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Good advice so far.
Just be sure to keep in mind your target audience and what they'll want to know. Write down a few objectives for your talk - what do you want them to get out of it?
For a 30 minute talk - limit yourself to two or three main points. You don't really have enough time to go into more than that.
It sounds like you already have a feel for your audience, which is the most important thing.
You could make a presentation that would enthrall everyone at SRP but completely lose the audience that will be there.
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Perfect age group,will have a captive audiance,You need to leave time for questions and answeres tho.I think you will have alot.
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Here's my outline...
History/Timeline - just focusing on the really interesting points throughout history - trivia points. 5 min
Benefits of Wet Shaving - Why go "old school?" 5 min
The tools: Straight razors, Safety Razors, Brushes, Strops, and Mugs/Soap - 10 min (Demonstrating each and explaining little tidbits of info)
Questions: 5-10 min (but this will last as long as people are asking questions...we would just need to move to "The Parlor")
Of course...this is all open for editing :)
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Success!
Many thanks to you folks for some great ideas/thoughts to help with my discussion. Last night's panel was a big hit.
I was able to show and tell my way through - which got people involved and interested.
Starting with the benefits of wet shaving (better for your skin, better shave experience, lower cost (ha!), etc.) I was able to drop in interesting trivia points, and shaving history. Follow that up with a breakdown of the "tools" - straight razors, safety razors, brushes, soaps, and aftershaves.
Thanks to WillN, I had some really nice 1850-1920 pieces to show - as well as some really swanky sharpening devices. The folks loved the gizmos and everyone left smelling good. Several converts and really interested people.
I handed out a sheet with SRP for information, a ton of vendors, and where to go to get supplies. Maybe we will have some new folks join SRP!
Once again, thanks to everyone for your help!
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Glad that it went well for you Mike and I was happy to help. Wish I could have been there with you.
Will N.
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Great job, glad that you got such good feedback.:rock:
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A little demo :)
http://www.benson-photo.com/Other/A-.../DSC1576-M.jpg
So, as an encore to my 30 min presentation, I was asked to show how to shave with a straight razor... No, the mustache and beard were not harmed :)
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Sounds like your's went very well Mike, I hope I can do as well on Thursday night :)
