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By the end of this module, you will:
- Understand what makes a compelling talk.
- Understand how to craft an abstract.
- Be ready to take the stage!
The content in this module is provided by Lara Callender Hogan and Katrina Owen.
Lara is VP of Engineering at Kickstarter and the author of Designing for Performance, Building a device lab, and Demystifying Public Speaking.
Lara champions performance as a part of the overall user experience, helps people get comfortable giving presentations, and believes it's important to celebrate career achievements with donuts.
Katrina is a programmer, and she mostly work on web backends in Go and Ruby. Katrina is a little bit obsessed with automating workflows, and making code readable so that it's easier to change. That involves a lot of refactoring, which she enjoys. A lot! Katrina is the creator of exercism, an open source project that helps people improve their programming skills.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22IFQLDQvfQ&index=4&list=PLIRjfNq867bdlTQcgcOGATPrVggvfLv1c
Getting in front of a room full of people can be a daunting task. But public speaking can be one of the most effective ways of sharing knowledge and inspiring action, whether that's in a team meeting, in front of your peers on campus, or at an international conference. In this module, you'll learn from Lara Hogan, author of Demystifying Public Speaking, on how to make that journey into public speaking. The talk we're about to move into was presented to the Spring 2017 cohort of Campus Experts, and provides fantastic coverage of speaking. You can expect to learn about imposter syndrome, getting effective feedback, classy humour, narrative structure, and even how to dress.
You can find an annotated transcript of the talk in the resources directory
The exercise for this module is to create a proposal for a talk. You can find a full description in the exercises directory, and some tips and tricks from GitHubber Katrina Owen in the resources directory.
- Demystifying public speaking
- What Your Conference Proposal is Missing
- We are all awesome, advice for first time speakers
- Speaking.io advice for speakers
- Papercall, Technically Speaking or Eventil, places to find conferences you can submit talks to
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This module is complete when:
- You have completed the write a proposal exercise.
- You have followed the instructions to submit.
- Your pull request is merged!
- You have completed the survey.
Every module completed allows a Campus Expert to access certain benefits. To become a Campus Expert, you must complete a minimum number of training modules and then complete an application. More instructions can be found in the application module.
Completing this module earns:
- The "Public Speaking" badge.
- An ebook copy of "Demystifying Public Speaking"
- Eligibility for speaking opportunity travel support. Campus Experts who have completed this module can apply for funding to support travel and attendance at conferences or events where they may be speaking. You may also be invited to give talks at GitHub events and conferences, such as Field Day, Satellite and Universe.