I’m giving a talk today while jet lagged, emotionally exhausted after a night of watching midterm results, in the middle of a cold, and with two lithium-ion batteries strapped to my ankles. Please wish me luck. 0_O
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Post partum: I think it went well! My body was aching and there were technical difficulties, but I think I managed to hide both from the audience. And the batteries did not explode. Thank you all for best wishes.
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I try to write down my thoughts after giving a talk in the interest of improving (either this talk, or my public speaking in general) – what felt right or wrong, etc. I don’t know if this is useful for anyone – many items are highly contextual – but I thought I’d share here.pic.twitter.com/ENoykHHbEw
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Also, something that really worked for me (particularly for live demos) is an old-fashioned cheat sheet taped next to the trackbar. Invisible to the audience, super helpful in a pinch, and delightfully cryptic and mysterious as a bonus.pic.twitter.com/xmY3ZgRs3N
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Okay, this is my talk! 45 minutes of keyboards and art and all sorts of fun things from typewriter mysteries, through ELIZA and PLATO emoticons, to Japanese keyboards and modern iPhones. I hope you enjoy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u22w2t0DV4 …
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Also, I wanted to send my appreciation to Beyond Tellerrand crew and
@marcthiele for indulging me in trying out all sorts of new things for this talk:1 reply 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
1. We set up had a little booth for keyboard art where you can participate and try to solve various typewriter mysteries. (
@marcthiele bought three typewriters for this!)pic.twitter.com/Xpe5LhJ20R
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2. I built an interactive app as a sort of talk companion, allowing you to say “I want to know more about this,” and then get a customized email with follow-up info. I wrote about it here:https://medium.com/@mwichary/the-rectangle-behind-you-follow-along-and-up-460005e1daa4 …
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3. I also created my talk internally as a secret Choose Your Own Adventure for myself. I just wrote down why and how here:https://medium.com/@mwichary/the-rectangle-behind-you-choose-your-own-secret-adventure-d357a0298aad …
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