Intro to Lightning Talks

Or

A Lightning Talk on Lightning Talks

Lightning talks...

• What are they?
• Who does them?
• How do you write one?
• How do you deliver one?

5-10 minute talks...

They can be general overviews (such as this talk) or they can focus on a small piece of something bigger (such as my last talk). 

Slides usually accompany lightning talks and they should be prepared beforehand. 

Who can deliver a lightning talk?

Idea Generation

Set a five minute timer and write down everything about a subject you are interested in or annoyed about. Choose one or two of those items to work on.

Goal

Now that you have an idea, think about what you want the audience to leave with. Do you want to convince them of something? Do you want to tell them a story? Do you want them to walk away with new knowledge or inspiration?

Bullets ->

Slides ->
Talking Points.

Practice a bit.

Try giving your lightning talk to a friend, roommate or partner. Ask for feedback and incorporate that feedback. 

Record yourself giving the talk. Critique yourself and implement the desired changes.

Write a catchy blurb

You’ve worked in Vue a bit. You’ve probably read about Slots in the docs. If you’re anything like me, you made a face of confusion and horror and closed that page - never to think about the shadowy concept ‘Slots’ again. What if I told you that there are actually decent use-cases for Slots? What if I told you that this concept can be learned? I’m absolutely telling you those things. Come see the (probably) world’s shortest talk on Vue Slots.

Pro-tips for public speaking

- Muscle memory will save you.

- You posture and delivery will affect your talk more than the content

- Have a backup plan

- Fake confidence if necessary

Resources

• Develop Denver Workshops
• Speaker Checklist
• #dvlpdnvr on the Denver Devs Slack