Presenting as a developer?

When hear presenting most programmers neglect it as something not worthwhile, something meant for managers.

And it is true that managers do have to care about that, but why should you care about it as a developer?

Is sticking to your technical domain enough to be great at what you do?
If that is so, how come there are a few developers who get the best opportunities and others who struggle to find a few?

What makes the best stand out from the rest?

In this talk I gave at Questers, I share what is your incentive as a dev to invest in presenting, how can it skyrocket your career and turn you from someone who barely scratches the surface of dev opportunities to someone who gets opportunities knocking on his door.

Transcript

1. PRESENTING as a developer? P. Mihaylov, Questers Bulgaria 2018
2. AGENDA ________________ why should you care? starting the journey… Q&A
3. why should you care?
4. dev ➔ manager
5. manager ➔ awesome manager
6. but why devs?
7. how can I be a great dev?
8. study, practice, commit, dedicate, grind…
9. …work hard
10. but there is a missing piece
11. workx = great dev
12. workx marketing= great dev
13. wait
14. marketing: really?
15. marketing: value ➔ people
16. marketing can make you
17. marketing can break you
18. types of devs
19. talk work charlatan martyr hustler source: joeyroth.com
20. ➔ how to marketing? presenting
21. starting the journey…
22. first things first
23. have guts
24. The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid “ ” Ned Stark
25. teach me something new
26. massive action
27. where do I find gigs? ________________ university/academy high schools small-venue dev events presentation groups/classes conferences
28. any other?
29. remember
30. workx marketing= great dev
31. presenting ➔ marketing ➔
32. have the right mindset ________________ guts action substance
33. find the right opportunities…
34. …and be a hustler. /preslavmihaylov blogging at pmihaylov.com preslav@pmihaylov.com