Shows - Speaker-Ready


Speaker Ready: Animate Your Presentation[MP4] [0:29:45] [2021/10/23]
Animate your presentation...literally! MVP Ståle Hansen will show us how to use the Morph feature to illustrate our presentations with interactive animations that will grab the audience's attention.…


Speaker Ready: Using Questions to Engage Your Audience[MP4] [0:30:05] [2021/10/05]
Make statements or ask questions? When you present, which of these methods do you think engages your audience more? Why and how! MVP Mathew Gilbertson gives us a master class on audience engagement.…


Speaker Ready: How to Use PowerPoint to Illustrate Your Stories[MP4] [0:27:34] [2021/09/21]
Did you know that you don't need Photoshop to create complex images? You can do it directly in PowerPoint! MVP Ståle Hansen will show us how to elevate our speaking game by leveling up our slides.…


Speaker Ready: Five Ways to Make Your Slides Pop![MP4] [0:30:02] [2021/09/15]
Hard on the eyes, too complicated, overwhelming or simply just boring slides are a plight on anyone who must suffer through soul crushing presentations. We've all been there and we know how bad it can…


Speaker Ready: Cutting Through Complexity with Oliver Viel[MP4] [0:33:32] [2021/08/25]
Working in a high tech or innovation environment you may find it hard to post your message and your pitch in the consciousness of the audience. Here are some best practices how you will be able to…


Speaker Ready: Storytelling 101 for New Speakers with MVP Sarah Critchley[MP4] [0:30:17] [2021/08/11]
Every single presentation needs a beginning, middle and an end. MVP Sarah Critchley teaches us how you can craft your presentation to include the core principals of storytelling, giving your audience…


Speaker Ready: The Ultimate New Speaker Checklist[MP4] [0:30:30] [2021/07/28]
Got your first speaking event or thinking of speaking for the first time? Virtual or in-person, MVP Sarah Critchley will share tips, tricks, recommendations and go-do-right-now actions that will help…


Speaker Ready: Sharing Your Knowledge In Another Language[MP4] [0:32:24] [2021/07/14]
MVP Gaston Cruz shares what we need to know in order to prepare sessions about any topic in another language. Let's talk about imposter syndrome when you are trying to speak in your non-native…


Standout Speaker: MVP Bill Ayers and Listening To Yourself[MP4] [0:02:25] [2021/07/09]
With so many conferences and events online nowadays, a lot of people are listening to recorded sessions at between 1.4 and 2.0 times normal speed. So it makes sense to think about this when delivering…


Speaker Ready: MVP Bill Ayers and Just a Minute[MP4] [0:01:02] [2021/07/02]
In the radio panel game "Just a Minute", contestants have to talk about a randomly chosen subject for 60 seconds "without hesitation, deviation or repetition". Sometimes giving a…


Speaker Ready: Pumping Up Your Presentation (From Home!)[MP4] [0:28:25] [2021/06/30]
Adobe evangelist and conference veteran Lori DeFurio will share her tips on how to boost your presence when speaking from your home office. About the Speaker Ready Series For more information,…


Standout Speaker: Jared Spataro and 3 Tips for Public Speaking[MP4] [0:03:16] [2021/06/29]
Modern Work CVP Jared Spataro shares his top three tips for delivering a great presentation, including sharing your authentic self and practice, practice, practice. About the Standout Speaker Series…


Speaker Ready: How to Deliver a Successful Conference Session with MVP Sami Laiho[MP4] [0:30:19] [2021/06/24]
MVP Sami Laiho gives you a behind the scenes view on how to build an award-winning conference session for technical audiences. About the Speaker Ready Series For more information, including how to…


Speaker Ready: How to Plan a Successful Conference Session with MVP Sami Laiho[MP4] [0:30:33] [2021/06/03]
MVP Sami Laiho gives you a behind the scenes view on how to build an award-winning conference session for technical audiences. Part 1: How to plan a a successful session. About the Speaker Ready…


Standout Speaker: Alex Bradley and Speaker Excellence Lightning Round[MP4] [0:05:40] [2021/05/22]
Speaker Excellence "Lightning Round" will cover "death by PowerPoint", why shorter is better and how to think about bringing yourself vs. your title to your presentations. Join…


Standout Speaker: Paul Robinson on Fancy Broadcast Graphics in OBS Using PowerPoint[MP4] [0:02:56] [2021/05/21]
I work in the Microsoft Technology Center - where we regularly deliver high-impact settings to a small audience, without production support. This tip helps me achieve a high-quality look without using…


Standout Speaker: Scott Hanselman and Top Tips for a Successful Technical Presentation[MP4] [0:03:40] [2021/05/21]
Being intentional, deliberate, and empathic has made me a better more effective presenter. Here's some tips for you that have worked for me over the years. About the Standout Speaker Series Have you…


Standout Speaker: Ben Edelman on Leading With Weakness[MP4] [0:02:38] [2021/05/20]
What do you do when you need to convince a customer or partner, but there's a strong counterargument to what you're proposing? I've found it effective to lead with the perceived weakness -- to put the…


Speaker Ready: Unlocking the Adult Learner Connection with John Peluso[MP4] [0:30:00] [2021/05/19]
AvePoint Chief Product Officer and MVP John Peluso focuses on a real-world technical topic and planning a presentation that makes the most of the concepts we've learned. This will be an interactive…


Speaker Ready: Breaking the Code and Connecting With Your Audience with John Peluso[MP4] [0:26:50] [2021/05/05]
The best way to ensure that your presentation is going to land with your audience is to understand the way adult learners process information. In this presentation, we'll review three key concepts…


Speaker Ready: Motivating Questions and Interaction From Your Audience[MP4] [0:29:04] [2021/04/21]
Join Microsoft Certified Trainer Armando Lacerda for this informative session on encouraging audience interaction. Asking session participants "do you have any questions" implies they don't.…


Speaker Ready: How to Rehearse Efficiently [MP4] [0:29:13] [2021/04/16]
Senior Microsoft Cloud Advocate Laurent Bugnion shares his expertise on how to maximize your practice time for greatest impact.


Speaker Ready: OBS 101 with Christopher Harrison[MP4] [0:30:35] [2021/03/11]
If you are looking for a more powerful tool for streaming, OBS (Open Broadcasting Software) is considered the standard. It's used by nearly every Twitch and YouTube streamer, and offers a high level…


Speaker Ready: Content Success Part 2 with MVP Cliff Kennedy[MP4] [0:27:51] [2021/02/24]
Speaker Ready: Content Success Part 2 with MVP Cliff Kennedy The first step in becoming Speaker Ready is to create and fine-tune your content. Join Communication Success Coach, Cliff Kennedy, for a…


Creating and Removing Scenes in OBS[MP4] [0:04:12] [2021/02/12]
If you wish to add or remove scenes from a collection you can do so by adding and removing. You can also create a base scene by duplicating scenes. We will show off how to add scenes to a collection,…


Adding Your Camera in OBS[MP4] [0:02:34] [2021/02/12]
Adding a camera to a scene is done much in the same way as sharing an application or desktop. We'll show off how to add in a camera and resizing options.


Sharing Images in OBS[MP4] [0:04:14] [2021/02/12]
Images typically makeup the background for streams. They may or may not have transparent sections for displaying applications, or simply boxes to indicate where items go. We'll show off how to share…


Sharing Individual Windows in OBS[MP4] [0:03:56] [2021/02/12]
If you want more control over how your content is displayed you can share individual windows. There is additional overhead of having to switch screens, but it allows you to better layout the…


Sharing Your Desktop in OBS[MP4] [0:02:32] [2021/02/12]
The recommended method for sharing applications from your screen for new streamers is to share your entire desktop. By sharing your desktop you avoid the extra overhead of switching between scenes.…


OBS Scene Collection[MP4] [0:01:53] [2021/02/12]
A scene is a collection of items to be streamed (much like a scene in a TV show). A scene can include a camera, images, applications, etc. A scene collection is a collection of scenes, and allows you…


OBS: Configuring Streaming Settings[MP4] [0:01:46] [2021/02/12]
If you've already created a profile and run through the wizard, you may be wondering how to manually update the settings configured (say if your stream key has changed). By accessing the Settings…


How to Create an OBS Profile[MP4] [0:04:01] [2021/02/12]
A profile is a collection of streaming settings for OBS. You need at least one profile to get started. Creating a profile will launch a wizard to walk you through the core settings. We'll demonstrate…


Adding Audio in OBS[MP4] [0:02:55] [2021/02/12]
Audio is just like any other item you wish to share. One key thing to remember is if audio isn't part of a scene there will be no audio. We will demonstrate how to add audio to a scene.


Adding Text in OBS[MP4] [0:04:07] [2021/02/12]
Adding text (such as titles) does not require adding in new images. You can add text directly set the font color, type and size all through OBS.


OBS Scene Settings[MP4] [0:04:58] [2021/02/12]
Almost everything you share on a scene has different properties. It can be rather overwhelming at times. Fortunately you will find there's only a small number of options you typically need, and you…


Streaming from OBS[MP4] [0:03:40] [2021/02/12]
Once everything is configured and you are ready to go live, you can click Start Streaming! OBS has a couple of other powerful options, including the ability to record the screen or create a virtual…


Managing a Stream in OBS[MP4] [0:04:31] [2021/02/12]
Once live and broadcasting you have the ability to change scenes to determine with the audience sees. We will show off how to do this, and how to create a more advanced setup for producing a stream.


Speaker Ready: Content Success Part 1 with MVP Cliff Kennedy[MP4] [0:27:24] [2021/02/09]
Speaker Ready: Content Success The first step in becoming Speaker Ready is to create and fine-tune your content. Join Communication Success Coach, Cliff Kennedy, for a two-session overview of his…