Why Public Speaking, master Wayne?

During our life we will be called to talk in public. The shaking we feel in our legs, the fright we perceive, the fear while we even think about a talk, is called glossophobia. And it is right behind the corner, being it a talk in a big conference, or a speech during a weekly meeting.
The key moments of my career in IT have been the ones in which I overcame my fear of speaking in public. From a shy and introvert developer I became a teacher and a speaker at conferences and meetups. I want to share my experience and tips on how to overcome glossophobia and prepare an effective presentation.

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1. Why Public Speaking, master Wayne? Gregorio Palamà @ DevFest Pisa 2019
2. It takes courage - Ph by Billy Lam @ Unsplash -
3. To start a talk on public speaking without even talking - Ph by Billy Lam @ Unsplash -
4. And yet...
5. Gregorio Palamà Project Manager @ Lead Organizer @ @gregoriopalama
6. Glossophobia from the Greek γλῶσσα and φόβος
7. “There are two types of speakers: Those who get nervous and those who are liars” Mark Twain
9. - Ph by Priscilla Du Preez @ Unsplash -
10. - Ph by Matt Botsford @ Unsplash -
11. We are in great company
12. It can be SOLVED
13. Symptoms uncontrollable shaking, dry mouth, increased heart rate and blood pressure, vocalized pauses, dilated pupils, sweating, increased perspiration and oxygen intake, stiffening of neck/upper back muscles, quivering voice
14. Symptoms physical, verbal, and non-verbal
15. Ok, but... - Ph by Ken Treloar @ Unsplash -
16. Spotlight effect “the phenomenon in which people tend to believe they are being noticed more than they really are” from Wikipedia - Ph by Jay Dantinne @ Unsplash -
17. Illusion of Transparency “a tendency for people to overestimate the degree to which their personal mental state is known by others” from Wikipedia - Ph by Ewan Robertson @ Unsplash -
18. It’s something self-constructed
19. Consciousness
20. Deconstructing
21. “Have no fear of perfection. you'll never reach it” Salvador Dalì
22. Acceptance & Practice
23. Do not memorize your speech
24. Acceptance & Practice
25. It takes courage - Ph by Billy Lam @ Unsplash -
26. “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear” Mark Twain
27. It takes courage - Ph by Billy Lam @ Unsplash -
28. It takes courage FEAR - Ph by Billy Lam @ Unsplash -
29. Why Public Speaking, master Wayne?
30. Public speaking frighten me. It’s time I face my dread
31. Instrumented Tests frighten me. It’s time I face my dread
32. Dagger frightened me. I faced my dread
33. mathematical analysis frightened me. I faced my dread
35. Q&A
36. Thank you Gregorio Palamà - @gregoriopalama