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Why you should pursue public speaking and how to get there About me Hong Kong Engineering #EuroPython Manager @yennycheung Agenda for today Why #EuroPython fear get better start @yennycheung @yennycheung

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and how to get there

Why you should pursue public speaking

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About me

@yennycheung

Hong Kong Engineering Manager

#EuroPython

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  • Why
  • fear
  • get better
  • start

@yennycheung

Agenda for today

#EuroPython

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Yelpers

Introduction

@yennycheung #EuroPython

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journey

Why public speaking

@yennycheung #EuroPython

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@yennycheung

Why public speaking

The benefits I got from public speaking

#EuroPython

  • present
  • communication
  • crucial conversations
  • introverts
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@yennycheung

hold us back

#EuroPython

Overcoming our fear

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@yennycheung

Overcoming our fear

What hold us back

#EuroPython

  • racing
  • Forgetting
  • fraud
  • good enough
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@yennycheung

racing

#EuroPython

What holds us back

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Our heart racing

  • nervousness
  • harbor
  • @yennycheung

#EuroPython

What holds us back

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@yennycheung

Forgetting

#EuroPython

What holds us back

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Our heart racing

  • nervousness
  • harbor
  • @yennycheung

#EuroPython

What holds us back

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Forgetting what to say

  • @yennycheung

#EuroPython

What holds us back

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Forgetting what to say

  • ○

comeback ○ Time ○

@yennycheung #EuroPython

What holds us back

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Forgetting what to say

  • @yennycheung

#EuroPython

What holds us back

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Forgetting what to say

  • ○

without slides ○ speaker notes ○ Local copies ○ adapters

@yennycheung #EuroPython

What holds us back

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Forgetting what to say

  • @yennycheung

#EuroPython

What holds us back

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Forgetting what to say

  • ○

you blanked out → ○ ○ water

@yennycheung #EuroPython

What holds us back

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@yennycheung

fraud

#EuroPython

What holds us back

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@yennycheung

Being exposed as a fraud

#EuroPython

  • “I don’t know”

What holds us back

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@yennycheung

Being exposed as a fraud

#EuroPython

  • “I don’t know”
  • the best

What holds us back

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@yennycheung

good enough

#EuroPython

What holds us back

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@yennycheung

Not being good enough

#EuroPython

  • Imposter syndrome

What holds us back

Perceived ability Actual ability

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@yennycheung

Not being good enough

#EuroPython

  • Imposter syndrome
  • expectations

What holds us back

“One of the best advice for public speaking, is that your first talk will suck. You will get over it!” - Mario Stallone

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@yennycheung

Not being good enough

#EuroPython

  • Imposter syndrome
  • expectations
  • went better

What holds us back

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@yennycheung

good enough

#EuroPython

Not being good enough

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@yennycheung

How good is good enough?

#EuroPython

  • reference

Not being good enough

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@yennycheung

How good is good enough?

#EuroPython

  • reference
  • engaging

→ actually be a hit

Not being good enough

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@yennycheung

get better

#EuroPython

How to get better

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@yennycheung

How to get better

The Lean Startup model

#EuroPython

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@yennycheung #EuroPython

How to get better

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@yennycheung

Building the proposal

#EuroPython

  • misconception
  • “Most organizers spend a lot of time sourcing for

talks!” - Antoine Minoux

How to get better

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@yennycheung #EuroPython

  • interested

How to get better

Building the proposal

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@yennycheung #EuroPython

  • interested
  • call for proposal

“I recommend you mention in your proposal how you would modify your talk for a shorter slot. That way, the program WG might consider your talk for a shorter slot, should they run out of longer slots.” - Raphael Pierzina

How to get better

Building the proposal

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@yennycheung #EuroPython

  • interested
  • call for proposal
  • “Who, what and how”

Who - your target audience What - what is the takeaway How - how do you achieve that (e.g. showing code snippets, walk through examples, theories)

How to get better

Building the proposal

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@yennycheung #EuroPython

  • interested
  • call for proposal
  • “Who, what and how”
  • experience

How to get better

Building the proposal

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@yennycheung #EuroPython

  • interested
  • call for proposal
  • “Who, what and how”
  • experience
  • Apply again

How to get better

Building the proposal

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@yennycheung

How to get better

Building the talk

#EuroPython

  • feedback crew
  • audience
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practice

@yennycheung #EuroPython

How to get better

“ Dry-run, Dry-run, Dry-run … ”

  • Nicola Corti
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@yennycheung #EuroPython

How to get better

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@yennycheung

How to get better

Measure

#EuroPython

  • feedback crew

audience

  • video
  • questions
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@yennycheung #EuroPython

How to get better

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@yennycheung

How to get better

Learn

#EuroPython

  • taking feedback

Scenario: After the dry-run for my talk, my colleague gave me some suggestions to improve.

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@yennycheung

How to get better

Learn

#EuroPython

  • taking feedback

Scenario: After the dry-run for my talk, my colleague gave me some suggestions to improve. Fixed mindset: “Bummer, I totally messed it up. Now my colleagues must think that I wasn’t prepared.”

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@yennycheung

How to get better

Learn

#EuroPython

  • taking feedback

Scenario: After the dry-run for my talk, my colleague gave me some suggestions to improve. Fixed mindset: “Bummer, I totally messed it up. Now my colleagues must think that I wasn’t prepared.” Growth mindset: “I’m thankful my colleague gave me those tips. Now my real talk is going to go better.”

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@yennycheung

How to get better

Learn

#EuroPython

  • taking feedback
  • action items
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@yennycheung #EuroPython

How to get better

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@yennycheung

How to get better

Repeat

#EuroPython

  • reuse
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@yennycheung

  • pportunities

#EuroPython

Where to start

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@yennycheung

Where to start

Looking for speaking opportunities

#EuroPython

  • Internal / external
  • first-time-speaker
  • underrepresented groups
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  • Why
  • fear
  • get better
  • start

@yennycheung

Recap

#EuroPython

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@yennycheung

References

  • #EuroPython
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I encourage you to apply for a public speaking opportunity within these 2 weeks and get started now!

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@yennycheung #EuroPython

Thank you! Any questions?