| There may be a lot of you who either work in a | | | | Today's technology thrives on these little gems of |
| technology field or who are "techies" yourselves. | | | | letters and numbers. You should never assume |
| In today's job market, there are a lot of technical | | | | that the audience, even the most seasoned |
| aspects for every type of job. You may be | | | | programmer, knows every acronym. However, |
| asked to give a presentation or speech on a | | | | this shouldn't prevent you from using them. Just |
| technology subject. You may be great a giving | | | | know how to introduce them into your |
| speeches but feel reluctant to speak about | | | | presentation. |
| technology or you may have the expertise and | | | | Let me give you an example.The acronym |
| just have a general fear of public speaking | | | | WYSIWYG (pronounced "wiz-ee-wig") stands for |
| (known as Glossophobia). This article will help you | | | | What You See Is What You Get. This is a type |
| prepare for and deliver a great technology | | | | of editor (sometimes used when describing web |
| speech. | | | | page editors) that shows the user exactly what |
| One thing to keep in mind when giving a speech | | | | the end result will look like while they are editing it. |
| or presentation on technology is to know the | | | | You can see how I used the acronym, defined |
| audience and have a general sense of what their | | | | what it stood for, and what it is. Now I can use |
| level of knowledge is in the topic you will be | | | | this throughout my presentation. You may want |
| presenting. Are you giving a outline to upper | | | | to remind the audience later in the presentation if |
| management or are you discussing the new | | | | you haven't used the acronym much. |
| features of a product to a group of | | | | So, you can see how tailoring your topics to the |
| programmers. In either case, gauging their level | | | | audience's experience level can give you an |
| will help you tailor your presentation to a level that | | | | advantage when preparing for a technology |
| everyone is comfortable with. | | | | presentation. Keep the acronyms short, define |
| No matter what the level of experience the | | | | them when you first introduce them, and make |
| audience has, you should never assume that | | | | sure your audience knows what you are saying |
| everyone knows how to talk in acronyms. | | | | when you are saying it. |