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How to give a talk as a non-native speaker- (complete deck)

How to give a talk as a non-native speaker- (complete deck)

As an organiser for several meetups and tech conferences in Thailand (PyCon and RubyConf), I realised that many locals are afraid to step up and sign up as a speaker because they think that their English is not good enough.
I would like to encourage more non-native speakers to give more talks through this workshop.
(Workshop was conducted during Hacktoberfest 2019 in Bangkok)

Georgi Ker

October 19, 2019
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  1. 4

  2. 5 C U PY T H A I PY C

    O D E WA R PY L A D I E S
  3. FEARS ▸ You made an awful impression ▸ They don't

    understand me!! ▸ You say the wrong thing ▸ You pronounce the word wrongly ▸ They don’t laugh at my jokes ▸ They lost interest after 5 mins (walk away) ▸ Nobody remembers what you said HACKTOBERFEST 2019 18
  4. ABOUT YOU TYPICAL GREETING ▸ - *Hi, my name is…*

    ▸ - *I am the CEO of…* ▸ - *My company does…* ▸ - *I really appreciate being here today and meeting you all…* 27 (remember if you need their attention. You need to earn it)
  5. 28 MAKE IT FUN ABOUT YOU ‣ Uniqueness about your

    name ‣ Stereotype ( your title) ‣ Relate your childhood to job ‣ Your passion
  6. YOUR TOPIC ▸ NOT TOO LONG ▸ IT’S OK IF

    IT’S NOT POPULAR ▸ TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW/ PASSIONATE ABOUT 34 HACKTOBERFEST 2019 TITLE
  7. YOUR TOPIC 37 HACKTOBERFEST 2019 SIMPLIFY YOUR LANGUAGE ▸ EXTRAORDINARY

    = INCREDIBLE/ AMAZING ▸ TAKE YOUR TIME. BE CLEAR
  8. YOUR TOPIC 40 HACKTOBERFEST 2019 USE IMAGES/ GIFS ▸ A

    PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS. ▸ NOTE!! - GIFS (TIME LIMIT)
  9. OTHER TIPS HACKTOBERFEST 2019 42 ‣ Getting rid of “ums’

    and sounding more confident in public speaking ‣ Be selective ‣ Be creative ‣ Don't memorize your speech ‣ Don’t Talk Too Much About Yourself ‣ End 5 mins earlier
  10. WAYS TO PRACTICE HACKTOBERFEST 2019 44 FIND A LANGUAGE BUDDY/


    TALK TO YOURSELF/ PET RECORD YOUR SUMMARY THINK IN ENGLISH WATCH TALKS/MOVIES/ CARTOONS/SERIES IN ENGLISH
  11. YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE HACKTOBERFEST 2019 45 ‣ ask

    questions during talks ‣ reach out and chat with English speakers like how you will with Thai friends ‣ start giving talks in local meet ups ‣ challenge yourself ‣ enhance your portfolio