Erik Zaadi

The tales of a coding manager addicted to dad jokes

A Moderator and Mentor's Guide for Doing Public Talks

Intro

Finding what to talk about

CFP outline clickbait title

Working on your talk

Story
Talking
Iterating
Getting feedback
Communicating with your moderator
WIIFM
Dry runs
Slides

Slides

Whoami
Use less bullets
Typos
Correct use of screen estate
Segways
Planning for projector
Live demos, the DO's and DON'Ts
Summary / Key takeaways
bite the bullet, be the bard

Preparing for the conference

Backups
Take some time off rehersals

At the conference

THE Talk Start Speed Voice Hands Never turn your back (unless selfie) Lean on your content Where applicable, be relevant (previous / next talks)

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