Things experienced speakers wish they'd known: Tips for first time conference speakers
Preparing for my first ever conference talk in 2018, I compiled a list of helpful tips from experienced speakers, and thought I'd share them with the world.
Preparing for my first ever conference talk in 2018, I compiled a list of helpful tips from experienced speakers, and thought I'd share them with the world.
Now in its 11th year, ffconf is one of the biggest events in the conference calendar for web developers across the UK. Yet somehow I’ve managed to miss every one since I got into tech, because of some reason or another - last year I was at the week-long blockchain sales pitch that is Web Summit - so I was understandably very excited to finally be going.
I'm on a bit of a mission this year to bring back the spirit of the old web. The creativity and flair of the late 90s and early 2000s. So I've recreated some of that old web magic, in modern HTML, CSS and JS.
I've been speaking at conferences and meetups on and off for nearly five years now, and a few people have asked me what the process is for preparing a talk. So I thought I'd share how I approach it.
I had the absolute privilege of opening Beyond Tellerrand Düsseldorf recently. I had no idea what to expect, but it was incredible!