
Another option is to start with an interesting fact loosely related to what you're going to talk about. People love learning silly things.
I strongly dislike speakers that start with good morning or whatever and expect the audience to answer back and then they're like c'mon we can do better than this or I can't hear you, like, this is a conference Brad, not Bikini Bottom.
And speakers that start with I have a lot of slides, so I'll try to finish on time lose me immediately.
"This is a conference Brad, not Bikini Bottom.' 😂😂😂😂😂
You are totally right about the "C'mon we can do better than that!" I've seen elementary school students roll their eyes at that line.
Thanks for the suggestions: short and direct.
Yeah, fuck you Brad!