Writing and Presenting

When I first started teaching database sessions at conferences, I noticed a pattern. When I finished the session, closed PowerPoint, and thanked everyone for attending, a big queue of attendees would instantly start forming at the podium. People would line up to ask private questions, one at a time. And simultaneously, a small audience would…

Today’s post is for those of you who give presentations to user groups and conferences. Upload your resources before the session starts. When you say “I’ll upload the resources later,” the attendee hears you saying, “I’m winging this, I barely finished this deck 15 minutes ago, and I didn’t even have the time to upload…

Backups aren’t just for databases. Are you ready for the BitLocker of Doom? Back in 2012, I started on a journey of sharing my technical knowledge by giving technical presentations. Now this might scare the living jeepers out of most people, but I found it exciting and fulfilling. Since then, I try to speak at…

Brent uses handouts to get his audience to optimize queries  as part of his presentation We teach a lot of courses. In addition to our online training, free webcasts and sessions at major conferences, we also teach mult-day events. It’s incredibly valuable to keep your audience active. Even when you’re working in a lecture format,…