Why aren't you giving talks yet? - JSUnconf2016

Destroying all the excuses people have for not giving a talk.

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1. Why aren’t you giving talks yet? @sheley Michele with one L
2. Excuses, excuses @sheley
3. You don’t have anywhere to speak @sheley
4. There are tons of speaking opportunities waiting for you @sheley
5. People will judge you too harshly @sheley
6. Brains are extremely forgiving of speech @sheley
7. Speaking well just comes naturally to some people @sheley
8. It’s just like any other skill @sheley
9. You must be an expert before you can talk @sheley
10. You are qualified @sheley
11. You have to be a people-person to be a great speaker @sheley
12. Introverts can make great speakers @sheley
13. You’re too scared @sheley
14. –Mark Twain “There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars.” @sheley
15. If you can comfortably hold a conversation, you can give a talk @sheley
16. –Ian Tyson, stand up comedian & motivational speaker “The body’s reaction to fear and excitement is the same…so it becomes a mental decision: am I afraid or am I excited?” @sheley
17. You don’t have anything to talk about @sheley
18. The average person says 15,000 words a day @sheley
19. • a problem you solved • anything that makes you feel feelings • compare two unlike things you enjoy • tell a story • a topic you want to learn more about @sheley • topic doesn’t have to be unique
20. You don’t know how to write a proposal @sheley
21. It’s your elevator pitch @sheley
22. You must have the entire presentation ready before submitting a proposal @sheley
23. You can propose a talk before even thinking about how you will present @sheley
24. You don’t know any other speaker tricks @sheley
25. Fake it ’til you make it @sheley
26. You know it would just be a waste of time @sheley
27. • share your knowledge • gain deeper understanding of a topic • go cool places • meet more new people • get a new hobby @sheley • inspire someone • challenge and surprise yourself
28. @sheley 3rd Thursday every month berlinjs.org @berlinjs
29. Further Resources • Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun • http://weareallaweso.me/ • http://wunder.schoenaberselten.com/ 2016/02/16/how-to-prepare-and-write-a-tech- conference-talk/ • @techspeakdigest @sheley