How I learned to stop worrying and love speaking at (and organizing) tech events
Dan Appelquist - @torgo
#1 boring speaking anti-pattern: long introduction to yourself
Dan (@torgo)
Web Guy
Speaker & Event Organizer
1998: “Why don't you see if you can speak?”
I am basically a misanthrope.
2005: mobile monday
2006: mobile 2.0
2007: Over the Air
Next event September 16/17 - mark your calendars
@overtheair - overtheair.org
2008: Mobile Tech for Social Change
2013: Meet the TAG
2014: The Extensible Web Summit
2016: Open Standards in Government Camp
2016: Web Progressions
May 9th, London, @webprogressions
webprogressions.org - mark your calendars
Get people talking to eachother
Create and nurture communities
Minimize opportunities for distrust
Also: if you organize an event you don't have to speak!
Diversity
My speaking style: conversational
I really don't know what I'm gonna say
Speaking as a way to better understand something
Don't be afraid to try new stuff
There are literally a zillion meetups in London & they're all looking for speakers
Start conversations
If you can't explain it, you don't understand it
I am basically a procrastinator
Thanks!
Dan Appelquist - @torgo
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