art of speaking at tech conferences
DESCRIPTION
This talks about the fear of talking at conferences and how to overcome them. + How to submit a proposal? + Content and tools for presentations. + Presentation Skills + Public Speaking skillsTRANSCRIPT
Art of Speaking at Tech Conferences
@gautamrege
Age no bar
Experience no bar
Language no bar
Speech no bar
What have you been waiting for?
Call For Proposals
CFP TitlesIntroduction to Chef
DRuby for testing distributed systems
Building single page apps with Rails
CFP TitlesIntroduction to Chef
DRuby for testing distributed systems
Building single page apps with Rails
Lessons from the kitchen - Chef in the field.
Pelting Rubies
Angularails - Railing with AngularJS
Proposal Synopsis
Proposal Synopsis
• Abstract should be concise and clear
Proposal Synopsis
• Abstract should be concise and clear
• Mention specific topics you would discuss
Proposal Synopsis
• Abstract should be concise and clear
• Mention specific topics you would discuss
• Mention intended audience.
Proposal Synopsis
• Abstract should be concise and clear
• Mention specific topics you would discuss
• Mention intended audience.
• Mention if you have given this talk earlier
Submit Early
More than 1 proposal
I get knocked down!but I get up again! !
Nobody gonna keep me down
https://flic.kr/p/29BkhU
Submit same CFP to multiple conferences
Presentation Skills
Content
Content
• Keeps audience in sync
Content
• Keeps audience in sync
• Small reminders and hints for the speaker
Content
• Keeps audience in sync
• Small reminders and hints for the speaker
• Use short sentences
Content
• Keeps audience in sync
• Small reminders and hints for the speaker
• Use short sentences
• Lot of Images
Content
• Keeps audience in sync
• Small reminders and hints for the speaker
• Use short sentences
• Lot of Images
• Some animation to keep the interest
NEVER READ THE SLIDES
Attributions• Images
• Blog posts and articles (online and offline)
• Creative Commons Licence!
Tools• Keynote
• Powerpoint
• reveal.js
• impress.js
• prezi
• showoff
Public Speaking
Tips and Tricks• Eye Contact.
• Talk slowly.
• Avoid fidgeting.
• Humor!
• Engage the Audience - show of hands.
• Improvise
Practice
• Talk to yourself in from of the mirror
• Time your talk
• Never exceed the given duration
• Buffer time - finishing early is better than late!
Enjoy your talk