ElaConf2017

How public speaking made me a better leader (and vice-versa)

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1. How public speaking made
   me a better leader
   (and vice-versa)
   Yash Prabhu
   @yashvprabhu
   speakerdeck.com/yprabhu/elaconf2017
   

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2. Image Credit
   Journey
   

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3. Develop Self-awareness & Empathy
   Expect the Unexpected
   Listen, Learn & Grow
   @yashvprabhu
   

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4. Develop self-awareness & empathy
   #WOCinTech
   

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5. “Know Thyself, Improve Thyself, Complement
   Thyself”
   Anthony Tjan
   How leaders become self-aware
   Harvard Business Review
   

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6. Ask yourself why
   before you tell others why
   

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7. Provide structure in slides
   Provide structure in schedule & processes
   

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8. Build rapport with audience
   Build trust with team
   

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9. Write about your experiences
   

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10. Image Credit
    Expect the Unexpected
    

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11. “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”
    Murphy’s Law
    

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12. Technical mishaps happen
    Mistakes happen
    

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13. Have a script but don’t memorize it
    

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14. People leave
    

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15. #WOCinTech
    Listen, Learn & Grow
    

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16. “You don’t need to know all the answers”
    Anonymous 360 reviewer
    

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17. Don’t know answers?
    Get back to audience/team
    

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18. Pay attention to feedback
    Meetup or feedback form or speaker mentorship
    360 reviews or peer reviews or 1:1s
    

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19. Develop your own
    speaking and management style
    

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20. Resources & Takeaways
    #WOCinTech
    

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21. Public speaking resources
    Present! - Poornima Vijayashanker & Karen Catlin
    Confessions of a public speaker - Scott Berkun
    Presentation Zen - Garr Reynolds
    Tech Speak Digest - Cate Huston & Chiu-ki Chan
    Callback Women
    Conferences - ElaConf, Write/Speak/Code
    

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22. Leadership Resources
    Camille Fournier - The Manager’s Path
    Kim Scott - Radical Candor
    Blogs - Lara Hogan, Cate Huston, Patrick Kua
    Harvard Business Review
    askamanager.org
    eng-managers.slack.com
    

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23. Takeaways
    Public speaking & leadership are not innate abilities
    Build your confidence by starting small
    Get out of your comfort zone and ask for or grab opportunity
    

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24. Image Credit
    

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