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Agenda • Why you should
speak at technical conferences. • How to brainstorm topics. • How to submit a proposal. • How to structure a talk. • How to engage an audience. • How to get over stage fright. • How to get paid to speak! • Breakout session 3
Review • Why you should
speak at technical conferences. • How to brainstorm topics. • How to submit a proposal. • How to structure a talk. • How to engage an audience. • How to get over stage fright. • How to get paid to speak! • Breakout session 43
Additional Resources • How to
Start Getting Speaking Engagements • Presentation Zen Book • Presentation Zen Blog • Screw the Script • Sample Presentations 45
KEY OBJECTIVE(S) AGENDA DELIVERABLE BREAK
OUT SESSION Come up with a topic. 30 minutes Get into groups of ~5 people. 1. Introduce yourself to the group. 2. Take stock of past projects, problems, or what you recently learned that you’d like to share. 3. Create a title for the talk. 4. What are the takeaways? 5. Share it with the group. Short presentation 49