Engaging Your Technical Audience Like A Clown – Don Colliver

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" xml:lang="EN">Do you need help delivering compelling technical presentations?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" xml:lang="EN">Today I’m talking with Don Colliver, who is a facilitator and communication consultant with over 20 years of experience</span><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He has worked as a consultant for tech companies like Google, Cisco, Adobe, and IBM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Don is also a former theatrical clown for a circus and has performed with the Blue Man Group.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN">He <span style= "color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">is the author of the book Wink: Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" xml:lang="EN">Don talks about how his experience as a clown helps him when training tech companies how to give good presentations.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;" xml:lang="EN">He also discusses how to present technical information without putting your audience to slee