Episode 403: Karl Hughes on Speaking at Tech Conferences

Karl Hughes of @cfp_land discusses the why and how of public speaking with Felienne. He first explains the four reasons that engineers might have to start public speaking and then shares concrete tips for finding the right conferences to submit to, and writing a good abstract and title. The discussion explores the process of creating and developing a talk — from selecting a good form for a presentation to slide design and delivery. Finally, Karl shares best practices for live coding in talks.

Related Links

• • Sandy Metz talking about Code Smells at Laracon
  • Nickolas Means talking about 3-Mile Island at The Lead Dev
  • CFP Land’s Speaking Guide
  • CFP Land’s Twitter account

SE Radio theme: “Broken Reality” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com — Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0)

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