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Tech Talks 201: Talk Development

Tech Talks 201: Talk Development

Given at Dreamforce 2014

Rebecca Miller-Webster

October 13, 2014
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  1. Tech Talks 201: Talk Development
    Rebecca Miller-Webster
    Instructor at Dev Bootcamp
    Founder Write/Speak/Code
    @rmillerwebster

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  2. Rebecca Miller-Webster
    Software Engineer
    Instructor at Dev Bootcamp
    Founder and co-organizer Write/Speak/Code
    !

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  3. The schedule
    • 101: Topic generation - Mon 11:15am
    • 201: Talk Development - Mon 12:00pm
    • 301: Stage Presence - Mon 12:45pm
    • Lightning Talks
    • Tues 4:00pm
    • Wed 12:15pm
    • Thurs 10:45am

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  4. What do you know or
    want to learn?
    What’s appropriate
    for the conference?
    How can you
    meaningful contribute?
    What the process of giving a tech talk?
    Topic Proposal Talk
    Title
    Description
    Outline*
    Abstract*
    Bio
    Slides
    Stage Presence
    Do it!

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  5. This is interactive. Let’s interact.
    means time to DO IT!
    #df14techtalks
    @SalesforceDevs

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  6. How does a topic become a talk?
    • Outline
    • Talk Proposal
    • Title
    • Description
    • Abstract*
    • Slides

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  7. How does a topic become a talk?
    • Outline
    • Talk Proposal
    • Title
    • Description
    • Abstract*
    • Slides

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  8. Choose a few topics
    Let’s expand your topics!

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  9. Journalism Film Fiction

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  10. Journalism
    1. Lede
    2. Newshook
    3. Argument
    4. Evidence
    5. To be sure

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  11. (lede)
    • Bold
    • Incontrovertible
    • Interesting, ethical, different, vivid - tell a story
    • Capture attention

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  12. Newshook
    • people talking about it
    • accepted and no one talking about alternative
    • conference, seasonal, current trend
    • recent publication
    • pop culture
    • problem everyone has and no one has solved

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  13. Argument (and Methodology)
    What’s the point?
    How do I do that?
    !

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  14. Evidence - in 3s
    • lines of code
    • benchmark
    • team velocity
    • code
    • quantify
    • anecdote
    • comparison
    • personal experience
    • precedence
    • common sense
    • example
    • history, science, etc
    • research
    • stats

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  15. Emotional Correctness
    Being right vs. being effective

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  16. To be sure …
    • Acknowledge and dismiss
    • Validate and trump
    • Personal caveat
    • Change the frame

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  17. Choose a ONE topic
    Write a Journalism style outline
    1. Lede
    2. Newshook
    3. Argument
    4. Evidence
    5. To be sure

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  18. Film
    The magic formula
    The magic storytelling formula

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  19. Every day
    One day
    Because of that
    Because of that
    Until finally
    Once upon a time there was

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  20. Choose a ONE topic
    Write a Film style outline
    • Once upon a time
    • Every day
    • One day
    • Because of that
    • Because of that
    • Until finally

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  21. Fiction
    • Beginning, Conflict, Resolution
    • Three sentences approach

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  22. Three sentences
    Beginning Conflict Resolution
    1 2 3
    1 2 3
    1 2 3 1 2 3

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  23. How-to (Fiction-style!)
    • Had a problem (Beginning)
    • Tried ___ (Conflict)*
    1. I thought it would work because ____
    2. It didn’t worked because ____
    3. I learned ____
    • Tried ___ and it worked! (Resolution)
    * mention at least 2 things that you tried so … four sentences

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  24. Choose a ONE topic
    Write a Fiction style outline
    • Beginning, Middle, End
    • Three sentences approach

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  25. Journalism Film Fiction
    • Lede
    • News hook
    • Argument
    • Evidence (3)
    • To be sure …
    • Once upon a time
    • Every day
    • One day
    • Because of that
    • Because of that
    • Until finally
    • Beginning
    • more detail
    • more detail
    • more detail
    • Conflict
    • more detail
    • more detail
    • more detail
    • Resolution
    • more detail
    • more detail
    • more detail

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  26. Next Steps
    • Brainstorm titles & descriptions for topic
    • Research conferences to submit to
    • Practice presenting and public speaking
    • Submit your proposal to a conference or meetup organizer
    • Give a talk!

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  27. Next at Dreamforce
    • 101: Topic generation - Mon 11:15am
    • 201: Talk Development - Mon 12:00pm
    • 301: Stage Presence - Mon 12:45pm
    • Lightning Talks
    • Tues 4:00pm
    • Wed 12:15pm
    • Thurs 10:45am

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  28. Lightning Talks!
    • Lottery at the beginning
    • 5 minutes
    • No slides
    • Low pressure
    • Lots of support!!
    • Tues 4:00pm
    • Wed 12:15pm
    • Thurs 10:45am

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  29. @rmillerwebster
    #df14techtalks

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