A Collection of Public Speaking Tips for Developers

This blog post is a collection of public speaking tips for developers. The tips include how to respond to a CFP (Call for Papers), how to structure your talk, how to design your slides, preparing good demos and how to deal with anxiety and prepare for failure.

Tips to get your talk accepted

Conferences, Local Meetups, User Group events all have a call for papers (CFP). Writing a good proposal is paramount to getting accepted. A convincing abstract, professional head-shot, and an impressive bio will surely improve your chances of getting through. Below are some tips that I found useful.

Writing a good proposal

• 7 Tips for Getting CFP Accepted, Cory House

• What your CFP is missing, Sarah Mei

• Making an offer I can’t refuse, Niall Merrigan

• How to get your submission accepted at NDC London, Chris O’Dell

On crafting a story arc and slide design

• Your Perfect Tech Talk with Saron Yitbarek

• The art of slide design, Melinda Seckington

• Slide Design for Developers, Zach Holman

On Abstracts, Practicing, Tech Checks and Preparing for Failure

• If you are only going to pick one link from here, then pick this speaking guide from Zach Holman

• Here is a 4 hour paid Pluralsight course on Speaking Fundamentals by Scott Hanselman & Rob Conery

• Here is a collection of speaker tips from twitter