As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips:

Fifteen Protips for Conference Speakers

As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips:

Do you dream of someday speaking at a technical conference? Have you spoken at a conference but felt like your journey to the podium wasn't as smooth as it might have been? Well here are a couple tips to make things go smoothly and endear you to your conference organizers. I'm writing this from the perspective of a conference organizer where my main focus is the technical program. I've run into a lot of these issues when putting together Golden Gate Ruby Conference , and also seen things from the other side when speaking at other conferences. A lot of this list is about not being a problem for the conference organizers. I hope that doesn't come off as too negative, but I figure most speakers don't realize the potential impact of seemingly little things. Making things easier for the organizers makes for a better conference for everyone, and your presentation will be even mo...

Full article: http://blog.hasmanythrough.com/2011/7/18/fifteen-protips-...

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@joshsusser » 02 May '12, 10pm
@konstantinhaase See protip 14! Look your best! [link] And next time I'll force you to get a shave and manicure :)
@toamit » 19 Apr '12, 4am
Nice tips for presenters [link] by @joshsusser #railsconf2012
@adamgoucher » 18 Apr '12, 4pm
good, well, except for #10 RT @joshsusser: As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips: [link]
@chicagocodecamp » 18 Apr '12, 3pm
RT @just3ws: “@joshsusser: As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips: [link]” #ccc2012 @chicagocodecamp
@just3ws » 18 Apr '12, 3pm
“@joshsusser: As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips: [link]” #ccc2012 @chicagocodecamp
@myabc » 18 Apr '12, 2pm
RT @joshsusser: As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips: [link]
@joshsusser » 18 Apr '12, 2pm
As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips: [link]
@fbrnc » 19 Apr '12, 7am
RT @joshsusser: As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips: [link]
@SteelCityRuby » 18 Apr '12, 4pm
RT @joshsusser: As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips: [link]
@just3ws » 18 Apr '12, 3pm
RT @joshsusser: As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips: [link]
@coreyhaines » 18 Apr '12, 3pm
RT @joshsusser: As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips: [link]

Fifteen Protips for Conference Speakers

As conference season heats up, I'd like to remind speakers of my 15 protips:

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