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I value Brianne’s perspective here however my career trajectory is a counter example to her assertion. I wouldn’t be where I am without public speaking. We both can be right given our experiences. Forge your own path. Listen to lots of advice and disregard most of it.https://twitter.com/briannekimmel/status/1110363543147155461 …
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Depends on the person. Talks added an undue amount of stress in my life. I find writing a blog post or recording a video of the same content to yield a better return on my time. From my perspective I want to use whatever medium can reach the most people, confs for me do not.
Completely agree. Although if I’m going to prepare a talk to record then I may as well do it at a conference because it’s a shared experience with the attendees. Your ideas proliferate with an engaged audience.
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Also, personal connections is important. I may not be friends with you if it wasn’t for us meeting at JSConf ‘15 as speakers.
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... made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
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