Give a Lightning Talk
Trey Hunner / @treyhunner
Thinking up a topic 💭
- Review the familiar or teach something new
- Tell a story or teach a skill
- Stay general or dive deep
Prepping talk material 📝
- Make an outline while planning your talk
- Set expectations quickly and early
- Stay narrow if possible
Don't be too adventurous ⛔
- Stay near your comfort zone
- Use slides: don't do live demos
- Keep it short
Comprehension 📖
def use_dark_text_on_a_light_background():
and_make_your_font_size_big()
also_avoid_putting_too_much_text_on_a_slide()
Rehearsing 🎻
- Write speaker notes
- Your talk is a scripted performance
- Don't plan to improve but prepare to do so
Keeping cool ⏳
- Stay within the time limit
- Try to embrace the unexpected
- Finishing up: thanks, unplug, answer
- Chat with folks afterward
