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Requis: [Orientation des présentateurs](#speaker_orientation) - Jeudi 20:00
- Allez à la salle verte.
- Parlez avec votre président de séance.
- Demandez à un membre du personnel de PyCon.
- Contactez pycon-organizers@python.org .
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Voici quelques liens rapides vers cette page:
- Orientation des présentateurs
- Conseils de préparation
- À propos des présentiels
- Quoi apporter
- Audio-visuel
- Trouver du personnel
- Espace de pratique / salle verte
- Conseils aux présentateurs
- À propos de l’auditoire
- Répondre aux questions
- Autres ressources
Orientation des présentateurs ## {#speaker_orientation}
- Quand : Jeudi 20:00
- Où: [Salle verte](# greenroom) ( zone 200 terrasse - en haut de l’escalier roulant proche de l’inscription)
Tous les intervenants doivent recevoir une orientation. Même si vous avez présenté à PyCon dans le passé, les procédures ont changé et les informations importantes seront discutées. Une introduction pour les premiers orateurs suivra immédiatement l'orientation.
Si vous êtes dans l'impossibilité d'assister à l' orientation principale, ce n’est pas grave. Passez nous voir à la salle verte, de préférence le matin 7:00 à 9:00, et le personnel de séance vous donnera une orientation personnalisée.
Les activités prévues sont les suivantes:
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Quick List: Where to Get Help at PyCon
Required: [Speaker Orientation](#speaker_orientation) - Thursday 8PM.
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Speaker Orientation ## {#speaker_orientation}
All speakers need to receive an orientation. Even if you have presented at PyCon in the past, the procedures have changed, and important information will be discussed. Also an introduction for first time speakers will immediately follow the orientation.
If you are unable to attend the main orientation, that is fine. Instead stop by the Green Room, preferably in the morning between 7:00am and 9:00am, and the Session Staff will give you a personal orientation.
Planned activities are:
Preparation Advice ## {#prep}
For a 30-minute slot, you have 25 minutes to talk plus 5 minutes for questions. 45-minute slots mean you have 40 minutes to talk and 5 minutes for questions. Time your talk accordingly. If in doubt, err on the side of not talking long enough.
Practice, practice, practice
Giving a talk is not a writing problem or a design problem. It is a performance problem. If you are a new speaker, you should probably spend more time practicing your presentation than you spend writing and designing the slides. It may be worth going to a local interest group or something similar to practice your talk in front of a small audience.
Practice! Go through your talk at least twice just to yourself. You’ll find yourself much more confident if you know the talk well enough not to worry about forgetting it or what you will say next. It just flows better and you’ll feel much more relaxed.
Slides ### {#slides}
Some tips on getting your slides as ship-shape as possible:
Resolution, fonts, colors
Content
Time per slide
publishing your slides
PyCon does not have a published volume of proceedings, but the slides and other materials for talks are often made available on-line. Consider uploading the presentation to the conference talk proposal system or to a page linked from your talk’s page on the PyCon site. This gives the audience more information in choosing which talks to attend, and people can refer to the slides if they miss something during your talk.
Consider giving the audience a URL for your slides at the beginning of your talk.
At the Conference
IMPORTANT: Take the time to stop by the green room at some point prior to your talk. You can practice there with the AV equipment. More importantly, even if you don’t want to practice, be sure your laptop and any other equipment are compatible with the conference AV by trying them out in the green room.
what to bring ### {#what_to_bring}
Before your talk
Just before your talk
Audio-visual ### {#audio_visual}
Conference Staff ## {#chair}
The conference staff will be all over the place. However, when in doubt, head to the registration desk if you need someone.
Session Chairs
PyCon talks are arranged in groups of two or three, called sessions. (Look at the schedule). Session chairs help run the session, introduce speakers, call time, and help run the room for a short period of time.
These session chairs can help if you have any last minute issues. Please make them aware of any changes or accommodations for your talk (AV, etc.), even though you will have addressed those things with the appropriate people already.
The Conference Greenroom ## {#greenroom}
The conference has a room set aside that may be used for practicing, testing your slides with the projector, or just cooling down before your talk. Take advantage of it.
The green room is in the same circle of rooms where Open Spaces will be held this week. You can check your program for the site map, or have a look at the Open Spaces page. If you take the escalators behind Registration Desk, and turn 90 degrees left when you get to the top, this area is at about 10 o'clock.
Speaking Advice ## {#speaking_advice}
DOs and DON’Ts during
DON’T move around.
Stand still. See this blog post.
DO take the podium...then move to the side.
Make sure the audience can see you. This is a good thing. We like seeing the whole person. Once you’re out there, stand still. Don’t sway. Try not to lean. Keep your hand movements to, maybe, one every five minutes. This works really well if you’re actually calm and well-rested.
If you’re tired, stay behind the podium and grab it. This isn’t the best thing in the world, as it weakens your visual presence, but it also won’t be distracting your audience.
DO speak loudly!
This naturally makes you slow down and enunciate your words more clearly. It also makes you seem and feel more confident. It’s very hard to listen to a talk, even from a very knowledgeable person, who is talking too quietly and mumbling words. It’s amazing what effect it has on your confidence too.
DON’T just read the slides.
People came to hear what you have to say. What you should be doing is using the slides to remind yourself of your next point. Think of them as notes for your speech, not the speech itself.
DO remember about the microphone...
...regardless of whether it’s attached to your lapel or is on the podium in front of you. Some speakers will turn to point at the display and talk away from the microphone; be sure to point and then turn back.
DON’T depend on the wireless.
Over 1500 attendees, a handful of access points, your talk, and your friend Murphy. Do the math.
About the audience ### {#audience}
Unlike some academic conferences, PyCon is not an adversarial environment–you’re not going to be attacked afterwards. This community is particularly friendly and forgiving if you are sincere and make your best effort.
When you present at PyCon you have to realize a huge portion of people will be on their laptops, staring at their screens. This does not mean they are not listening, but it can be disconcerting as you won’t be able to use the audience to easily judge how engaging you are being. Said one past speaker:
Look around at your audience and pay attention to their body language. Check that the audience is hearing you (“Can you hear me at the back?”) and understanding you (“Does that make sense to everyone?”; “Are there any questions about that?”).
It takes people about 10 seconds to realize you have asked a question, so if you ask if people are understanding you need to wait that long for it to be effective, else just always assume that someone will speak up if you are being confusing.
Don’t forget to invite your audiance to a BoF or Open Space followup! The part of your audience which is passionate (or has become passionate due to your presentation) are encouraged to continue the conversation, and you the presenter are a key part of that.
Finally, encourage the audience to fill all available seats, rather than standing/sitting in the aisles or by the door.
The magical time for questions ### {#qa}
During the Q&A portion of the talk, always repeat any questions that were asked without a microphone - otherwise many people in the audience won’t hear the question.
Consider finishing your talk early for extra question time. Then prepare some bonus material in case people run out of questions. Said one veteran:
Have a prepped response for when you just don’t know an answer. It’s okay to say ‘I haven’t run into that’ or ‘I’m not familiar with that’. It’s not okay to bumble and fake it.
Some scenarios:
Response: Just ask them to catch you after the talk.
Response: Ask them to talk to you after so you can get to more questions that are helpful to the whole audience.
Response: Feel free to answer them succinctly to get them off the microphone.
After your talk
Be nice to people who come up to you after a talk. You never know who is that new person who comes up to you, and you might regret it later. Be nice to them and you’ll find out. Try to find time to talk to everyone, even if for just a minute each.
If anyone has more questions after your talk, feel free to keep it up in the hallway. You never know who might join in on the conversation. If you have a crowd, consider finding an "open space" room.
Above all, take a deep breath and savor the moment. You did it!
Handling nervousness
Remember, they’re more scared of you than you are of them!
You shouldn’t get all worried about “being remembered for a bad talk”. The honest truth of the matter is that almost nobody is going to remember much about the actual presentation of your talk. So, don’t sweat it.
If you’re nervous, thinking that if you screw up that you’ll forever ruin your reputation in the community due to fidgeting a tiny bit too much? Chill out. We’re all still working on our talks.
Take a deep breath and relax. One veteran said, “I’ve yet to see a talk where someone was booed off the stage, and I’ve seen some horrific talks.”
If you are nervous, there’s nothing wrong with admitting that. The information you present is your talk’s primary value. PyCon audiences are very forgiving.
Take time to yourself before you speak. Deep breathing is always good preparation. Your nervousness will be less apparent than you suppose.
And again, the best remedy for nervousness is to practice, practice, practice.
Other Resources ## {#other_resources}
This page is derived from Advice For PyCon Speakers.
Most of the information on this page came from generous members of the Python community.