Tech Talk Brainstorming: You Have Lots to Talk About 1 Audrey Troutt

2 1. Write on paper 2. No judging (yourself, your ideas, or anyone else, or their ideas) Rules

For each prompt: ● 5 minutes writing by yourself ● ~3 people share some ideas 3 Workshop Plan

Think back to a year ago. What would you have wanted to know? What advice would you need?

What’s your hobby? What lessons are shared between your hobby and your job?

Think of a problem you’ve had in the past month or two: If you did solve it, how did you solve it? Were there other ways you could have solved it? Why did you pick the way that you did? If you came across the same problem again, what would you do differently? If you didn’t solve it, what went wrong? How could others avoid it in the future?

What’s a new technology or technique that you’ve heard of recently, but don’t know much about?

What’s something you didn’t know when you started your career that you know now?

9 You can no longer say you have nothing to talk about! Writing talks is a separate workshop, but here’s a formula: ● Explain the problem ● Explain the ideal situation ● Explain your solution and the path to get there ● Tell a story So Now What?

10 FURTHER INSPIRATION Post: source of these questions and more http://lucybain.com/blog/2016/conference-proposal-ideas Video: How to be an Android Expert https://news.realm.io/news/droidcon-boston-chiu-ki-chan-how-to-be-an-android-ex pert/ she’s talking about Android, but this applies to anything Newsletter: inspiration, tips, and heads up on conf speaking opportunities https://tinyletter.com/techspeak Conf/community: for tech women http://www.writespeakcode.com/