Get on Stage ! Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
A presentation at Dutch PHP Conference 2019 in June 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Rowdy Rabouw
Get on Stage ! Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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Rowdy Rabouw Born and raised in Gouda, The Netherlands Freelance web and app developer Senior engineer at Nationale-Nederlanden (vue.js) Lead developer Nationale-Nederlanden Pension App Progress Developer Expert for Nativescript @rowdyrabouw ❤ superhero movies Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
“ Most people prefer death. “ Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Why? • personal growth • learn new stuff • give back to the community • meet people • go to places you never thought you would visit Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Imposter Syndrome A psychological pattern in which an individual doubts his or her accomplishments and has a persistent fear of being exposed as a “fraud”. • Have passion for the subject Give your unique perspective Not• to be confused with Capgras delusion, in which a person believes that a loved one has been replaced by an impostor. a little bit more than average, • Know you don’t have to be an expert Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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Topic “ I have nothing interesting to say! ” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Topic • personal experience • share you process • failures or bottlenecks • something you’re not good at or want to learn • something populair • upcoming technologies Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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Call for Papers Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers Conference organizers looking for interesting talks that fit their objective, theme and audience. Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers Multi-track Single-track variety of subjects specific theme room to experiment risk-averse great place for first-timers experience / big names people specifically choose you no choice Call for Papers no Call for Papers or limited Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers Resources • Twitter list of conferences • SeeCFP • CFP Land • Confs.tech • PaperCall • Developer Avocados 🥑 Weekly (newsletter) Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers Compensation • Conference ticket • Flights (or other transportation) • Hotel • Transfers • Speaker dinner or gift • A fee for speaking Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers Compensation requested 58 2 Ticket 55 53 Hotel Flights 17 16 ✈ Transfer 🏢 Transfer 41 4 Fee Gift 43 44 19 Dinner 56 58 2 Dutch PHP Conference 2019 5 7 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers Compensation offered 15 Ticket 14 14 Hotel Flights 12 ✈ Transfer 13 Dinner Fee 3 7 8 🏢 Transfer 2 Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw 2 13 6 9 Gift 1 1 #DPC19
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Call for Papers Speaker support • actively looking for first-timers • available for questions • coaching • review of slides Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers Reputation • Code of Conduct • Diversity • Ask previous speakers • Google them! Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers Talk proposal • Title • Abstract • Bio • Headshot • Videos or slides of previous talks Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers 5 3,75 2,5 1,25 0 Title Description Bio Dutch PHP Conference 2019 Diversity ✈ 🏢 Support @rowdyrabouw Videos #DPC19 Slides
Call for Papers Rejections • We all get them • Try to find out why • Adapt for future submissions Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Call for Papers 2017 9% 2018 12% 17% 91% Dutch PHP Conference 2019 2019 83% @rowdyrabouw 88% #DPC19
0 Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19 NG-BE phpCE PHP Yorkshire CSSConf BP Appdevcon DevConf EmpireJS { javascript } < front-end > Heapcon DPC PHP Serbia Mobilization JSConf US JSConf BP Jfokus Call for Papers 900 675 450 225
0 Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19 NG-BE phpCE PHP Yorkshire CSSConf BP Appdevcon DevConf EmpireJS { javascript } < front-end > Heapcon DPC PHP Serbia Mobilization JSConf US JSConf BP Jfokus Call for Papers 900 675 450 225
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The Talk Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk • Start early • Research • Focus on content first • Slides later • Demos • Live coding • Recordings Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk Structure • Natural flow • Set the scene • Identify problems • Possible solutions Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk Demos • Short and relevant • Can fail • Don’t rely on internet access • Have back-up videos if possible • Or demo with videos Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk 😱 Live coding • Short and relevant • Will fail • Don’t rely on internet access • Code snippets • Have back-up videos • Or “live” code with videos Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk Slides • Very personal • For your audience and you • Simple or exuberant • Special attention for code examples • How many? Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk Slides: color • Good contrast • Background color Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk Slides: text • Short • Have tweetable sound bites • Gender neutral • Readable • • large font size sans serif font AaBbCc AaBbCc Dutch PHP Conference 2019 AaBbCc @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk Slides: images • Support the story • Variety of people • Avoid stereotypes • Memes are ok Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk Slides: humor • Great but dangerous • It’s not stand-up comedy • I like to make fun of myself Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk Slides: tooling • Powerpoint • Keynote • Google Slides • Deckset • Reveal.js • Prezi Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
The Talk • Share a list of resources • Refer to other talks before or after yours Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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Practice Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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Practice • Mirror • Record yourself • Family & friends • Empty conference room • Lunch & learn with co-workers • User group meet-up Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Practice • Stand up for rehearsals • Be aware of your • • pace • body language • gestures Continue after errors Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Practice • Watch people’s reactions • laugh / smiling • lean forward • nodding • nodding off Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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Travel & Preparation Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Travel • Have a checklist • Carry-on only • Work on talk? Probably not. • Relax, be fit • Have some alone time • Explore the city Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Preparation • When and where is your talk? • What clothes to wear? • Is WiFi available and stable? • Is your aspect ratio correct? • Explore the room • Test your slides, videos, audio • Befriend the AV technicians Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Preparation • Have a checklist • Don’t eat too much • Don’t eat too little • Have an energy bar at hand • Always have water nearby • Or bite your tongue Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Preparation • Power posing • Voice exercises • Breathing exercises • Whatever works for you! Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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On Stage Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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On Stage “A little jittery” “Stage fright” Derick Rethans Andreas Heigl “A thin voice; slight stomach roumble” Sebastian Feldmann “Heart rate; breathing” Pim Elshoff “I turn red during the talk” Pauline Vos Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage • Nervousness • normal • shows you care • focus on your talk and audience • and breathe Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “ Is this thing on? ” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage • Take time to breathe • Shut up! • Drink • Look at the audience • Don’t single someone out • Quiet people are focused people • Do people leave the room? Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage • Timing • Know your limit! • Underrunning is better • Keep track of your time Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “ Everyone is rooting for you; no one wants you to fail. ” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “Once, I thought my slot was 40 mins when it was 20 mins. I find out this 5 min before the end. I was wrapping the intro.” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “All kinds of demoes didn’t work because I forgot to test them before the talk.” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “I once gave a talk where no joke landed and I just wanted to crawl under a rock.” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “Just 4 people in a room, cause all people went to the next track to listen to the famous speaker.” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “Hardware demos completely failing during a talk.” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “I got so nervous that I was barely able to write on my coding demo. Made 5 typos in a single world …” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “I had to run npm install” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage “One time I had zero WiFi and my codesandbox examples totally failed” Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
On Stage Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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You did it! Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
You did it! • Share your slides • Be available for attendees • Thank people • Enjoy the adrenaline rush Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
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Resources Lara Hogan - Demystifying Public Speaking Scott Berkun - Confessions of a Public Speaker Garr Reynolds - Presentation Zen Design Michael Lawrence Faulkner - A Novice’s Guide to Speaking in Public Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
Thank you! https://joind.in/talk/088c5 https://noti.st/rowdy/I8tPhR/get-on-stage @rowdyrabouw Dutch PHP Conference 2019 @rowdyrabouw #DPC19
