Posts tagged with public speaking
– www.conroyp.com - submitted by Paul Conroy
After years of asking myself "why not?", at this year's PHP UK Conference I gave a talk in front of a large audience for the first time. It was a nervous, scary, but exhilarating couple of days - I've shared my experience in the hope it'll encourage others to take the same chance in future!
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These tips are also useful for any kind of presentation, whether on a conference, or an internal presentation for your company.
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In this fantastic talk given at the uncon of Laracon EU 2018, Chris Brown gives many actionable tips for aspiring and experienced speakers.
Here's a video of Surma having technical problems while presenting his State of Houdini talk. Luckily Jake Archibald and others "help" him out ? No matter how well you prepare a talk, you can always have technical difficulties. If you handle the failure gracefully, the public won't mind.…
The past few years I visited and spoke at a lot of PHP conferences. PHP Benelux, Laracon EU and US, PHP UK Conference, PHP World are only a few of the conferences I thoroughly enjoyed. Visiting those conferences can be recommended to anyone interested in PHP. Regardless of which level you're at…
Justin Jackson wrote a cool post on the benefits of public speaking.
As a geek, there's one skill that's helped me level-up professionally more than anything else: public speaking. Whether it's doing product demos, presenting an idea to my team, or being on a podcast, it's a skill I benefit from every day. But the biggest opportunities have come from giving talks.
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Zeno Racha wrote down some of his thoughts around public speaking. I've not given as much talks as he has but surely agree with everything in his post.
Having 10 years of experience on something is nice, but don’t wait for it to get started. The best speakers I've seen are not the ones who knows all the in’s and out’s about a certain topic.Here's the secret that nobody will tell you — the only requirement for giving a talk is passion. That’s it. No diploma, no famous project, no masters degree, no nothing. All you need is passion.
https://medium.com/@zenorocha/what-ive-learned-after-giving-100-talks-8f175654e945
Iain Poulson wrote a good article on public speaking.
"But Speaking Is For Experts" This is a common fallacy that needs to be dispelled if you are to get up and start speaking. Conference speakers are not necessarily experts that know more than you. They are just people who have stood up! ... Anyone can do a talk, regardless of your background and skills – you have something to offer.
https://deliciousbrains.com/stop-worrying-love-giving-a-talk/
