the roamer<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@bert_hubert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bert_hubert</span></a></span> </p><p>"As part of your earliest remarks, make sure to talk about some kind of link you have with the audience. Preferably something the audience knows more about than you do. Give them something to feel good about, and feel good about listening to you. This opens up their ears & will make them care around 100 times more about the rest of your presentation."</p><p>This is sound advice, from someone who knows what they are talking about, 100% yes.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/talks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>talks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/presentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/authenticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authenticity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HowToConnect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowToConnect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ThouAndI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThouAndI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MartinBuber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MartinBuber</span></a></p>