Humour is definitely a key point in any presentation or speech. It enlivens the entire experience and relieves audience tedium. However, not that easy to be a wisecrack and it probably requires extensive practise.

Being humble and self deprecating helps you to connect better too.

oh btw..the handouts sounds so gahmen man..keke..everytime we give presentations we always give out handouts..snigger~ but bosses want lah..so what to do..so much for saving the environment man..keke..

Well, sometimes these platforms help people to better market and sell themselves and their brands.

Haha… this is called providence?

I really dislike attening conferences and talks. I wonder why some people like to talk so much about themselves.

Each speakers are only given 15 mins and allowed to choose any topic they want.

The next village talk should be in Sept07. 🙂
I’ll most likely be attending.

No worries you are not alone. I think many of us do speak very quickly. My own thinking is that conferences are more of platforms to convey an idea, thought or movement. Trying to get too many points across may stress up the audience and makes learning more difficult.

Easier said than done though and I myself am guilty of excessive information!

20 minutes sounds possible too. Maybe for those areas that require a little more elaboration. Anything more than that will start to drone…

Sounds like an idea that we can do soon? I think it will be especially relevant for marketing or PR type conferences. Often, its not how complex your theories are but how inspiring you can be to move people to action. Yes, that’s the word. Action and not words!