Marcus Tandler about handling anxiety, rehearsing, Slidestorms and more!
Category:Preparation,nerves,Starting-outAt The Inbounder in Madrid, Bas van den Beld spoke to Marcus Tandler about his experiences as a speaker and any tips he has for other (new) speakers).
We discussed several topics: from Google to Slidestorms (301 slides in 30 minutes!), rehearsing, anxiety, tactics and much more!
Here’s the full video. See a breakdown of the video below!
How Marcus didn’t believe Google would make it big
When Marcus Tandler started speaking in public in 1999, he wasn’t so sure Google would make it. In fact, he didn’t believe it at all when a student in his workshop told him.
Listen to Marcus anecdote about one of his first talks ever:
Why Marcus uses 301 slides for 30 minutes on stage
In the interview we had with Marcus Tandler, we asked him why he has this method of presenting. His answer is both surprising as obvious.
Listen to Marcus talk about the number of slides:
With Slidestorms you have to be sure
If you use Slidestorms like Marcus does you need to be sure of what you say. That means a lot of rehearsal.
Listen to the specific item here:
How long it takes to prepare for a Slidestorm
When Marcus uses a Slidestorm as a presentation format, he needs to prepare. How much? He’ll tell you in this video!
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Marcus misses his own talks and uses a smiley face!
When Marcus goes on stage, he is nervous. He tries to make himself calm and uses a smiley for that. If it works? He’ll tell you in this video!
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Prepare your talk as if it’s a Hollywood script
When preparing for a talk, structuring a talk in the right way is important. You need to bring your audience with you.
When Marcus prepares a presentation, he looks at it as if it’s a movie script. In this video, he explains more.
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How your grandma can help you become a great speaker
How barcamps, smaller conferences, your wife or your grandma can help you become a great speaker? They give you experience. As a speaker starting out, you should go to the smaller events and just do it. Get on stage and talk!
And when practicing, practice in front of your wife, your mom or your grandma. Because as Marcus says, if they understand, you do fine!
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About Marcus Tandler:
Marcus calls himself a “search geek and absolutely in love with SEO”. He is known within the search industry by the Twitter handle “Mediadonis”. Many know him as a great speaker and organiser of SEOktoberfest.
Marcus is the Co-Founder and Managing Director at Ryte.com – a SaaS Tech-StartUp with the mission to help webmasters make better websites.
More about Marcus:
His personal website
Facebook
YouTube
Linkedin
Twitter: @mediadonis
