In this talk, I'll share some tips & tricks from my experience as a public speaker and conference organizer.

1. S P E A K L I K E A
PROPublic Speaking Tips &Tricks
Lidan Hifi
Team Lead, Wix OS
Engineering

2. Lidan Hifi
Team Lead, Wix OS
Engineering

3. Idea
Slides
Delivery

4. Idea
Slides
Delivery

5. Pick the
Topic

6. Pick the
Topic
You have done something a lot
You want to talk about it

7. not about things
Talk about experience

8. more passionate

9. more comfortable

10. “but there are
already too many
talks about this
topic…”

11. T I P # 1
MAKE YOUR
IDEA WORTH
SHARING

12. T I P # 1
IS YOUR
TALK BETTER
THAN A
BLOG POST?

13. T I P # 2
FOCUS

14. T I P # 3
BUILD YOUR
IDEA ON
FAMILIAR
CONCEPTS

15. Idea
Slides
Delivery

16. Idea
Slides
Delivery

17. T I P # 4
DESIGN
(BUT NOT TOO MUCH)

18. Colors & Contrast

19. Dark on Light

20. Light on Dark

21. Light on Dark
Use Opacity to FOCUS

22. Light on Dark
Use Opacity to FOCUS

23. describe(“code in presentation", () => {
});
it("should be readable", () => {
});
givenYouHaveToAddSomeCodeToTheSlide();
givenItsHardToFollowTheCodeAndListenToTheSpeaker();
expect(speaker).to.use(codeInPresentations).wisely();

24. describe(“code in presentation", () => {
});
it("should be readable", () => {
});
givenYouHaveToAddSomeCodeToTheSlide();
givenItsHardToFollowTheCodeAndListenToTheSpeaker();
expect(speaker).to.use(codeInPresentations).wisely();

25. describe(“code in presentation", () => {
});
it("should be readable", () => {
});
givenYouHaveToAddSomeCodeToTheSlide();
givenItsHardToFollowTheCodeAndListenToTheSpeaker();
expect(speaker).to.use(codeInPresentations).wisely();

26. describe(“code in presentation", () => {
});
it("should be readable", () => {
});
givenYouHaveToAddSomeCodeToTheSlide();
givenItsHardToFollowTheCodeAndListenToTheSpeaker();
expect(speaker).to.use(codeInPresentations).wisely();

27. describe(“code in presentation", () => {
});
it("should be readable", () => {
});
givenYouHaveToAddSomeCodeToTheSlide();
givenItsHardToFollowTheCodeAndListenToTheSpeaker();
expect(speaker).to.use(codeInPresentations).wisely();

28. describe(“code in presentation", () => {
});
it("should be readable", () => {
});
givenYouHaveToAddSomeCodeToTheSlide();
givenItsHardToFollowTheCodeAndListenToTheSpeaker();
expect(speaker).to.use(codeInPresentations).wisely();

29. Choose Fonts
That are Easier to Read

30. Choose Fonts
That are Easier to Read
Serif Sans-Serif

31. Serif Sans-Serif
Choose Fonts
That are Easier to Read

32. Sans-Serifs are great
for presentations

33. Remove More
Words From
Your Slides!

34. Remove More
Words From
Your Slides!

35. Make Your Text
HUGE

36. HUGE

37. HUGE

38. Bigger is Better

39. Use
Images

40. Use
Images

41. Faster QA Process

42. If you write code, you’re on call,
If you want to take vacations,
write good tests.
— Mario Cruz, CIO at Choose Digital

43. If you write code, you’re on call,
If you want to take vacations,
write good tests.
— Mario Cruz, CIO at Choose Digital

44. If you write code, you’re on call,
If you want to take vacations,
write good tests.
— Mario Cruz, CIO at Choose Digital

45. If you write code, you’re on call,
If you want to take vacations,
write good tests.
— Mario Cruz, CIO at Choose Digital

46. Slide Transitions are Stupid
0.3s is enough!

47. Idea
Slides
Delivery

48. Idea
Slides
Delivery

49. Be Excited

50. Reduce the
Uncertainty

51. Check the Setup

52. Check the Setup
Bring Adapters, Batteries

53. Check the Setup
Bring Adapters, Batteries
Download Everything

54. Check the Setup
Bring Adapters, Batteries
Download Everything
Beware of Live Demos

55. Check the Setup
Bring Adapters, Batteries
Download Everything
Beware of Live Demos
Use Remote

56. Check the Setup
Bring Adapters, Batteries
Download Everything
Beware of Live Demos
Use Remote
Turn on DO NOT DISTURB

57. T I P # 5
USE
PRESENTER
NOTES

58. T I P # 6
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE.

59. T I P # 7
BREATHE
AND TAKE
BREAKS

60. T I P # 8
IF YOU MADE
A MISTAKE,
NEVER
APOLOGIZE

61. Q&A

62. Share it
online
A f t e r t h e T a l k

63. Share it
online
A f t e r t h e T a l k

64. T I P # 9
LEARN
FROM THE
FEEDBACK

65. T I P # 1 0
DO IT AGAIN
AND AGAIN
AND AGAIN

66. Idea
Slides
Delivery

67. B O N U S T I P
HAVE FUN!

68. Thank You!
Engineering
@lidanh
speakerdeck.com/lidanh