“Bacteria” Can Make You A Better Trainer or Speaker

by Bart "Maverick"

As many of you know I am always looking for more effective ways to communicate with my audiences, whether here on this blog or during a presentation on-stage.

An interesting talk on Ted.com caught my attention just by the title – “How Bacteria Talk” by Bonnie Bassler.

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Here’s what I got from this video:

  • How to deliver what could be very technical information in a very memorable manner.
  • Stories and humor are part and parcel of tech-talks.
  • Using PowerPoint effectively – note the lack of text and the simplicity of the graphics.
  • Summations that aren’t the boring list of “I told you what I told you.”
  • And of course an interesting lesson in research and where it’s going.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bonnie_bassler_on_how_bacteria_communicate.html

Watching and evaluating other speakers and trainers can greatly enhance your own ability to deliver your message, but more importantly, you can learn from your experience with a speaker what impacted you the most, how and why you retained the information.

I did not want this video to end! I wanted more!

Bart Gragg

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Catherine White July 16, 2009 at 4:36 PM

Thank you for this Bart, I am on my way across to check it out now. A timely motivation to close a busy week.

Catherine
http://www.twitter.com/divinemisswhite

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