One weird trick to get better at public speaking

Leverage feedback during a practice run to get better at giving talks!

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1. One weird trick to get better at
   PUBLIC
   SPEAKING
   Lara Hogan @lara_hogan
   

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4. That wasn’t the end.
   

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5. The spotlight comes
   in many forms.
   

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6. client presentations
   daily standup
   talking to your boss
   design critiques
   

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7. Public speaking
   is our #1 fear
   

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8. VOICE &
   APPEARANCE
   

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9. BEING WRONG
   

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10. BEING JUDGED
    

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11. Even experienced
    speakers feel
    this way.
    

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12. one weird trick
    

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13. PRACTICE TO GET
    FEEDBACK
    

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14. PRACTICE TO GET
    FEEDBACK
    

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15. Humans are bad
    at feedback.
    

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16. Let’s get better
    at giving and
    receiving feedback.
    

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17. Pick your
    feedback crew.
    

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18. Pick your
    feedback medium.
    

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20. Tee up good
    feedback.
    

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21. Topic or Technical Depth
    Visuals or Presentation of Info
    Narrative Structure
    Speaking Style
    

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22. Get feedback on
    audience
    distractions.
    

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23. humor
    Photo by Austin Heller
    

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24. Don’t
    distract
    your
    audience.
    Photo by @theobserving
    

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25. Make sure
    everybody
    can read this.
    

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26. PRACTICE
    ANSWERING
    QUESTIONS
    

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27. “I’m afraid of…”
    

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28. Your audience is
    rooting for you.
    (right? please?)
    

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29. “I don’t know”
    

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30. You’re still in control
    during Q&A.
    

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31. Prep your feedback
    crew to practice
    answering questions.
    

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32. Ask them to get
    weird.
    

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33. prep your brain to hear
    FEEDBACK
    

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34. pro tip:
    THE MICRO-YES
    

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35. Good feedback is
    specific and
    actionable.
    

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36. General
    Specific &
    Actionable
    Positive
    — ‖
    Negative
    ― –
    

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38. What we need is a
    spectrum of 

    new voices.
    

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39. Share your work
    and your knowledge.
    

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40. Help others share
    their work and
    their knowledge.
    

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41. Thank you!
    

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