How to make your JavaOne presentation memorable

If you follow a few simple rules, you are assured a memorable JavaOne presentation:

Start early and finish early. Ideally, before the audience arrives.

Never apologize, it shows weakness and they'll rip you to shreds in the Q&A. Make a few obvious mistakes to emphasize your unapologetic attitude.

Bullet lists rarely contain any useful content, and are often interchangeable. Borrow someone else's.

Never alienate your audience with sexist humor. Alienate them with the quality of your content.

Live presentations and air travel are the two most dehydrating activities. Neither should be undertaken without first having several drinks.

The preceding advice was taken, somewhat loosely, from this helpful list of suggestions from presentation guru Edward Tufte.

JavaOne takes place in San Francisco this May, and culminates with the the Duke's Choice awards, which celebrate extreme innovation in the world of Java technology. Like your presentation, if you follow my advice.

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