We're here to help! Atlassian wants your presentation to be a success and gladly reviews all presentations prior to user groups.
Topic areas
No nos
User groups are for users. They are NOT for Atlassian or our partner's benefit. Yes, there are benefits for us hosting them — it reflects well on you and on Atlassian, of course — but keep in mind what users came for: to meet other users, to get ideas for how to use JIRA, Confluence and other products better, to be better at their jobs, etc. To maintain the high quality of user group events, we request that partners refrain from:
- Selling your company
- Selling your services
- Selling your products
Yes!
Things you should present include:
- One slide that introduces who you are and the company you represent
- Interesting uses, integrations, and customizations of Atlassian products
- Case studies
- Technical tutorial
General presentation guidelines
Presentation Length: 10 Minutes
1. Prepare and practice:
Because of the short length of presentations (10 minutes), you should have prepared an outline of your talk prior to speaking and practice it. Your speech should have an introduction, body and conclusion.
A good introduction will:
- create interest
- reveal topic
- preview main points
The body of your speech should develop your main points in a clear and succinct manner.
Conclusion sums up by repeating main points and suggesting implications or action for the audience. A good last slide will contain your contact information for others to jot down.
2. Clean and Clear Visual Aids
PPT slides are strongly encouraged as support material to your speech.
An intro PowerPoint slide is recommended which should include: name, company, which product you use, how many users, pages, or issues, contact information etc.
Tips for a great power point presentation:
- Simplify and limit the number of words on each screen. Use key phrases and include only essential information.
- Use contrasting colors for text and background. Dark text on a light background is best.
- Avoid the use of flashy transitions such as text fly-ins. These features may seem impressive at first, but are distracting and get old quickly.
- Use good quality images that reinforce and complement your message. Ensure that your images maintain their impact and resolution when projected on a larger screen.
- Limit the number of slides. Presenters who constantly "flip" to the next slide are likely to lose their audience. A good rule of thumb is one slide per minute.
- Know how to and practice moving forward AND backward within your presentation. Audiences often ask to see the previous screen again.
- Do not read from your slides. The content of your slides is for the audience, not for the presenter.
- Do not speak to your slides. Many presenters face the direction of their presentation rather than their audience