How I went from stage fright to stage presence and want to help others do t
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A volunteer-run support group uses Google Groups and Google Hangouts to coach new speakers through brainstorming, CFP selection, proposal editing and playtesting, and it produces dozens of accepted talks; PYON outreach moves female talk share from 1% to 33% women over a few years; beginners start with five-minute lightning talks; live coding is discouraged unless rehearsed ~100 times; expect CFPs with six slots and 100+ proposals; one keynote deck gets ~80 hours of preparation and heavy practice.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Start
- 0:07SPEAKER SUPPORT OF AWESOMENESS
- 5:30don't forget the elephant in the room
- 12:58You are an expert on your experiences
- 13:34Experts aren't always the best for the job
- 14:20this is my skeptical face
- 16:51FIELD OF DREAMS CONFERENCE call for speakers
- 20:10Experienced Speakers
- 23:01Brainstorming
- 23:34Selecting Events
- 24:14Proposal Writing
- 25:35Expectations Management
- 27:41Talk Preparation
- 28:12General Support
- 28:46Start Small
- 29:06Lightning Talks
- 30:16Speaking at work
- 37:53Don't put important content at the bottom
- 39:49The Noun Project
- 40:16creative commons
- 41:31Practice.
- 43:46Playtest your talk
- 44:28Plan for technical difficulties
- 44:50Become a Speaker
- 45:14Imagery Resources
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