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The best exponent of excellent, uncluttered slides is [[Lawrence Lessig]]. Watch him in action [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVk77VQuPAY here]. | The best exponent of excellent, uncluttered slides is [[Lawrence Lessig]]. Watch him in action [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVk77VQuPAY here]. | ||
===Vary your tone=== | ===Vary your tone=== | ||
''You are not a Gregorian monk. Nor is anyone in your audience''. Speak with some animation. Bring that personality. Moderate your range. Pause. Punctuate. Be dramatic. Be hyperbolic. ''This is a performance, not a root canal''. | ''You are not a Gregorian monk. Nor is anyone in your audience''. Speak with some animation. Bring that personality. Make one up, if you haven’t got one of your own. Moderate your range. Pause. Punctuate. Be dramatic. Be hyperbolic. ''This is a performance, not a root canal''. | ||
===Speak in idiomatic English=== | ===Speak in idiomatic English=== | ||
Of ''course'' it is hard, since legal discourse has been beaten into you, but ''try not to speak like a lawyer''. Don’t speak the way you draft. (Come to think of it, don’t ''draft'' the way you draft). Say less, perform more. Build rapport. | Of ''course'' it is hard, since legal discourse has been beaten into you, but ''try not to speak like a lawyer''. Don’t speak the way you draft. (Come to think of it, don’t ''draft'' the way you draft). Say less, perform more. Build rapport. | ||