David Otey ~ Public Speaking Coach for Scientific Professionals

The authority on how technical and scientific presenters can connect more effectively with their audiences in order to transfer their knowledge.

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Don’t repeat my rookie mistakes!

Avoid These Public Speaking MistakesBy David Otey January 22, 2019 Leave a comment

How well I remember my first public presentation! It was at a national convention of broadcast engineers, circa 1990. Big meeting room, sparsely populated. Lights dimmed to favor the projection screen, leaving little light on the presenter. I did little more than narrate my slides. If there was a story in there anywhere, I can’t…

The Art of the Q and A

Mastering Delivery SkillsBy David Otey January 15, 2019 Leave a comment

Congratulations: you’ve sufficiently overcome your fear of public speaking to get up in front of an audience and give that presentation you’ve been practicing. But wait! Now there is a whole new source of anxiety awaiting you: the dreaded question-and-answer (Q&A) session, where many a train of thought has completely derailed. The very nature of…