1 00:00:03,990 --> 00:00:06,990 Becoming a better speaker. We are going to be talking about practicing speaking, do's 2 00:00:11,370 --> 00:00:14,370 and don'ts, handling nerves, handling the Q&A section, and getting post-talk 3 00:00:17,250 --> 00:00:20,250 feedback. 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,160 Now, anyone who [inaudible] Practicing speaking, the most important thing, okay. 5 00:00:38,150 --> 00:00:41,150 Practicing speaking, the most important thing you can do to become a better 6 00:00:42,170 --> 00:00:45,170 speaker is practice. The more you speak in front of a mirror, in front of friends, or 7 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,600 in front of a roomful of people, the more comfortable and the better you'll become. 8 00:00:51,620 --> 00:00:54,620 You can even give your talk to a friend over Skype. You can also video record 9 00:00:56,300 --> 00:00:59,300 yourself,r take notes on behaviors you exhibit while speaking, then practice 10 00:01:00,230 --> 00:01:03,230 reducing them. When you practice, time yourself. You might be surprised by how 11 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,560 long or short your talk is when you're speaking out loud. It's important to know 12 00:01:10,310 --> 00:01:13,310 how long your talk is going to be taking. If you're looking for opportunities to 13 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,720 practice speaking, you might see if there's a Toastmasters in your area. 14 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:21,500 They'll provide you with many opportunities to speak in front of a 15 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:24,290 supportive group of people and give you tips and tools for improvement. And you 16 00:01:26,060 --> 00:01:29,060 can also practice at smaller meetups. WordPress meetups are good for practicing 17 00:01:30,350 --> 00:01:33,350 for WordCamps. And if you want to practice for WordPress meetups, you could find 18 00:01:34,940 --> 00:01:37,940 smaller related meetups who'd be interested in hearing about your WordPress 19 00:01:38,420 --> 00:01:41,420 topic. 20 00:01:41,300 --> 00:01:44,300 Becoming a better speaker: do's and don'ts. No matter how much public speaking 21 00:01:47,300 --> 00:01:50,300 experience you have, there's always room for improvement. Here are some do's and 22 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:54,500 don'ts to help you improve. Do speak slowly. Many speakers speak too fast but 23 00:01:58,340 --> 00:02:01,340 audiences almost never complain that someone went too slowly. Take pauses in 24 00:02:03,620 --> 00:02:06,620 between sentences. It may feel strange to you, but it will seem very natural to the 25 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,160 audience. Have water available and drink it. Most events will provide water for the 26 00:02:15,860 --> 00:02:18,860 speaker. But make sure you have water on hand just in case. When you find yourself 27 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,840 going too fast, taking a drink of water is a great way to slow yourself down. It 28 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,520 might feel like it takes forever to take a drink but the audience doesn't mind. Very 29 00:02:30,590 --> 00:02:33,590 your voice. This gets easier with practice. You don't want to speak in a 30 00:02:34,910 --> 00:02:37,910 monotone so make sure you have some inflection in your tone. Look at your 31 00:02:40,070 --> 00:02:43,070 whole audience. Make eye contact with people if you can, but make sure you scan 32 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,200 the whole room and don't just look at one part of the audience. One trick here is to 33 00:02:49,610 --> 00:02:52,610 locate some friendly faces in multiple sections of a big audience and then adjust 34 00:02:54,110 --> 00:02:57,110 them one at a time in a loop. Make sure the audience can hear you. If you aren't 35 00:02:59,540 --> 00:03:02,540 sure whether the mic or your voice is loud enough, ask the audience if they can hear 36 00:03:03,530 --> 00:03:06,530 you. Ask the people in the back to raise their hands if you get too quiet. Keep 37 00:03:08,630 --> 00:03:11,630 your hands above your waist. If you do this, you'll find yourself gesturing 38 00:03:12,530 --> 00:03:15,530 naturally. Remember to breathe, and practice without notes. Even if you'd like 39 00:03:19,310 --> 00:03:22,310 to have your notes with you to make you less nervous. practicing your talk without 40 00:03:23,180 --> 00:03:26,180 notes helps you map your content to your thought process. You already know your 41 00:03:27,260 --> 00:03:30,260 subject matter so avoid trying to memorize your notes and script verbatim. This will 42 00:03:31,970 --> 00:03:34,970 help your talk sound more natural and for you to feel better about deviating from 43 00:03:36,020 --> 00:03:39,020 your script. And now for some don'ts. Don't drink too much coffee. You're 44 00:03:41,570 --> 00:03:44,570 already jittery from nerves, so you don't need a coffee buzz on top of it all. Don't 45 00:03:46,460 --> 00:03:49,460 turn away from the audience. If you need to point something out in your slides, 46 00:03:50,390 --> 00:03:53,390 make sure you keep your face pointed towards the audience as you point. Don't 47 00:03:57,410 --> 00:04:00,410 use filler words like um. You might not even notice that you're doing this. So ask 48 00:04:01,970 --> 00:04:04,970 friends to point it out in rehearsal or record yourself and take notes. To help 49 00:04:05,930 --> 00:04:08,930 yourself break the filler words habit, take a small breath or a sip of water 50 00:04:10,100 --> 00:04:13,100 instead. Don't read your slides or notes directly. If you must, like I'm doing 51 00:04:15,980 --> 00:04:18,980 right now, make sure you look up from your notes and ad lib at least a little bit. 52 00:04:29,300 --> 00:04:32,300 Handling nerves. Everyone gets nervous about public speaking; it's part of being 53 00:04:34,670 --> 00:04:37,670 human. In fact, it's hardwired. For our caveman ancestors, anytime more than five 54 00:04:40,370 --> 00:04:43,370 pairs of eyes were looking at them at once, that meant that in all likelihood, 55 00:04:44,150 --> 00:04:47,150 they were about to die. We still react that way when we get up in front of a 56 00:04:48,290 --> 00:04:51,290 group of people and see them all watching us. Keep in mind that your audience is on 57 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,480 your side, they want to see you succeed and all of them would be nervous if they 58 00:04:57,860 --> 00:05:00,860 were in your shoes. In fact, it's okay to admit that you're nervous; people will be 59 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:05,300 sympathetic. Here's some things that you can do to help soothe your nerves. 60 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,000 Practice! It really does get easier with practice. The more you practice, the 61 00:05:12,770 --> 00:05:15,770 better you will know your material and more confident you'll be. Sleep! If you're 62 00:05:18,590 --> 00:05:21,590 well rested, you'll do a better job. Resist the urge to network or socialize 63 00:05:22,970 --> 00:05:25,970 too much the night before. 64 00:05:25,730 --> 00:05:28,730 Exercise. The best way to get rid of nervous energy is to burn it off. 65 00:05:30,350 --> 00:05:33,350 Physiologically, the reason you get nervous is so that you'll have the energy 66 00:05:34,010 --> 00:05:37,010 and adrenaline to fight or flee from your predator. Running or getting some other 67 00:05:39,530 --> 00:05:42,530 form of exercise is a great way to burn off that nervous energy and convince your 68 00:05:43,460 --> 00:05:46,460 body that the danger is over. 69 00:05:47,100 --> 00:05:50,100 Breathe. When we get nervous, we tend to take shallow breaths into our chest. This 70 00:05:52,290 --> 00:05:55,290 is a part of the body's preparation for fight or flight. And it actually deprives 71 00:05:57,300 --> 00:06:00,300 the brain of some of its important oxygen. Take long, slow breaths into your belly 72 00:06:01,950 --> 00:06:04,950 and this will help calm you and clear your mind. Be sure to take breaths before 73 00:06:06,840 --> 00:06:09,840 getting on stage, when you're on stage before you start talking, and every so 74 00:06:11,910 --> 00:06:14,910 often during your talk. 75 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:18,100 Dress comfortably. Being body conscious never helps so make sure you're 76 00:06:19,090 --> 00:06:22,090 comfortable in whatever you're wearing. Take time for yourself before you speak. 77 00:06:24,580 --> 00:06:27,580 This helps you compose yourself and get mentally prepared. If you could go for a 78 00:06:28,390 --> 00:06:31,390 walk, listen to some favorite music, go over your notes, or just take some really 79 00:06:32,650 --> 00:06:35,650 deep breaths. 80 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,680 Know the stage. Try to find a time before you give your talk to see the room where 81 00:06:39,030 --> 00:06:42,030 you'll be speaking. Use your own devices. If you have your own laptop, clicker, etc. 82 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,240 You'll be more comfortable with your equipment. If you won't be using your own 83 00:06:48,420 --> 00:06:51,420 devices, come early to ensure you're able to get your notes onto the system and that 84 00:06:53,100 --> 00:06:56,100 you can use the system with ease. 85 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,000 Adopt a persona. This doesn't mean don't be yourself. It just means be the speaker 86 00:07:01,260 --> 00:07:04,260 version of yourself. For instance, if you talk with your hands when you're nervous, 87 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,240 embrace that and make that part of your speaker persona. You'll behave differently 88 00:07:10,860 --> 00:07:13,860 when you're in front of a big group of people. Go with that and don't fight it. 89 00:07:14,340 --> 00:07:17,340 Be excited. Nervousness could actually be excitement. There's no chemical difference 90 00:07:19,590 --> 00:07:22,590 between feeling excited and anxious; it's the same physical state. So if you think 91 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,000 you're nervous, try turning it around and remind yourself that you're just excited 92 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,960 Handling the Q & A. Many talks have an audience question and answer session at 93 00:07:47,830 --> 00:07:50,830 the end. So first of all, timing. Ask the organizers in advance what the expect 94 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,320 expectations are. Try timing your talk when you rehearse it and make sure that 95 00:08:05,050 --> 00:08:08,050 you've left enough room for an adequate amount of Q&A time if that's something 96 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,040 that you'll be expected to do. How much time should you allow for Q&A? If the 97 00:08:13,780 --> 00:08:16,780 organizers haven't specified this for you, it usually depends on the length of your 98 00:08:18,100 --> 00:08:21,100 whole session. In general, 10 to 20 minutes is adequate. For example, if your 99 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,960 whole presentation takes up a 45 minute slot, you might want allow 35 minutes for 100 00:08:28,180 --> 00:08:31,180 the presentation and 10 minutes for questions. 101 00:08:32,370 --> 00:08:35,370 Interspersing Q&A. Some people prefer to take questions throughout their talk 102 00:08:37,110 --> 00:08:40,110 rather than holding them until the end. You can let your audience know up front 103 00:08:40,980 --> 00:08:43,980 what you prefer. Bearing in mind that if your audience will be using a microphone 104 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,880 due to the size of the room, or the fact that your talk is being recorded, you'll 105 00:08:48,660 --> 00:08:51,660 need to give the room technician a heads up about your q&a plans so they're ready 106 00:08:52,950 --> 00:08:55,950 with the audience microphone as needed. Don't forget to ask for questions. If 107 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,800 you're saving the q&a until the end, don't forget to do it once you finish your talk. 108 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,120 To remind yourself, you can add a slide at the end of your talk, saying thanks and 109 00:09:07,350 --> 00:09:10,350 ask them for questions. And here's a good tip. Repeat the questions back to the 110 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,960 audience. Unless the audience is mic'd, repeat each question before answering. 111 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,600 Your audience and anyone later watching the video if your talk is being recorded 112 00:09:22,410 --> 00:09:25,410 will thank you. Even if the audience and recording can hear the questions, 113 00:09:27,300 --> 00:09:30,300 sometimes it's nice to repeat the question for everyone to hear it again or to phrase 114 00:09:31,500 --> 00:09:34,500 the question more clearly. Some people are especially nervous at the q&a because of 115 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,760 because difficult situations could arise. Here are some tips to make it easier. 116 00:09:44,530 --> 00:09:47,530 Tricky questions. Often speakers who are brand new to public speaking, and even 117 00:09:49,630 --> 00:09:52,630 those who aren't, are nervous about getting asked a question that they feel 118 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:56,560 they don't know the answer to or that has a tricky answer. There are ways to handle 119 00:09:58,330 --> 00:10:01,330 that situation. Remember to repeat the question back to the audience. This buys 120 00:10:03,790 --> 00:10:06,790 you a little bit of time to think about how to handle the question. Don't be 121 00:10:08,020 --> 00:10:11,020 afraid to admit that you don't know. The audience will have far more respect for 122 00:10:11,860 --> 00:10:14,860 you for admitting that you don't know than if you try to fudge it and fail. You can 123 00:10:16,780 --> 00:10:19,780 say something like, "That's a good question. I'm not sure about the answer 124 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:23,680 but let me look into that for you. Could you send me a tweet or email after the 125 00:10:25,030 --> 00:10:28,030 session and we'll stay in touch?" You can throw it to the audience with something 126 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,800 like, "Good question. I'm actually not sure. Does anyone here have any ideas?" 127 00:10:35,530 --> 00:10:38,530 Throw the question to a friend or colleague in the audience. "Good question. 128 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,520 My colleague, Jane here actually knows a lot about that. Hey, Jane, do you have any 129 00:10:43,630 --> 00:10:46,630 ideas on this one?" You can also talk to your colleagues and friends beforehand to 130 00:10:48,010 --> 00:10:51,010 make sure that they're okay with being put on the spot like this. 131 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,000 The smarty pants. Handling the smarty pants in the audience who thinks they know 132 00:10:58,580 --> 00:11:01,580 better than you and goes on and on is a big fear. And this is something that 133 00:11:02,780 --> 00:11:05,780 Miriam mentioned ahead of time. It doesn't happen often but if it does, one thing to 134 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,320 keep in mind is that in these sorts of situations, other people in the audience 135 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,280 are thinking about how much of an idiot the know-it-all is, not about how you're 136 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,000 handling it. Don't be afraid to cut someone off if they're monopolizing the 137 00:11:30,140 --> 00:11:33,140 Q&A or derailing. It's possible to do this politely but firmly, "I think we're going 138 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,240 to have to move on now because time is running out and I really want to get a few 139 00:11:38,570 --> 00:11:41,570 more questions in." 140 00:11:42,660 --> 00:11:45,660 Unrelated questions. Sometimes people ask questions that have little or nothing to 141 00:11:47,430 --> 00:11:50,430 do with your talk, and answering the question will derail the conversation. One 142 00:11:52,020 --> 00:11:55,020 way of handling this is to say, "That's a good question but it's outside of the 143 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,040 scope of what we're talking about. I'd be happy to answer it for you privately 144 00:11:59,790 --> 00:12:02,790 after." 145 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,000 Silence. What if you finish your talk, throw the floor open to the audience, and 146 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,640 there are no questions? That's totally okay. There aren't always questions. You 147 00:12:14,190 --> 00:12:17,190 can have one or two people you know, in the audience ready to ask a question, or 148 00:12:18,090 --> 00:12:21,090 even chime in with a different angle. For example, if you're a developer, have a 149 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,160 designer ready with an observation on your topic from that point of view. You can 150 00:12:27,690 --> 00:12:30,690 also ask and answer your own questions. For example, "Something I didn't go too in 151 00:12:32,310 --> 00:12:35,310 depth in the talk but you might be wondering about is.." or "A question I've 152 00:12:36,780 --> 00:12:39,780 had come up before is..." You can ask the audience a question. For example, 153 00:12:43,530 --> 00:12:46,530 "Something I didn't go into in depth in the talk, but you might be wondering about 154 00:12:46,170 --> 00:12:49,170 is..." or "A question I've had come before is..." 155 00:12:52,140 --> 00:12:55,140 Errors. Don't be afraid to correct errors after your talk. If someone points out an 156 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,320 error, either during the Q&A or later, go ahead and update your presentation online 157 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,600 and include the corrections if you give the same talk again. Be sure to verify 158 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,280 that the correction is actually accurate before doing this. 159 00:13:15,210 --> 00:13:18,210 Contacts and slides. Once the Q&A is over, let people know how to connect with you 160 00:13:20,370 --> 00:13:23,370 once you're done and where to find your slides. Give out your Twitter handle 161 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,360 and/or email. You can also include this information on your final slide so it is 162 00:13:28,890 --> 00:13:31,890 up on the screen behind you while you take questions. 163 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,840 Getting post-talk feedback. We often forget this part of the process but 164 00:13:52,060 --> 00:13:55,060 getting feedback after your talk is really important if you ever want to do to get 165 00:13:56,380 --> 00:13:59,380 better at public speaking. You want to get feedback both about your content and your 166 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,120 speaking style. You want feedback about whether your content was interesting, well 167 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,800 organized, easy to follow, etc. This is true whether you plan to ever give the 168 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,200 same talk again or not because a lot of the knowledge gained can be generalized. 169 00:14:15,820 --> 00:14:18,820 You also want to know about your speaking technique. How is the pace, volume, 170 00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:22,510 approachability, etc? Where can you get feedback? Ask conference organizers if 171 00:14:24,910 --> 00:14:27,910 they send out a survey and whether you can see your own feedback. Ask people you know 172 00:14:29,770 --> 00:14:32,770 who are there for feedback. The more specific questions, the better your 173 00:14:33,250 --> 00:14:36,250 feedback will get. Don't ask "What did you think?" Ask, "Was there something you 174 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:41,080 thought that could have been better? Could you hear me? Did I speak too quickly or 175 00:14:42,430 --> 00:14:45,430 slowly, etc." Keep in mind that asking people for feedback directly will be 176 00:14:47,620 --> 00:14:50,620 different from asking organizers for the feedback that was sent to them. People 177 00:14:51,940 --> 00:14:54,940 tend to be softer and kinder when speaking to you, as opposed to when they think that 178 00:14:55,810 --> 00:14:58,810 their feedback is only going to organizers. 179 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,640 Creating great slides. In this section, we are going to talk about good slide decks 180 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,840 and a few more tips. Good slide decks. Let's first start with a public service 181 00:15:13,630 --> 00:15:16,630 announcement: You do not need slides with every talk. Some talks can stand on their 182 00:15:18,820 --> 00:15:21,820 own. Slides can be your friend and your enemy so don't rely on them completely. 183 00:15:25,210 --> 00:15:28,210 Something to ask yourself, if the slide projector were to break down, could you 184 00:15:29,110 --> 00:15:32,110 give your talk without it? That said, when used correctly, slides are amazing and can 185 00:15:34,810 --> 00:15:37,810 bring a lot to your talk. Used in the right way, slides emphasize and help you 186 00:15:40,780 --> 00:15:43,780 get your points across. Look at some of the tips. Let's look at some of the tips 187 00:15:45,070 --> 00:15:48,070 for creating good slide decks. Give your slides a theme. It could be that you 188 00:15:51,790 --> 00:15:54,790 illustrate all your points with lol cats, or they could all be the same background 189 00:15:55,990 --> 00:15:58,990 and typography. Whatever it is, having a visually unified deck makes all the 190 00:16:00,430 --> 00:16:03,430 difference. Many speakers end up with a look to the slides they stick with from 191 00:16:05,230 --> 00:16:08,230 presentation to presentation. This is great and makes the talk stand out and 192 00:16:09,310 --> 00:16:12,310 feel part of a cohesive set. It may not be the route that you want to go but it's 193 00:16:13,300 --> 00:16:16,300 something to consider. Don't use a default slideshow theme like the templates that 194 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,800 come with Keynote or PowerPoint. We've seen them all 1000 times and they look 195 00:16:25,150 --> 00:16:28,150 generic and boring. 196 00:16:32,630 --> 00:16:35,630 Don't write out what you're going to be saying. This can be a flexible rule for 197 00:16:37,220 --> 00:16:40,220 useful important quotes, but nobody likes someone reading lines from a slide. Make 198 00:16:46,490 --> 00:16:49,490 your text size readable; think of the person sitting at the back of the room. 199 00:16:52,970 --> 00:16:55,970 Use code sparingly. Nobody likes pages and pages of code on a screen. Not even 200 00:16:58,670 --> 00:17:01,670 developers can stay awake through that, depending on the situation and the person. 201 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:09,680 Including a slide at the end of your deck to thank your audience. You can also use a 202 00:17:11,900 --> 00:17:14,900 closing slide to remind you to do your Q&A. Enhance the mood of your talk with 203 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,080 slides. Use them to add humor and to help you get your point across. Check the 204 00:17:24,350 --> 00:17:27,350 copyright on your images. If you're using a creative commons graphic, remember to 205 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:31,400 give proper attribution to its creator. Consider sketching something original, 206 00:17:35,390 --> 00:17:38,390 creating your own images, or using your own photography. Make it personal and 207 00:17:39,500 --> 00:17:42,500 unique. Slides don't need images, you could just have words. Check your contrast 208 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,400 on a wide range of screens to make sure it's legible. Also consider choice of 209 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,160 color. You can check color contrast using an online tool to be sure it'll be easily 210 00:18:03,350 --> 00:18:06,350 readable. You just plug in your background and foreground color codes and the tool 211 00:18:07,790 --> 00:18:10,790 will tell you if it's in the acceptable range. Take care when selecting fonts. 212 00:18:15,110 --> 00:18:18,110 Don't use a fancy font that's cute but unreadable and don't use too many 213 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,920 different fonts together. 214 00:18:24,620 --> 00:18:27,620 Make sure you're creating your slides for the right screen size. Try to find out in 215 00:18:40,580 --> 00:18:43,580 advance what aspect ratio the projector will have and stay away from edges of the 216 00:18:45,020 --> 00:18:48,020 screen to be safe, keeping key information out of those areas. Let's look at a few 217 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:53,630 examples from your slide decks. This is a good example of a slide that sets the mood 218 00:18:57,350 --> 00:19:00,350 of the whole presentation. The deck supports the presentation and acts not 219 00:19:01,490 --> 00:19:04,490 just as useful information but as a backdrop to help create a cohesive talk. 220 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:11,840 This is a deck that stands on its own, either with or without the verbal part of 221 00:19:12,380 --> 00:19:15,380 the presentation. It carries a theme throughout the slides and delivers the 222 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,000 message with clarity. It also demonstrates a strong personality, something you 223 00:19:21,260 --> 00:19:24,260 shouldn't shy away from from your deck. This deck has a strong sense of design 224 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,520 that clearly delivers the message of an expansive subject area. Slides are used to 225 00:19:36,290 --> 00:19:39,290 break down this complexity and it's all done with a clear vision and a deck that 226 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,880 stands on its own apart from the talk. You'll find a collection of more tips on 227 00:19:45,290 --> 00:19:48,290 creating great slides and other resources at getspeak.in. There are links to 228 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,200 contrast calculators and examples of inspirational slide decks that you can 229 00:19:54,890 --> 00:19:57,890 explore at your leisure. 230 00:20:00,650 --> 00:20:03,650 A few more tips. Practice going through your deck using external monitor using a 231 00:20:06,470 --> 00:20:09,470 presentation mode, which lets you see your notes. Think about bringing your notes 232 00:20:10,490 --> 00:20:13,490 printed out on paper in case the presentation setup doesn't end up allowing 233 00:20:14,660 --> 00:20:17,660 you to see your internal notes. Bring a backup of your slides with you on a thumb 234 00:20:18,980 --> 00:20:21,980 drive, including any special fonts you've used. Save the presentation in a few 235 00:20:23,750 --> 00:20:26,750 different formats, including PDF. If for some reason there's any issue with your 236 00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:31,100 computer, you will be able to easily borrow someone else's and ensure that your 237 00:20:31,340 --> 00:20:34,340 type looks just as good as you intended. Upload your slides before your talk, if 238 00:20:36,260 --> 00:20:39,260 possible, and include a link to them at the end of your slides. Slideshare and 239 00:20:40,910 --> 00:20:43,910 Speaker Deck are two good services where you can upload slides. Remember to tweet 240 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,200 out the link afterwards and send it out to the event organizers so that they can post 241 00:20:49,010 --> 00:20:52,010 it. If you start to do more speaking, invest in a presentation clicker to 242 00:20:53,990 --> 00:20:56,990 advance your slides without having to use a keyboard or mouse. It'll let you stand 243 00:20:58,010 --> 00:21:01,010 away from your laptop and keep your hands in a more natural position while you 244 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,280 speak. And a note on live demos: It can be very tempting to do a live demo and hop 245 00:21:08,030 --> 00:21:11,030 back and forth between your demo and the slides. This could be hard to watch, 246 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,960 especially if something goes wrong during the demo, as it often does. Consider 247 00:21:16,340 --> 00:21:19,340 recording these bits instead and embedding the videos within your presentation. 248 00:21:23,030 --> 00:21:26,030 Questions and sign up. Thank you for attending today. We'll be passing around a 249 00:21:27,980 --> 00:21:30,980 sign up sheet. If you're interested in speaking at an event, please let us know. 250 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,960 This is not a commitment but we'll get in touch with you to discuss the possibility 251 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,280 of speaking at an upcoming Meetup or WordCamp. 252 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:42,000 WordCamp Central would like to know how it went so this will be a chance to have an 253 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,960 open discussion on what worked well, what didn't go well, what would you like to see 254 00:21:53,250 --> 00:21:56,250 change? What could we have done that we didn't do and what made you nervous. 255 00:21:57,750 --> 00:22:00,750 That's a discussion to have with your group. A note on... So this is something 256 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:12,720 that we're starting to have the groups who run this workshop do. We would like to 257 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:18,360 take a photo for our meetup page and for WordCamp Central to have. Anyone can opt 258 00:22:19,770 --> 00:22:22,770 out. So this so we're not actually going to do a photo right now with us. We're not 259 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,520 an actual meetup. But please, those of you out there in the world doing this, please 260 00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:33,120 do take a photo. We're going to be creating a page with all the success 261 00:22:33,540 --> 00:22:36,540 stories and everything which we'll talk about in a moment. And this is that 262 00:22:39,330 --> 00:22:42,330 moment, your results [inaudible} that slide in. 263 00:22:45,250 --> 00:22:48,250 We'd like to let WordCamp Central know how it goes. If you speak at a Meetup or 264 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,840 WordCamp and especially if anything new comes out of your speaking such as 265 00:22:53,860 --> 00:22:56,860 becoming a requested speaker or taking on a leadership position or getting a job, 266 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,720 please let us know so that we can let WordCamp Central know. Also if you love 267 00:23:02,950 --> 00:23:05,950 this work and want to train others to do this, or be a train the trainer or help 268 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:10,360 our team with other things like marketing and admin, the WordPress Community Teams 269 00:23:11,590 --> 00:23:14,590 Diverse Speaker Training Group is always looking for more help. Contact Jill on 270 00:23:16,120 --> 00:23:19,120 Slack or Twitter @jillbinder. And now we have time for any questions or comments or 271 00:23:29,650 --> 00:23:32,650 anything before we wrap up the main section. Okay, great. Thank you everybody 272 00:23:43,390 --> 00:23:46,390 for attending. Miriam? 273 00:23:46,140 --> 00:23:49,140 Oh I was just about to say that it was very well done. So yay. 274 00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:56,100 Thank you so much. I appreciate that.