Design Thinking for Talk Preparation
Nicholas Del Grosso
January 23rd, 2020
About Me
“Scientific DevOps”, EuroSciPy 2019, Bilbao Spain
“Refactoring Your Code”, PyCon Africa 2019, Accra Ghana
I Lead the Munich Science Slam Presentation Workshops...
...where we create 20 talks for our slam in just 4 hours.
This Talk is About How We Use
[Design Thinking]
to create our talks!
Because I Think That If You Do It, Too, It Will Help You.
What Do You Mean By “Design Thinking”?
Talks are Complex Knowledge Products!
Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Impact Statement
Thesis
Biography
Hook
Motivation
Background Review
Closing Statement
Conclusions
Further Directions
Our Talk Quality Metrics: “The 5 C’s”
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
The Feeling of a Finished
Thought, Delivered
A Focused Argument that supports a main point
Maximal Usage of the Allotted Time
Easy to Understand and Relate to.
Engaging on an Emotional Level through Surprise, Novelty, and Humor
These Can Be Thought of as Components of a Knowledge Transfer Process
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
Optimizing on 5 Variables is a Major Challenge...
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
Optimizing on 5 Variables is a Major Challenge…
...so we prioritize them during the design process!
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
Optimizing on 5 Variables is a Major Challenge…
...so we prioritize them during the design process!
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
1
Optimizing on 5 Variables is a Major Challenge…
...so we prioritize them during the design process!
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
1
2
2
Optimizing on 5 Variables is a Major Challenge…
...so we prioritize them during the design process!
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
1
3
2
2
Optimizing on 5 Variables is a Major Challenge…
...so we prioritize them during the design process!
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
1
3
2
2
4
How Does This Work In Practice?
Intro, Thesis and Conclusion
30-Second
Conciseness
Biography
Intro, Thesis and Conclusion
Core Values
Long-Term Objective
30-Second
“I love…”,
“I like…”
“I’m fascinated by...”
“It’s important to me that…”
“I want to”
“My goal in life is to.”
“By the end of my studies, I hope…”
“My dream is to…”
“My name is…”
“I am...”
“Since…, I have…”
[ Strategic Level ]
Conciseness
Biography
Intro, Thesis and Conclusion
Core Values
Long-Term Objective
Thesis
Topic
Format
Impact
30-Second
“I love…”,
“I like…”
“I’m fascinated by...”
“It’s important to me that…”
“I want to”
“My goal in life is to.”
“By the end of my studies, I hope…”
“My dream is to…”
“My name is…”
“I am...”
“Since…, I have…”
“Today, I want to tell you that…”
“... is the cause of …”
“...’s model is better than …’s”
“You should …”
“by talking about…”
“by taking what people know about … and applying it to …”
“a story about…”
“a review of…”
“the results of my…”
“a workshop where…”
“In order to…”
“because I think it will…”
[ Strategic Level ]
[ Tactical Level ]
Conciseness
60-Second
Body
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
60-Second
Evidence
Premise
Thesis
The “Essay”
Body
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
60-Second
The “Essay”
Body
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Elevator Pitches
90-Second
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Bio
Takeaway Message
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Completeness
The Underlying Model: Think “Nested Sandwiches”
The
“Attention”
Sandwich
The
“Knowledge Discovery”
Sandwich
The
“Take-Home Message”
Sandwich
The
“Reason”
Sandwich
The
“Data”
Sandwich
(This is the good stuff!)
The
“Impact”
Sandwich
Essay Structure Recipes for Different Occasions
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
90-Second Conference Mixer
Body
Introduction
Conclusion
45-Second Follow-Up
90-Second Lightning Talk
5-15 Minute Presentation
Finally: 7-Minute, Packaged Talks
Table of Contents
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Summary
Impact Statement
Thesis
Biography
Hook
Motivation
Background Review
Closing Statement
Conclusions
Further Directions
Show the Map
Emphasize Transitions
Celebrate the Arrival!
Announce the Destination
The Detective Story
The
Quest
The Challenge
The Journey
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
Okay, but do you really do this “in real life”?
(An actual question I get all the time)
Okay, Let’s Review!
Review: What 5 “C’s” Did I Suggest as Good Talk Qualia?
Review: What 5 “C’s” Did I Suggest as Good Talk Qualia?
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
Review: What Order Do We Optimize Them On In The Workshop?
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
Review: What Order Do We Optimize Them On In The Workshop?
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness
1
3
2
2
4
Key Takeaways
1
2
3
Never Sacrifice Rapid Iteration In Design
Essays Are Knowledge Sandwiches Enveloped in the Delicious Breading of Purpose.
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Body
Introduction
Hook
Conclusion
Applause-Getter
Bio
Takeaway Message
Clarity
Conciseness
Cohesiveness
Creativity
Completeness