Engaging Your Technical Audience Like A Clown – Don Colliver

Do you need help delivering compelling technical presentations?

Today I’m talking with Don Colliver, who is a facilitator and communication consultant with over 20 years of experience.  He has worked as a consultant for tech companies like Google, Cisco, Adobe, and IBM.  Don is also a former theatrical clown for a circus and has performed with the Blue Man Group.

He is the author of the book Wink: Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence.

Don talks about how his experience as a clown helps him when training tech companies how to give good presentations.

He also discusses how to present technical information without putting your audience to sleep.

Don also shares the 3 questions you must ask about your audience before planning any presentation.

I’m sure you will enjoy Don’s tips and insights for building audience awareness, increasing rapport, and clearly communicating technical information.

“Sometimes all you need is to hear positive feedback for a few presentations.” – Don Colliver

Today on the Tech Leader Talk podcast:

- Important factors when presenting technical information

- Why engagement is so important

- 3 questions to ask about your audience when planning a presentation (Who – What – Why)

- How to improve your tech team’s presentations

- A change in mindset regarding public speaking

Resource:

Free Audience Engagement Exercise – https://www.doncolliver.com/techengage

Book:

Crucial Conversations – https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations-Tools-Talking-Stakes/dp/1260474186

Connect with Don Colliver:

Website:  https://www.winktechtalks.com

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/doncolliver/

Thanks for listening!

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