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!

Transcript

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
   

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2. W H Y ?
   

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3. P R E PA R AT I O N
   D E S I G N
   D E L I V E RY
   #elaconf
   @yashvprabhu
   

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4. P R E PA R AT I O N
   #elaconf
   @yashvprabhu
   

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5. 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
   

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6. 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
   

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7. P R O C E S S
   #elaconf
   @yashvprabhu
   

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8. 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
   

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9. 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
   

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10. 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
    

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11. 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
    

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12. 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
    

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13. 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
    

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14. 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
    

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15. 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
    

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16. D E S I G N
    #elaconf
    @yashvprabhu
    

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17. 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
    

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18. •Monetization
    •Product types
    •The Big Picture
    •In-app billing v3
    •Testing
    •Security
    •Google Play Developer API
    Agenda
    

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20. D E L I V E RY
    

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21. 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
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    @yashvprabhu
    

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22. 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
    

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23. P R A C T I C E
    E D I T
    P R A C T I C E
    #elaconf
    @yashvprabhu
    

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24. 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
    

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25. 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
    

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