Preparing for a Technical Presentation and Class Conference Rankings

I am in the process of developing a course and potential book about how I prepare and deliver a technical presentation. I thought I would write a blog post and show one of the outlines that show the phases that I go through to prepare for a lecture at a conference.  Preparing for a presentation at a conference such as AU or RTC does not happen overnight for me, in fact it takes months of planning as shown below. Stay tuned because I will keep everyone informed on my progress on the class and book.

PREP LECTURE OUTLINE

·        (+-1 year to 11 months prior) The "You can’t do that in that software" phase

·        (11 months to 10 months prior) The "I need a breakthrough" phase

·        (10 months to 9 months prior) The "Hurry, Proposals are due" phase

·        (9 months to 4 months prior) The "Testing" phase

·        (9 months to 4 months prior) The "Example Selection" phase

·        (4 months to 2 months prior) The "Practice" phase

·        (2 months to 1 months prior) The "Handout Writing" phase

·        (1 months to 0 months prior) The "Final Presentation Prep" phase

·        (0 months to 0 days prior) The "Delivery" phase