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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 15 May 2018
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      Patrick McKenzie Retweeted Tanya Reilly

      Depends heavily on form factor. The most I’ve ever spent on a talk is about 30 to 40 hours rehearsing for 7.5 minutes. (Still my best performance ever.) More typically a 45 minute talk is a day of work, assuming the topic is solidly in my wheelhouse.https://twitter.com/whereistanya/status/995653828933496832 …

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      Tanya Reilly @whereistanya
      Hey, people who talk at things: How long does it take you to put a new talk together? I need like 50 hours over at least a couple of months to make something I don't hate. I'm trying to get that down (maybe by not doing pictures?) but wondering what's normal for everyone else.
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    2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 15 May 2018
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      I note that I have a heavily extemporized style, very rarely give the same talk twice, and have a background in competitive public speaking, all of which probably being down the cost performance curve in my favor.

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    3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 15 May 2018
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      Noting this partly because many folks aspire to speak for career opportunities (which IMHO I think that people generally overestimate per unit effort) and very many folks don’t appreciate the *prodigious* amount of (often unpaid) work behind even a fairly simple conference.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 15 May 2018
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      Career opportunities part: I think that there exists a perception, particularly in OSS, that the speakers circuit is very high status with employers and leads to very valuable consulting gigs. Pitching clients leads to consulting gigs; speaking gets leads only, and slowly.

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        1. Ryan Herr‏ @rrherr 15 May 2018
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          That makes sense to me, but what about this story?https://twitter.com/patio11/status/734277419327049729 …

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          Patrick McKenzie @patio11
          Not just me saying it! "I gave one mediocre talk at regional tech conference; lead to $200k + job at Twitter." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11745223 …
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        1. Noah Gibbs‏ @codefolio 15 May 2018
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          There exist speaking gigs that will improve a full-timer's career noticeably and are clearly worth 100+ hours of career investment (e.g. "I was a non-Lightning-Talk speaker at RailsConf/RubyKaigi.") I suspect you're right about overestimation, though.

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        1. Gabriel Claramunt‏ @gclaramunt 15 May 2018
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          What do you recommend to find who to pitch?

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        1. Avi Douglen‏ @sec_tigger 15 May 2018
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          Generally true, however sometimes it can create an aura of expertise or leadership, leading to better consulting gigs, higher rates, and quicker close. (and rarely, even a gig itself; after my last talk someone came up and asked me to help them implement what I talked about.)

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