McKenney: Speaking at Kernel Recipes

Paul McKenney has put together a series of
articles on how to improve one's ability to give a good talk at a
technical conference.

On the other hand, (1) presentation skills stay with you through
life, and (2) small improvements in presentation skills over months
or years can provide you with great advantages longer term. An old
saying credited to Thomas Edison claims a breakdown of 1%
inspiration and 99% perspiration. However, my own experience with
RCU has instead been 0.1% inspiration, 9.9% perspiration, and 90%
communication. Had I been unable to communicate effectively,
others would have extreme difficulty using RCU, as in even more
difficulty than they do now.

There is a lot of speaking experience distilled into this set of posts.