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Energize Your Presentation Skills: Moving From Mind-numbing to Mind-blowing

Glenn AndersonIBM Lab Services and Training

03/11/2015Session K3

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What Sucks the Energy Out of a Presentation?

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PowerPoint

Dull opening

Too much content

Body language, voice and movement

Handling questions

Bad tech

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PowerPoint

Dull opening

Too much content

Body language, voice and movement

Handling questions

Bad tech

Death by PowerPoint……

Text that continues on and on and on without any regard for your sensibilities This text will ultimately be read line by line by the presenter It gives the impression that the speaker has no idea what is going on Often the text is really too small to read by anyone over the age of 25.

The text is often wrong in some way The font is mixed making it stand out as just wrong. Their iz ofen a hole bunch of unkorected speeling misteaks You spend way too much time looking at the chart and have no idea what

the person is saying. Or even worse you know what the speaker is saying because he or she is

just reading every freaking word on the chart By the time you get down to the bottom of the chart you are

ready: To commit suicide from boredom Snore loudly with no regard for the presenters feelings Wonder how that piece of food got stuck in the presenters teeth

Notice that you still read even though you know nothing real is here! It you are reading this line you should yell “I’m bored!” Get ready for 25 more slides just like this one

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Death by PowerPoint……

Text that continues on and on and on without any regard for your sensibilities This text will ultimately be read line by line by the presenter It gives the impression that the speaker has no idea what is going on Often the text is really too small to read by anyone over the age of 25.

The text is often wrong in some way The font is mixed making it stand out as just wrong. Their iz ofen a hole bunch of unkorected speeling misteaks You spend way too much time looking at the chart and have no idea what

the person is saying. Or even worse you know what the speaker is saying because he or she is

just reading every freaking word on the chart By the time you get down to the bottom of the chart you are

ready: To commit suicide from boredom Snore loudly with no regard for the presenters feelings Wonder how that piece of food got stuck in the presenters teeth

Notice that you still read even though you know nothing real is here! If you are reading this line you should yell “I’m bored!” Get ready for 25 more slides just like this one

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Some PowerPoint examples, both good and bad………

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• Efficiently compress active data using a dedicated compression accelerator

• Industry standard compression for cross platform data distribution

Typical Client Use Cases:

• Disk savings with improved utilization of storage tiers with DFSMSdss™ use of compression

• Compression for sequential files with less CPU costs

• Shorten encryption time with hardware compression and IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS

• Fast, secured data transfer across the enterprise with IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS Standard Edition V5.2

• Transparent acceleration of Java compressed applications

Capture new opportunities with lower cost of keeping data online

zEnterprise Data Compression (zEDC)

DFSMShsm™*

Use up to 58% less disk space and up to 80% less CPU compared to using

DFSMShsm with the COMPACT keyword

BSAM/QSAM**

Compress data up to 4X, with up to 80% reduced CPU *

Java 7***

Up to 90% reduction in CPU time with up to 74% reduction in elapsed time vs.

using zlib software

Connect:Direct for z/OS 5.2****

Up to 80% reduction in elapsed time for z/OS to z/OS file transfers* Measurements for comparisons were completed as part of a formal performance evaluation on a dedicated,

isolated test system. ** These results are based on projections and measurements completed in a controlled environment. Results may

vary by customer based on individual workload, configuration and software levels*** Exploited through standard Java APIs java.util.zip in the latest releases of Java 7.0.0, and Java V7R1 **** Achieve up to up 80% reduction in elapsed time for z/OS to z/OS file transfers with minimal CPU increase.

Results vary by data set type and characteristics of the data

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• Efficiently compress active data using a dedicated compression accelerator

• Industry standard compression for cross platform data distribution

Typical Client Use Cases:

• Disk savings with improved utilization of storage tiers with DFSMSdss™ use of compression

• Compression for sequential files with less CPU costs

• Shorten encryption time with hardware compression and IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS

• Fast, secured data transfer across the enterprise with IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS Standard Edition V5.2

• Transparent acceleration of Java compressed applications

Capture new opportunities with lower cost of keeping data online

zEnterprise Data Compression (zEDC)

DFSMShsm™*

Use up to 58% less disk space and up to 80% less CPU compared to using

DFSMShsm with the COMPACT keyword

BSAM/QSAM**

Compress data up to 4X, with up to 80% reduced CPU *

Java 7***

Up to 90% reduction in CPU time with up to 74% reduction in elapsed time vs.

using zlib software

Connect:Direct for z/OS 5.2****

Up to 80% reduction in elapsed time for z/OS to z/OS file transfers* Measurements for comparisons were completed as part of a formal performance evaluation on a dedicated,

isolated test system. ** These results are based on projections and measurements completed in a controlled environment. Results may

vary by customer based on individual workload, configuration and software levels*** Exploited through standard Java APIs java.util.zip in the latest releases of Java 7.0.0, and Java V7R1 **** Achieve up to up 80% reduction in elapsed time for z/OS to z/OS file transfers with minimal CPU increase.

Results vary by data set type and characteristics of the data

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RSM Enhancements

RSM Enhancements were delivered via RSM Enablement Offering Web Deliverable (FMID JBB778H) for z/OS V1.13

– Exploit Storage Class Memory (SCM) technology for z/OS paging and SVC dump

• Is expected to yield substantial improvements in SVC dump data capture time

• Remove the requirement for non-VIO local page data sets when the configuration includes enough SCM to meet peak demands

• However, local page data sets remain required for VIO, and when needed to support peak paging demands that require more capacity than provided by the amount of configured SCM

– Pageable 1MB Large Page Support

– Dynamic reconfiguration support for Storage Class Memory (SCM)

– Optional PLPA and COMMON page data set support

– 2GB Large Page Support

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RSM Enhancements

RSM Enhancements were delivered via RSM Enablement Offering Web Deliverable (FMID JBB778H) for z/OS V1.13

– Exploit Storage Class Memory (SCM) technology for z/OS paging and SVC dump

• Is expected to yield substantial improvements in SVC dump data capture time

• Remove the requirement for non-VIO local page data sets when the configuration includes enough SCM to meet peak demands

• However, local page data sets remain required for VIO, and when needed to support peak paging demands that require more capacity than provided by the amount of configured SCM

– Pageable 1MB Large Page Support

– Dynamic reconfiguration support for Storage Class Memory (SCM)

– Optional PLPA and COMMON page data set support

– 2GB Large Page Support

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IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator

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RMF Postprocessor PCIE Activity Report

Basic PCIe Metrics,e.g.PCI Load/Store and

DMA Operations

Common Request Statistics across all

Personalities (Compression and

future Personalities)

Compression related Statistics

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RMF Postprocessor PCIE Activity Report

Basic PCIe Metrics,e.g.PCI Load/Store and

DMA Operations

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What Makes a Great Presentation Opening?

Show some energy! You’re on stage!

Exciting, interesting graphics

Tell a story

Start with the big picture

Memorize your opening

The audience wants to like you!


How Much is Too Much?

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How to Use Your Body Language, Movement and Voice

Show some energy! You’re on stage!

Use a remote-control device

Laser pointer

Eye contact

Use your voice

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Using Humor

Collect funny stories

Understatement and exaggeration

Humor when a glitch occurs

Cartoons

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Handling Questions

When to take questions?

Always repeat the question!

Never end the presentation with questions

Trouble-making questions

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“I think I understand what you are trying to say here. It’s not an easy topic. Not everyone is able to succinctly describe the challenges, and you did your best. Good try.”

The Underminer


The Self-promoter

“Hi, I’m Steve from accounting. Nice to see everyone. And great presentation by the way. I really enjoyed it. And I’m not usually a PPT guy, you know, since I’m a Mac guy. But you were able to keep me absorbed for the past 15 minutes. Anyway, I have a question……”

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The Critic

“On slide 13, on the second table, sixth column across, twelfth row down, you seemed to be missing a decimal point. Was that intentional?“


The Left Fielder

“I noticed that you didn’t talk about the latest findings from North America regarding the rising consumer demand of the post 90’s generation. Could you share your thoughts?”

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The Bombardier

“Actually, I have three questions. OK. My first question is also in two parts……”


Know the “Technical” Details

Microphones

Rearranging the furniture

Check out tech in advance

Testing in slide show mode

Test projector

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Pouring wine

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Reference Materials

Books Beyond Bullet Points – Cliff Atkinson Made to Stick – Chip Heath & Dan Heath Presentation Zen – Garr Reynolds

Web Sites Stock xchng - www.sxc.hu Free Digital Photos – www.freedigitalphotos.net Techniques and advice - beyondbulletpoints.com

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Limit session scope

Tell stories

Presentation vs documentation

Never end with questions

Check tech in advance

Pouring wine

Summary

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Carl W. Buechner

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