Short talk at London's Speaking Out event about giving talks to technical audiences.

1. Talk nerdy to
me! Speaking to tech folk and
getting the message across
Chris&an Heilmann, Speaking Out #2 ‐ London,UK 23/11/2010

2. This is a double
special today!

3. Talking to technical
audiences is different
than talking to
others.

4. Good news:
clothing doesn’t
matter.

5. Other good news:
Technical glitches are
expected - share the
pain.

6. Bad news:
There’s a shorter
attention span.

7. Other bad news:
those who do pay
attention are looking
for mistakes.

8. More bad news:
feedback is very
polarised.

9. However, none of this
is a problem - it just
means choosing the
right approach.

10. Let’s have a few
great examples.

11. Unknown crossovers?

12. Lea Verou @ Fronttrends 2010
http://leaverou.me
@leaverou

13. Anna Debenham @ Drumbeat
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samuel-huron/5147817904/
http://www.maban.co.uk
http://scrunchup.com/
@anna_debenham

14. What is their secret?

15. Passion &
Information

16. Do your
homework,
and get
excited!

17. After you nailed this,
here are some more
tricks.

18. Don’t over-plan.

19. Avoid redundancy!

20. Say what it is!

21. Citation needed!

22. Break boxes.

23. Don’t preach!

24. Ask questions!

25. Avoid religious wars.

26. Prepare takeaways.

27. Take feedback with a
pinch of salt.

28. http://developer-evangelism.com

29. Chris&an Heilmann
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Let’s talk!