DDD Sydney CFP Workshop 10 TIPS TO A

DDD Sydney CFP Workshop 10 TIPS TO A BETTER TALK NUMBER 7 WILL SHOCK YOU

Who are we? Me – Aaron, @slace The bald guy – Raph, @raphhaddadaus

My background Organiser since 2015 Spoken at countless conferences and user groups Been rejected many more times

Presenting is hard BUT A LOT OF FUN

Where to start? What should I talk about? What do I need to submit? Title Abstract Bio

Titles Naming things is hard

Abstracts More words? !

Bio How to sell yourself in 1 paragraph

Constructing a talk YOU MEAN I HAVE TO GIVE IT? !

Constructing a talk Have a narrative 3 acts What are your take away points? Most people will only take 3 – 5 points away

Demoing code PRAYING TO THE DEMO GODS

Demoing code Recording or doing it live? Recordings are fool proof Almost… Live coding Can you talk and type How do you recover Plan for failure

Tips from the trenches WHAT I WISH I KNEW

Tips from the trenches No matter how many times you speak, you’ll be nervous Practice, practice People won’t know your mistakes until you tell them Now practice some more Mostly… HAVE FUN!

Handling Rejection NOT EVERY TALK CAN MAKE IT

Handling Rejection Don’t take it personally It’s a learning experience Ask for feedback from the organisers Look at what did get accepted

Let’s workshop!