When I grow up, I'm going to present like Steve Jobs

Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Sacha Chua

Got this from Presentation Zen, one of my favorite resources on presentation skills:

When I grow up, I'm going to present like Steve Jobs.

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Apr 24, 2008 at 10:48 am

Steve Jobs is indeed a worthy role model for high-impact audience-focussed presentation skills. I admire his techniques very much, and did a detailed speech critique of his Stanford Commencement address.

Sacha, I think you are well on your way to present like Steve when you "grow up". You've previously stated that you want to be a professional speaker, you've taken the plunge into Toastmasters to focus on speaking fundamentals, and you are taking professional steps which turn into rich speech content down the road. That's a winning combination. You will speak like Steve someday.

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Sacha Chua

Apr 26, 2008 at 6:50 pm

Thanks for dropping by and for the great link! I've added your blog to my feedreader, and will recommend it to other people who are interested in this topic. Good content, great work!

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Jenny Lisk

Apr 25, 2008 at 10:16 am

This is fantastic, thanks for sharing!

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