disclosure
I am a life time learner and full time apprentice.
I have long way to be a master at public speaking. The things
that I share do not mean these will work for you. Please take this
session as an opportunity for learning experience.
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my story
Talking in front of people is scarier that dying.
I had a similar excuse for having too much anxiety and strees.
But I think I know how I can handle that.
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places
Internal seminars
Team trainings
Meetups
Seminars at universities
Conference talks
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people
Team mates
Colleagues
Undergraduates
Communities
Public
places
Internal seminars
Team trainings
Meetups
Seminars at universities
Conference talks
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topic
Soft topics
Experience report
Having code insights
Deeply technical
Live coding
places
Internal seminars
Team trainings
Meetups
Seminars at universities
Conference talks
people
Team mates
Colleagues
Undergraduates
Communities
Public
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selecting a topic
Select a topic excites you most.
Select a topic that you have stories about.
Titles are very important. Work on it.
Abstract should be well defined. Learn how to write good CFP abstracts.
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let's take a look at
presentations
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before the talk
Do not come tired.
Go to toilet beforehand.
You will fall into Speaker's Dilemma, that's ineviable.
Do not load your brain too much before the talk. Concentrate.
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dealing with stress
Think as if you are talking to your close friends.
Think as if you are the most experienced and knowledgable guy
in the room:)
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timing
Use your watch to check the timing.
Put free-to-go slides to recover.
Define last-exits in your slides.
Practice to define checkpoints for specific slides.
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trolls
Always be nice.
Do not allow people to consume a lot of time.
Say "it depends".
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interactive?
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don'ts
Do not talk about yourself too much
Do not talk about your family, kids or wife
Never prepare two presentations in the same way
Never use exactly the same presentation twice
Never use system fonts
No bulletted points
No powerpoint
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do's
Relax, you can never satisfy everyone
Look at people's eye while talking
Do practice, to have fewer text in slides
Using photos is a plus and minus
Practice, even memorize opennings and closings
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inspiration
Search for great slides to inspire you, Collect ideas from them.
When you see a good font, search it and use it.
Collect stories in your life.
Read, read a lot.
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submissions
People ask you to attend
You submit for a CFP
Search for CFP at social media
Have masters to have guidance
I was rejected 7 times in one year
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visuals
Icons and photos should be used carefully.
Be in love with the fonts.
You should spend a lot of time to have perfect pixels.
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fuck-ups
Your slides are not displayed well
Audio system is flickering
Your machine cannot be connected
Your forgot your mac adapter
The display has gone
technical
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fuck-ups
People joins after the talk starts
Audience do not want interaction
Profile of the audience is very different than expected
People are sleeping during the talk
Low attendance
audience
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fuck-ups
The previous speaker spoke too much.
You lose control in your timings.
Time is up but you have 25 slides more.
You are late to your talk.
timing
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fuck-ups
Your jokes cannot be understood, or mis-understood
Showing wrong presentation ???
content
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after the talk
Always be available for chats after your talk
Share all the content you present
Ask feedback from someone you trust their negative feedback
Anyone gives good beedback. Collect negative ones as well.
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links Video
coverr.co
Photos
gratisography.com
compfight.com
Sharing
slideshare.net
speakerdeck.com