Very enlightening video, Mike! My favorite part is: "Call things what they are. Strip out all the marketing terms, strip out all the jargon, be clear, be straight to the point."
Thanks so much for this, Mike. I’ve sat through lots of presentations from engineer-minded professionals and experienced mental anguish and an overwhelming desire for the presentation to finish. My retention of the material was poor, and I lost my passion for the subject matter. As an auditory learner, I truly appreciate effective verbal communication skills. I hope to master them and the other presentation skills necessary do captivate my audience.
GZ. I’m with you. It’s hard when someone doesn’t speak our language. That’s why I try to identify the audience and speak to them in their their language.
Such great advice! So important to understand who your audience is present to them. Thanks for recommending the structure of presenting to executives vs engineers. Super valuable.
Thank you Mike, great breakdown of things to be conscious of during an interview presentation, I especially like the part on reading the room and tailoring your presentation to suit your audience. Great video and really useful information.
Thank you Mike! I really appreciate this video especially the tips that you gave on being observant when it comes to the audience that you're presenting to and how being mindful of what kind of listener they are so that you can readjust the way you're presenting so that it resonates with them better. I'm going to apply and practice these skills!
Thank you again for some valuable advice Mike. Its been a while since I watched your videos. I have not presented in an interview before. However, I do like the know your audience point that you made. I think it's a crucial point when doing presentations.
We strongly recommend sending a thank you. For positions like an architect which are involved in sales - knowing the etiquette matters. In fact I know many hiring managers for elite positions that won’t hire if a thank you is not sent. The hiring manager determines your salary. For most tech jobs there is a 50-100k difference between the highest and lowest paid person of the team. The better your soft skills (and this is a soft skill) the higher your salary. Now for engineering positions it doesn’t matter as much. But for jobs over 200k then it matters a lot. But you should go what feels right to you.
Great video, thank you so much for this content! I was wondering to know if you can do the same video again presenting tips to perform the same interview in a remote mode.
Buzz words are a major problem in IT, I've attended meetings where everyone was throwing buzz words around like weapons in other to feel important and it didn't help productivity at all. Now to make it worse the cloud has introduced multiple marketing label buzz words for the same products / service for the same reasons but it's just as counter productive for architects and engineers.
Hi Garriel - sometimes I feel like I built a career translating buzzwords and jargon to information that executives could use to make better business decisions. It’s such a problem. Simple plain language provides effective communication. Marketing speak sounds cool but it generates confusion
When does a the Cloud Architect get paid? Can't a company just hear the proposed solution, and implement it after telling the Cloud Architect they weren't interested. I've been burned before.
Hi. The cloud architect gets paid the whole time. Preparing for the first client meeting until the design is completed and turned to a team of cloud engineers to build. Then you move on to the next design. So your being paid the entire time.
Have you presented on an interview before? Please comment below!
Very enlightening video, Mike!
My favorite part is: "Call things what they are. Strip out all the marketing terms, strip out all the jargon, be clear, be straight to the point."
Leo. Yes. Keep everything as simple as possible. Life if complicated enough 😊
Thanks so much for this, Mike. I’ve sat through lots of presentations from engineer-minded professionals and experienced mental anguish and an overwhelming desire for the presentation to finish. My retention of the material was poor, and I lost my passion for the subject matter. As an auditory learner, I truly appreciate effective verbal communication skills. I hope to master them and the other presentation skills necessary do captivate my audience.
GZ. I’m with you. It’s hard when someone doesn’t speak our language.
That’s why I try to identify the audience and speak to them in their their language.
Another great video. Two things I learned : the flow of the presentation, and to be prepared for mean questions.
llbra - thank you. I love how you are very detailed :-)
Start with the solution and pausing are great subtle tactics to help your presentation skills. Thank you for tips Michael.
Thanks Richard. When I learned this flow it made such a difference in my career and that's why I wanted to share
This is invaluable information--whether for tech interviews or other. Great content that I'm going to share with everyone I know.
Thank you Marla. Yes this works for non tech interviews too.
Very relevant tips, presenting information relevant to particular stakeholders is a key 🔑
Thank you Poonam
Such great advice! So important to understand who your audience is present to them. Thanks for recommending the structure of presenting to executives vs engineers. Super valuable.
Thank you Chad
Thank you Mike, great breakdown of things to be conscious of during an interview presentation, I especially like the part on reading the room and tailoring your presentation to suit your audience. Great video and really useful information.
Thank you Soga. Reading the room really makes a big difference
Thank you Mike! I really appreciate this video especially the tips that you gave on being observant when it comes to the audience that you're presenting to and how being mindful of what kind of listener they are so that you can readjust the way you're presenting so that it resonates with them better. I'm going to apply and practice these skills!
Millicent - thank you. Thank you for watching so carefully and leaving such a great message
Thank you for this valuable insight. It really helps me to map out the skills that I need to focus on.
Thank you Kenya
I have to admit, I wasn't expecting to see a running unicorn on my screen. Good one
Thank you Pierre
Wow, this is pure gold! Thank you so much!
Thank you, Salman!
Glad you liked it!
#cloudhired
Thank you again for some valuable advice Mike. Its been a while since I watched your videos. I have not presented in an interview before. However, I do like the know your audience point that you made. I think it's a crucial point when doing presentations.
Ike - Thank you. Yes - knowing the audience and being relevant to them is just so important.
I got presentation interview tomorrow. Thank you for all your tips
Your welcome and good luck.
My experience is if they like you and want you you don’t need to bother thanking them, they will remember you.
We strongly recommend sending a thank you.
For positions like an architect which are involved in sales - knowing the etiquette matters.
In fact I know many hiring managers for elite positions that won’t hire if a thank you is not sent.
The hiring manager determines your salary.
For most tech jobs there is a 50-100k difference between the highest and lowest paid person of the team.
The better your soft skills (and this is a soft skill) the higher your salary.
Now for engineering positions it doesn’t matter as much. But for jobs over 200k then it matters a lot. But you should go what feels right to you.
Great video, thank you so much for this content! I was wondering to know if you can do the same video again presenting tips to perform the same interview in a remote mode.
Thank you, Andre!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for the suggestion! We will have that in mind!
#cloudhired
Buzz words are a major problem in IT, I've attended meetings where everyone was throwing buzz words around like weapons in other to feel important and it didn't help productivity at all.
Now to make it worse the cloud has introduced multiple marketing label buzz words for the same products / service for the same reasons but it's just as counter productive for architects and engineers.
Hi Garriel - sometimes I feel like I built a career translating buzzwords and jargon to information that executives could use to make better business decisions.
It’s such a problem. Simple plain language provides effective communication. Marketing speak sounds cool but it generates confusion
Great advice
Thank you Mohamed
Good Tips…
Thank you Ned
When does a the Cloud Architect get paid? Can't a company just hear the proposed solution, and implement it after telling the Cloud Architect they weren't interested. I've been burned before.
Hi. The cloud architect gets paid the whole time. Preparing for the first client meeting until the design is completed and turned to a team of cloud engineers to build. Then you move on to the next design.
So your being paid the entire time.
What is a domain architect?
An expert on an area - like security
Don't agree with 'start with solution' comment. There has to be a drive for a solution. No solution exist without a problem or business challenge.