People are frequently encouraged to get into public speaking to advance their careers -- and public speaking can be great for that. But it can also be hard to figure out how to get started. This talk gives you the inside scoop on the speaker life.

1. #speakerlife
john sj anderson • @genehack • dc-baltimore perl workshop • 6 april 2019
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2. hi!
i’m
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3. i do
this
a lot3 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

4. partial list of conferences i’ve spoken at:
ohio linuxfest, pittsburgh perl workshop, yapc/tpc,
oscon, dc-baltimore perl workshop, all things open,
scale, seagl, openwest, linux fest northwest,
perl oasis, beer city code
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5. i’m a
pro
now!5 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

6. i’m a
pro
now!6 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

7. i’m not braggin’
i’m just sayin’
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8. i do
this
a lot8 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

9. it would be
great
if more people
did it too9 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

10. it’s good
for you10 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

11. it’s good
for us11 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

12. but how do
you get
started?12 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

13. 1. figure out your story.
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14. you have a story.
find it.14 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

15. 1. figure out your story.
2. write your proposal.
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16. https://github.com/vmbrasseur/Public_Speaking
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17. 1. figure out your story.
2. write your proposal.
3. submit it.
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18. submit it
a lot.18 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

19. 1. figure out your story.
2. write your proposal.
3. submit it.
4. GOTO 1.
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20. you will get
rejected.20 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

21. you will get rejected
a lot.21 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

22. dirty secret #1:
everybody
gets rejected.22 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

23. in the last 2 years, i spoke at
18 confs.
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24. i was
rejected
by 15.24 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

25. 0.54525 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

26. dirty secret #2
successful established
speakers always submit
multiple proposals.
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27. my
overall
stats...27 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

28. 28 acceptances.
112 rejections.
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29. 0.25029 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

30. don’t get
discouraged.
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31. recycle
your proposals.
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32. ask for
feedback.32 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

33. #public_speaking
(freenode)
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34. keep
trying.34 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

35. wannabe
speakers:
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36. dip a
toe in!36 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

37. lightning
talks37 — #speakerlife — #dcbpw 2019 — @genehack

38. established
speakers:
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39. announce
rejections.
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40. (keep announcing
acceptances too!)
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41. #speakerlife
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42. thanks!
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