INDEX

SYMBOLS

!!Con 20

A

Alcantara, Lea 6

audience 11, 19

engagement 37–38

expectations 38

reading the 67–68

size 26

A/V 17, 60, 61

B

being invited 24

Belknap, Leslie 78

Brown, Tiffani Jones 8

Buriticá, Juan Pablo 22

C

Campbell, Karyn 17

celebrate 74

CFP 19, 21, 77

Chan, Chiu-Ki 77

Code of Conduct 21, 71

Colter, Angela 57

compensation 25

honorarium 25

negotiate 26

speaker fee 26

conference 18–22

finding a 19

multi-track 18

profile 28

single-track 18

constraints 13–14

contracts 26

Cuddy, Amy 63

cultural expectations 22

D

Davis, Ed 30

Debenham, Anna 28, 34

E

educational lunch 16–17

Etsy 17

experimenting 14

F

fear 3

physical 66

feedback 44

distilling 47–48

expert 46

narrative 45

post-presentation 72–74

presentation style 46

receiving 46–47

slide design 45

topic and technical depth 45

Fournier, Camille 77

H

harassment 71

Huston, Cate 77

I

impostor syndrome

70

J

Jenkinson, Sally 26

K

Keith, Jeremy

78

L

Lanyrd 19

Lewis, Emily 64

logistics 17, 20, 27–28

checking 56

Lukas, Jenn 26, 77

M

Malpass, Ian 44

Massie, Bill 38

meetup 17–18

Mei, Sarah 23, 77

Meyer, Eric 5

Murphey, Rebecca 78

N

Nabors, Rachel 77

networking 18

O

onstage

microphones 61

preparing to go 60–63

O’Reilly 23

organizers 18, 20, 23

P

Perez-Cruz, Yesenia 36

practice 25, 40

solo 42–43

with people 43–44

preparation 29

back up 55–56

electronics 54–55

packing 52

stage setup 54

wardrobe 53–54

presentation

accessibility 33

content structure 30

crafting slides 32

inclusivity 33–34

incorporating visuals 32

live demo 56

narrative 10, 31

resources 35–36

technical extras 35

timing 39

writing a 29

presenter notes 36–37

professional benefits 5

proposal

submitting a 23

Q

Q&A 7, 15, 39

handling 68–72

practicing 49–51

tricky questions 69

R

Rappin, Noel 77

rehearsing 42

Reinhard, Lena 77

Roam, Dan 78

S

Small, Catt 77

socializing 21

T

takeaways 13

Technically Speaking 19, 34

topic

basics 9–10

choosing a 9

inspiration 10

process 11

travel 57–58

V

venue

checking it out 60

finding a 16

meet and greet 59

onsite 58

Verou, Lea 33

W

Weyl, Estelle 78

Williams, Judith 34

WriteSpeakCode 78

Z

Zhou, Maggie 20