Speaking resources

speaking.md

I've been storing articles about speaking and giving talks in Pocket for a while. Most of the articles I haven't read (or have only skimmed) and I make no promises about their quality. They are presented in no particular order. I'm just sharing it in case anyone is interested.

Have other interesting articles? Let me know. Corrections welcome too.

Beth Tucker Long: (@e3betht)

• How To Submit A Talk to a Conference
• How To Speak at a Conference (slides)

Emma Jane Hogbin Westby (@emmajanehw)

• The Speakers Checklist
• Game Day for Presenting at Conferences

The Eloquent Woman

• What if the audience already knows everything I have to say?
• Use a script or transcript to manage your speaking speed
• 4 risks when you assume your audience knows what you know

Susan Ritchie

• How To Present With Authority - Even When You Have None

Laura Bell

• Confessions of a first time international speaker

Jackson Chung

• The Ultimate Cheat Sheet To Becoming A Great Public Speaker

Brett and Kate McCay (The Art of Manliness)

• The Winston Churchill Guide to Public Speaking

Lorna Mitchell (@lornajane)

• So You're Thinking Of Submitting A Talk

Paul Hallett (@phalt_)

• How To Ask & Answer Questions At Conferences

Troy Hunt (@troyhunt)

• Dissecting a tech talk: How I topped the charts at NDC
• Speaker style bingo: 10 presentation anti-patterns

Kristina Schneider (CSSCONF.EU)

• How to write a great talk proposal for a tech conference

Zach Holman

• Speaking.io

Ross Tuck (@rosstuck)

• Tips on Speaking

Gina Barnett (Article by Kate Torgovnick May and Emily Ludolph)

• A TED speaker coach shares 11 tips for right before you go on stage

Vladimir Agafonkin

• How to Give Awesome Public Talks

Mike Moore

• How to write a conference proposal

Brian Teeman

• Preparing to Speak at a Conference

Matthew Setter

• The Path To The First PHP Conference Talk

Meri Williams (@Geek_Manager)

• TDD for Speaking

Technically Speaking (@techspeakdigest)

• Technically Speaking Newsletter

Jaimee Newberry (@jaimeejaimee)

• 30 Days of #TalkTips

Cal Evans (@calevans)

• 11 Tips for the day you speak

Giacomo "Peldi" Guilizzoni (@peldi)

• Peldi's 15 Tips For Public Speaking

Corey Latislaw

• Conference Speaking 101

Jeff Carouth (@jcarouth)

• My Proposal Was Rejected, Now What?

Camile Fournier

• My Process: Writing a Talk

NJL Heavy Industries

• How To Get Your Talk Into PyCon

Eric A Meyer

• The Stages of Fear

Hannes Stiebitzhofer(@stiebitzhofer)

• Why developers should speak at meetups

Erica McGillivray(@emcgillivray)

• I Want To Speak at Your Conference, Now What?

Matthew P Jones(@ExceptionFound)

• Inside the Mind of the Tech Conference Speaker

Kendra Little (@Kendra_Little)

• How to Write a Presentation Abstract for a Tech Conference

Tobias Zander (@airbone42)

• Why you have to give a talk in 2016

Wendy Nather (@wendynather)

• Some tips for your CFP submission, by someone who's been on a lot of committees

Vicky Brasseur (@vmbrasseur) Public Speaking Resources

OFFLINE RESOURCES

Toastmaster International http://www.toastmasters.org/

An international organization with local clubs everywhere whose mission is helping people improve their public speaking.