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Lots of people think that presenters aren’t nervous and that if you get nervous it means public speaking isn’t for you. Pull up a chair and let me tell you exactly where I am right now. Right now I am too stressed to eat properly. And I do this thing basically for a living 1/x
In almost 48 hours it will be my turn at @yow_conf. And yes, this time is worse than usual.
Yow has a very technical audience, an absolutely stellar line-up, which includes more than 1 of my childhood heroes. A new presentation, about my my vision for SW development. 2/x
But none of that matters, because that nervousness is there every single time. And I have given hundreds of presentations, trained thousands of people. On Thursday I am going to appear relaxed, maybe even funny at times. Because I am going to do what I always do. 3/x
I am going to prep prep prep without obsessing over it. And wait for adrenaline to kick in when I step on stage. And for a sliver of time I get to do something magical. I get to make a few hundred humans see the world through my eyes. 4/5
And this is why I am such a massive advocate for diversity in speaking. We need to see the world through more diverse eyes. We need you to share your perspective on this world. Speaking is a skill, you can learn this. Ping me and I’ll be more than happy to help you on your way.
Right, I’m gonna have to turn on my Asian mum mode and force food into you during #YOW18 thenpic.twitter.com/NVec2ha6SY
Hehe.. quite possibly!
My least favorite part of conference speaking is the day before when I seriously question why I do it to myself, and promise to never submit another talk proposal. Then when I am done the talk, I seek out every cfp I can find.
Every. Single. Time.
thanks so much for sharing!
No worries! I would hate for people to think that ‘real’ presenters don’t get nervous and this public speaking thing isn’t for them.
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