Getting Started with Public Speaking

I’m one of the organisers of the Sydney Technology Leaders group, and we held a meetup last night on building your personal brand. One of our planned panellists was a public speaking coach, but unfortunately illness caused them to drop out at the last minute. So with a few hours’ notice, I was drafted in as a replacement. (I’ve got a fair bit of experience, and my job with YOW! Conferences means I attend a lot of tech events.) I gave a short “everything I know about public speaking” lightning talk with no slides, and thankfully it went really well! A few attendees asked if I’d share my notes publicly, so I thought I’d post them on LinkedIn in case others find them useful. Just head over there to read!


Important Note

This site features content going all the way back to 2000. The posts you’ll read reflect my views and writing style at the time. While I have gone back to clean up a few of them, I think it’s important not to sanitise too much. This site is a record of who I am and how I’ve grown. Any blog post written years ago may not reflect who I am today, nor how I would write about the same topic today.