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Practice makes perfect, good luck ! 
(not speaking from experience as I haven't done any presentations for years and try to avoid them)
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RickZeeland wrote: Practice makes perfect, good luck !
I've just practiced the whole thing including demo's.
I THINK I'm ready 
RickZeeland wrote: I haven't done any presentations for years and try to avoid them
Same, but that's going to change this year 
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A tip, if you are using some kind of presentation equipment like a beamer, test it beforehand.
I remember a Powerpoint presentation long ago where the beamer would not display the embedded movies in my Powerpoint presentation !
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kmoorevs wrote: It seems like just a few months ago that you were just starting with Azure
Pretty close
It's been a bit over six months since I really started using Azure, although I was already certified at the time 
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Well.. the good thing is, if you survive the presentation, everyone is gonna be very impressed!
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Mate, you wrote the book on it. Literally. You know your subject matter so just talk about what you know.
Just pretend you're showing a friend something cool and talk through it. Don't worry if you forget to cover something, or you get it out of order - no one, literally no one, will know. Relax, take it slow, make sure you can be heard, and stare at those in the back row if the eye contact makes you nervous.
You're a smart dude. You got this one.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Preparation is your greatest asset. Make a few notes and rehearse them. It's like all challenges - when you know you are ready the fear diminishes and success follows.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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I've done this several times. I did this once to a large room full of people from across the business, including external suppliers. I was nervous, but once I got started the nerves soon dissipated.
- Have bullet points and use these to give your talk direction and flow (but don't just read from them, they are only bullet points)
- Use pauses to allow you to give eye contact and allow your points to sink into the audience
- Use Powerpoint, code samples etc to make your points clearer and provide clarification
The only person who knows you are nervous is you, no one else in the room knows that. Use that knowedge to your advantage.
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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I'm in the same boat .... Share tips/tricks on this in future
All the best!
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Go on, be a man!
Congratulations!!!
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Move around a lot, wave your arms about, and talk louder than normal.
You'll feel like a pillock for the first few minutes, but then you'll notice that everyone sees it as being normal, for someone who's presenting, and you'll be able to relax into it.
The absolutely worst thing to do is stand still and talk quietly. They'll look bored, and you'll feel progressively worse.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Don't talk to the crowd, buddy, talk to specific people in the crowd.
Pan the audience while you're speaking and let your focus settle on individuals while you speak. It's a lot like talking in a group of friends at the bar. Just don't settle on one person for too long, let your "conversation" be with as many people in the room as you can!
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity."
- Hanlon's Razor
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A woman is sitting at her deceased husband's funeral.
A man leans in to her and asks, "Do you mind if I say a word?"
"No, go right ahead", the woman replies.
The man stands, clears his throat, says "Plethora", and sits back down.
"Thanks", the woman says, "that means a lot."
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A mother watched as her young boy plugged a butter knife into an electrical outlet and get shocked at which she replied, "You're grounded"
I may not be that good looking, or athletic, or funny, or talented, or smart
I forgot where I was going with this but I do know I love bacon!
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A boy disobeyed his mother... What happened next would SHOCK him!
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Alright, that's funny, but overall I really don't like that show.
I actually quit this show after three or four episodes and I never quit a show 
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If you're expecting subtle, The IT Crowd isn't for you. Count yourself lucky not to have seen the pilot episode of the American remake (which fortunately did not see light of day).
As a Canadian, I won't even try to explain British humo[u]r.
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I was expecting something a little less dumb.
These guys are so dumb they don't know how shoes work.
They're so dumb they wouldn't be able to function at all in society, yet here they are.
It's just forced and not funny.
Other likewise shows that come to mind are Mr. Bean and Bottom.
That's just not my cuppa British humour.
The reason this funeral scene is funny is because it could happen to a normal, yet slightly socially awkward person.
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Well, there ya go. We've all seen the socially awkward guys working in this field, and some of us can totally relate to some of the situations they get themselves in.
Now take their ineptitude and turn it all the way to 11. You just have to go with it.
I also understand not appreciating Mr. Bean. If you can't take it for what it is, then people should just leave it be and not force it on anyone. Humo[u]r is subjective. There's plenty I despise.
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When it was funny, it was hilarious (e.g. the Jen and the Internet thing), but it didn't hit high points often enough.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Sander please do NOT take @kmoorevs advice and tell jokes in your presentation, listen to CWs advice, relax and talk like you are discussing it with a friend who is interested in your info. The people attending will be interested in your knowledge, not your sense of humour.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Yeah, humor can be effective, but tricky...
Someone else gave me that advice too and my reply was "cool, I'll prepare my best dead baby joke!"
That kind of humor is probably the worst way to start out a presentation 
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