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Preparing for your first talk, ElaConf Nov 2015

Preparing for your first talk, ElaConf Nov 2015

Presented at ElaConf Nov 2015

So you have signed up for speaking at a meetup or your proposal has been accepted at a conference. What next? In this talk, you will learn plenty of tips and tricks for a first time public speaker. You will learn how to:

Prepare weeks, days and hours in advance
Present your points effectively using slides, images and very few bullet points
Engage your audience
Get feedback to do this all over again!

Yash Prabhu

July 07, 2016
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  1. YA S H P R A B H U P

    R E PA R I N G F O R Y O U R F I R S T TA L K github.com/yprabhu/ElaConf2015 #elaconf @yashvprabhu yprabhu.com
  2. P R E PA R AT I O N D

    E S I G N D E L I V E RY #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  3. R E S O U R C E S Q

    U E S T I O N S P R O C E S S #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  4. Y O U R S E L F 
 O

    R G A N I Z E R S A U D I E N C E Q U E S T I O N S ? #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  5. W R I T E I T D O W

    N M A J O R P O I N T S R E M O V E N O N E S S E N T I A L S G E T S L I D E S R E A D Y TA L K A L O U D T I M E Y O U R S E L F L I S T E N T O Y O U R S E L F S E G U E S T W E E T A B O U T I T F E W W E E K S B E F O R E #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  6. F R I E N D S / FA M

    I LY A U D I O & V I D E O L O C A L M E E T U P P R A C T I C E #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  7. D R E S S R E H E A

    R S A L TA L K R E H E A R S A L E Q U I P M E N T B A C K U P S L I D E S U P D AT E B L O G T W E E T A B O U T I T 1 W E E K B E F O R E #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  8. C H E C K O U T R O

    O M D O A S O U N D C H E C K C A R RY WAT E R C A R RY E Q U I P M E N T AT C O N F / B E F O R E TA L K #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  9. P O W E R P O S E 


    C H E C K T E E T H 
 WA R D R O B E C H E C K H E A D T O Y O U R R O O M M E E T Y O U R A U D I E N C E 1 0 M I N B E F O R E #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  10. S TA R T W I T H T H

    A N K S B E E N G A G I N G 
 S T I C K T H E L A N D I N G D U R I N G TA L K #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  11. S T I C K A R O U N

    D A N S W E R Q U E S T I O N S G E T F E E D B A C K A F T E R TA L K #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  12. T E C H S P E A K D

    I G E S T W R I T E / S P E A K / C O D E F E M G I N E E R G A R R R E Y N O L D S S C O T T B E R K U N T E D TA L K S R E S O U R C E S #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  13. S L I D E WA R E W H

    Y ? > A G E N D A 
 I M A G E S > W O R D S D I A G R A M S I C O N S > B U L L E T S I M A G E C R E D I T H A S H TA G Y O U R S L I D E S D E S I G N #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  14. B E P R E S E N T 


    B E P R E PA R E D 
 B E PA S S I O N AT E D E L I V E RY #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  15. I F Y O U R E M E M

    B E R N O T H I N G E L S E , R E M E M B E R T H I S
  16. P R A C T I C E E D

    I T P R A C T I C E #elaconf @yashvprabhu
  17. S L I D E S & M O R

    E github.com/yprabhu/ElaConf2015 W O R K AT D R A M A F E V E R dramafever.com/careers Q & A #elaconf @yashvprabhu yprabhu.com
  18. TA K E Q U E S T I O

    N S D U R I N G TA L K H E C K L E R S D O N ’ T K N O W A N S W E R 
 N O T E N O U G H P E O P L E I N A U D I E N C E N O O N E ’ S PAY I N G AT T E N T I O N 
 Y O U ’ R E S I C K Y O U ’ R E L AT E L A P T O P C R A S H E D 
 L O S T S L I D E S M I S C E L L A N E O U S #elaconf @yashvprabhu