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Ask Slashdot: How To Give IT Presentations That Aren't Boring?

Posted by Soulskill on Friday March 16, 2012 @10:41AM from the napalm-can-liven-up-any-presentation dept.

Dmitri Baughman writes "I'm the IT guy at a small software development company of about 100 employees. Everyone is technically inclined, with disciplines in development, QA, and PM areas. As part of a monthly knowledge-sharing meeting, I've been asked to give a 30-minute presentation about our computing and networking infrastructure. I manage a pretty typical environment, so I'm not sure how to present the information in a fun and engaging way. I think network diagrams and bandwidth usage charts would make anyone's eyes glaze over! Any ideas for holding everyone's interest?"

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Everyone loves... by clutch110 · 2012-03-16 10:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Car analogies, lots of them!
Just hire... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-16 10:46 · Score: 5, Funny

...strippers. Problem solved.
Bingo by ISoldat53 · 2012-03-16 10:57 · Score: 4, Funny

Play buzzword bingo. Give prizes for winners.
Re:Being entertaining is not a requirement. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-16 11:44 · Score: 5, Funny

What I remember the most from that speech is that he is batshit crazy.
Re:Prevent Death-By-Powerpoint by Darinbob · 2012-03-16 11:51 · Score: 5, Funny

It should say "Slide 1 of 2". Then people will sit up and pay attention, hoping for a short meeting. Then next slide says "Slide 2 of 2". Then the next slide says "Slide 3 of 2" and everyone laughs. And so on.
Re:Prevent Death-By-Powerpoint by jordanjay29 · 2012-03-16 12:20 · Score: 4, Funny

For IT workers, shouldn't it be Slide 0 of 2?