Why you should pursue public speaking and how to get there

Starting a tech career as a minority is challenging. It could mean being the only one to speak against the popular opinion, or becoming more visible to get the same level of recognition. Public speaking helps you achieve that and more. This dialog shares tips on how to overcome the fear, and ways to get started. Attendees will be prepared to brace presenting from a team meeting to a conference.

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1. Why You Should Pursue Public Speaking and How to Get There @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
2. IMAGE Yenny Cheung Software Engineer at Yelp In Hamburg Leads the Awesome Women in Engineering Group at Yelp in Germany ABOUT ME @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
3. IMAGE Connecting people with great local businesses ABOUT YELP @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
5. Agenda for today Why should we pursue public speaking? How to overcome our fear for public speaking? Where do we start? How to get better at it? @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
6. Why we should pursue public speaking @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
7. Easier for me to talk in meetings and present at the company Benefits I got from public speaking Being a software engineer is much more than coding, it’s about communication too Have crucial conversations Get more career opportunities WHY PUBLIC SPEAKING @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
8. Not receiving high visibility assignments. Experiences of women in tech Having our ideas ignored until a man makes the same suggestion later. Receiving more vague feedback and personality criticism in performance evaluations. Feeling stalled in our career. WHY PUBLIC SPEAKING @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
9. How to overcome our fear for public speaking @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
10. 1. Our heart racing. 2. Forgetting what to say. 3. Being exposed as a fraud. 4. Not being good enough. HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR What is holding us back @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
11. 1. Our heart racing. 2. Forgetting what to say. 3. Being exposed as a fraud. 4. Not being good enough. What is holding us back HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
12. COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > OUR HEART RACING @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
13. COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS FIND YOUR HARBOR HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > OUR HEART RACING @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
14. COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS FIND YOUR HARBOR POWER POSE HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > OUR HEART RACING @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
15. COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS FIND YOUR HARBOR HUMOR POWER POSE HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > OUR HEART RACING @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
16. 1. Our heart racing. 2. Forgetting what to say. 3. Being exposed as a fraud. 4. Not being good enough. What is holding us back HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
17. COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS FIND YOUR HARBOR HUMOR POWER POSE HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > FORGETTING WHAT TO SAY @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
18. HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > FORGETTING WHAT TO SAY @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
19. There are several things we can rehearse for: Rehearse the presentation without slides Rhythm, practice how to pause Time yourself Q&A HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > FORGETTING WHAT TO SAY @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
20. Q: What if I really blank out on stage? COMPANY-WIDE INCLUSION COMPANY-WIDE INCLUSION @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
21. You can also try: Not telling the audience that you blanked out → your audience is supportive “Let’s skip this for now, and leave this for questions.” Drink water HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > FORGETTING WHAT TO SAY @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
22. 1. Our heart racing. 2. Forgetting what to say. 3. Being exposed as a fraud. 4. Not being good enough. What is holding us back HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
23. The art of saying “I don’t know”. HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > BEING EXPOSED AS A FRAUD @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
24. You don’t have to be the best on the topic to give a talk about it. HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > BEING EXPOSED AS A FRAUD @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
25. 1. Our heart racing. 2. Forgetting what to say. 3. Being exposed as a fraud. 4. Not being good enough. What is holding us back HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
26. Set your expectations straight, one of the best advice I got for public speaking, is that your first talk will suck. Just do it! HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
27. How to get better at public speaking @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
28. 1. Build 2. Measure 3. Learn 4. Repeat HOW TO GET BETTER The Lean Startup model @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
29. 1. Build 2. Measure 3. Learn 4. Repeat HOW TO GET BETTER The Lean Startup model @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
30. PICK TOPICS YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN HOW TO GET BETTER > BUILD @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
31. RUBBER-DUCKING HOW TO GET BETTER > BUILD PICK TOPICS YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
32. RUBBER-DUCKING FIND A GOOD FEEDBACK CREW HOW TO GET BETTER > BUILD PICK TOPICS YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
33. RUBBER-DUCKING KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE FIND A GOOD FEEDBACK CREW HOW TO GET BETTER > BUILD PICK TOPICS YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
34. 1. Build 2. Measure 3. Learn 4. Repeat HOW TO GET BETTER The Lean Startup model @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
35. 1. Build 2. Measure 3. Learn 4. Repeat HOW TO GET BETTER The Lean Startup model @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
36. Gather feedback from your feedback crew and from the audience. Watch the presentation video. HOW TO GET BETTER > MEASURE @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
37. 1. Build 2. Measure 3. Learn 4. Repeat HOW TO GET BETTER The Lean Startup model @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
38. And then you reuse your talk in different occasions. HOW TO GET BETTER > MEASURE @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
39. Where do we start with public speaking @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
40. Conferences: first-time-speaker friendly Looking for speaking opportunities WHERE DO WE START Standups, team meetings, company / class presentations, student board meetings Local meetups, women in tech groups Public speaking groups / classes? @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
41. I, as a minority in tech, want more people like me to represent us in the spotlight, and to help us move forward as an industry. CLOSING @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
42. www.yelp.com/careers/ Hamburg London San Francisco We're Hiring!
43. https://speakerdeck.com/lara/demystifying-public-speaking References https://www.slideshare.net/KarenCatlin/present-a-techies-gu ide-to-public-speaking-92870515 https://medium.com/tech-diversity-files/the-real-reason-wo men-quit-tech-and-how-to-address-it-6dfb606929fd @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
44. Thank you! @yennycheung #WinTechSeries
45. Questions? @yennycheung #WinTechSeries