How to get into Speaking At Conferences

Wes talks to Scott about speaking at conferences. What are the benefits of speaking? How do you apply? What talk should you give? What makes a good conference talk?

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The Show Notes

Snow Tires are supes important
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Benefits

Free travel / accommodations / vacation
Fantastic Friendships and Industry Connections
Job Opportunities
Industry Recognition
Renewed Excitement
- Wes loved David K Piano's Flip Talk

How do you Apply / Where to Find Conferences

Create a CFP
You need to brute force it
🍯 Honey Hole: Lanyrd Calls
🐝 Honey Hole: The Weekly CFP
🍯 Honey Hole: Papercall.io
Meetup

Types of Talks you could give

Lessons Learned Talk
The New Concept Talk (the tasty treats talk)
My Approach to XYZ
The Complicated Concepts Explained
The Super Interesting Deep End Talk

What makes a good talk?

Skip the history lesson - hook them
Keep your personal bio short
Start with a banger ‼️
Short Code Examples
Short Looping video examples
Scott's Origin Story Podcast
Make sure your talk works offline
Prepare for aspect ratios
Plug into the projector before your talk
Live that dongle life
Show people why they need to know something

Slide Deck Software

Conference Training

Training pays well
More hands on experience for conf attendees

Getting the Most out of a tech conference

Wes' Post on Getting the most out of a conference
Conf Code of Conduct
Logitech Wireless Clicker
Join Twitter Early
Have Lunch with Speakers
Stay off your phone
Keep your name badge on!
Practice your break away

Sick Picks

Scott: Spectacle Window Manager
Wes: What the heck is the event loop anyway?

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Scott Tolinski
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