- On pressing the space bar for the cabinet
Russell Davies with some sound advice for presenting - You’re not bad at public speaking, you just don’t know your archetype
Amber Shand's archetypes for public speaking support you to think about what will work best for you and for your audience - Rethinking conference talks for video calls
I gave my first talk via Zoom at an online meetup in April and found it quite unnerving. This article by Matt Webb is a thoughtful reflection on why it is difficult and how we might change how we think about talks in a more distributed future. - 100s of tips on conference speaking
Corey Quinn shares a some great tips in this tweet thread - How to do a presentation dry run
You should definitely practice your talk in front of other people and Alice Barlett's advice on how best to get feedback from this is brilliant - Preparing for a tech talk
Dan Abramov's series of articles on motivation for giving a talk, choosing what to talk about and then writing a talk is great - The art of slide design
Melinda Seckington's series of articles outline some key principles to designing the slides that accompany your talk - Secrets of great conference talks
Practical public speaking advice from Justin Searls - The myth of not having anything to talk about
Melinda punctures this common myth - Building conference talk content
Kevin Murphy shares his processing for writing talks - 10 lil’ tips to speak better
Katie Marcus's essential tips will make you a better speaker - Public speaking In a nutshell
Paulo André simple advice on preparing for public speaking is spot on - How I do (and don’t) prepare a talk for a tech conference
Essential advice from Chelsea Troy - Doing presentations
Essential advice on writing (and doing) presentations - Beyond the spotlight
Melinda Seckington's series of interviews with excellent speakers, including Nickolas Means and Michelle Barker, about their experience and process for public speaking - Melinda Seckington
Melinda is an excellent coach, advisor and mentor to people who want to improve their skills as a speaker
Speaking for the first time
Tips for getting started.
- Advice to a new speaker
Daniel Terhorst-North shares his advice for new speakers - Five top tips for giving your first talk
Sandra Meek shares some valuable tips gleaned from giving her first talk - How I got into conference speaking
Melinda Seckington is one of the most prolific conference speakers I know and her story of how she got started might just give you the confidence to do so too - Are you thinking of speaking at a conference?
Anna Shipman offers advice and resources to new speakers
Writing your talk proposal
Tips for getting your conference talk proposal accepted.
- How to write CfP submissions that get your tech conference talk accepted
Lena Reinhard shares her guidance based on her extensive experience as a seasoned reviewer and successful conference speaker - Thoughts on reviewing CfP submissions
Cate Huston shares her thoughts on writing CfP submissions having reviewed 100s of them - Tips to increase your conference talk acceptance rate
Sumana Harihareswara shares some great tips, including save your proposals so that you can re-use/refer back to them - How to come up with conference proposal ideas
Lucy Bain shares her practical tips for coming up with ideas - What your conference proposal is missing
Sarah Mei, is an accomplished speaker, who shares what she has learned about writing talk proposals - What I learned from reading 429 conference proposals
Noel Rappin offers great advice on writing talk proposals