talk nerdy to me!
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Short talk at London's Speaking Out event about giving talks to technical audiences.TRANSCRIPT
Talk nerdy to me!
Speaking to tech folk and getting the message across
Chris&an Heilmann, Speaking Out #2 ‐ London,UK 23/11/2010
This is a double special today!
Talking to technical audiences is different than talking to others.
Good news: clothing doesn’t matter.
Other good news: Technical glitches are expected - share the pain.
Bad news: There’s a shorter attention span.
Other bad news: those who do pay attention are looking for mistakes.
More bad news: feedback is very polarised.
However, none of this is a problem - it just means choosing the right approach.
Let’s have a few great examples.
Unknown crossovers?
Lea Verou @ Fronttrends 2010
http://leaverou.me
@leaverou
Anna Debenham @ Drumbeat
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samuel-huron/5147817904/
http://www.maban.co.uk
http://scrunchup.com/
@anna_debenham
What is their secret?
Passion &Information
Do your homework, and get excited!
After you nailed this, here are some more tricks.
Don’t over-plan.
Avoid redundancy!
Say what it is!
Citation needed!
Break boxes.
Don’t preach!
Ask questions!
Avoid religious wars.
Prepare takeaways.
Take feedback with a pinch of salt.
http://developer-evangelism.com
Chris&an Heilmann hBp://wait‐&ll‐i.com hBp://developer‐evangelism.com hBp://twiBer.com/codepo8
Let’s talk!