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Yash Prabhu
October 28, 2017

 ElaConf2017

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

Yash Prabhu

October 28, 2017
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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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    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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