People who have spoken at tech conferences: what's one thing you wish you'd known before your first talk?
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- Put phone on airplane mode (esp. if Twitter notifications on)
- have water on hand; start sipping it before your throat needs it
- take off your lanyard if using a lapel mic
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The lanyard bit is 100%! Add jewelry to that.
Btw, ✈️ mode AND shut off wifi.
Someone who loved my talk was kindly tweeting non stop about it and I kept getting notifications on my watch - I actually thought it was an emergency 🚨.