Becoming a better speaker
Have you considered presenting at an Open-Source Camp but thought you didn’t know enough or felt like an imposter? Do you not know what to do with your hands? Do you want tips for dealing with questions from the audience? This session is geared to new speakers and more experienced speakers who would like more tips and tricks.
***You do NOT have to have any experience in public speaking. This workshop is for all levels of experience.
This presentation is for you if:
- You are new to public speaking or you have done it before and would like more tips and tricks.
Agenda
- Why speak at Open-Source events?
- Dispelling some myths about speakers/speaking
- Becoming a Better Speaker Dos and Don'ts
- Common Speaker Mistakes
- Nerves
- How to practice
- Handling the Q&A
- Practice giving a short talk
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
- Feel more confident in public speaking
- Understand that feeling like an imposter is normal
- Understand how to handle questions from the audience during the talk and the Q&A section after
- Have techniques to practice speaking
- Have techniques to handle nerves
Speakers
AmyJune Hineline
AmyJune Hineline is the Open Source Community Ambassador at Kanopi Studios. With a dual focus on both open-source community development and inclusivity, she is uniquely positioned to help individuals become more comfortable and confident as they contribute to their communities. She co-organize various open-source camps and conventions throughout North America, empowering individuals to forge deep community connections that benefit the whole. As a self-described non-coder, AmyJune helps communities discover how they can contribute and belong in more ways than coding.
With five years of open-source community involvement behind her, she has had the opportunity to become actively involved in both the Drupal and WordPress communities: working to lower the barrier to entry in tech though the leadership of first-time contributor workshops at the local and regional level.
Her ongoing experience as a hospice nurse keeps her in touch with the challenges faced by many end-users. In her continued efforts to make a difference, she helps organize A11yTalks, an online meetup where they invite folks on every month to talk about all things accessibility - one of the core components of building an inclusive web.
Outside of her mission in the technology community space, she has a deep love for mycology, geocaching, and air-cooled Volkswagens.
Qymana Botts
Armed with an arsenal of programming languages, about 6 or 7 musical instruments, and a comically robust knowledge of video game lore, Qymana Botts is a quirky, enthusiastic dev on a quest to contribute a verse to this powerful play. Formerly a globetrotting music teacher, she made the transition to tech in 2017. Now, she works as a Software Engineer at Nerdery in Chicago. She is also an IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC).