Ever sat through a technical talk that felt like documentation read aloud? Or watched a live demo fail for lack of preparation? Technical presentations don't have to be dry, confusing or boring. This talk will transform how you approach sharing technical knowledge, whether you're presenting at a conference, leading a team meeting, or teaching a workshop.

The Power of Narrative: We'll explore how to weave storytelling into technical content—turning abstract concepts into relatable journeys. Learn to structure your talk with narrative arcs that guide your audience from problem, through ideas and experiments, to the final solution and include learnings from failures along the way.

Communicating Ideas Visually: Discover techniques for clarifying difficult concepts through animated diagrams that reveal complexity incrementally, helping your audience build mental models rather than overwhelming them with information, all while maintaining your own visual style.

Code and Demos That Deliver: Navigate the high-stakes world of live demonstrations with confidence. This section covers:
Tools and options for showing code and switching between slides, code and browser etc
Screen recording best practices for crisp, professional demos
When to code live, when to pre-record, and when to skip the demo entirely

Whether you're a first-time speaker or a seasoned presenter looking to level up, you'll leave with proven techniques to make your next technical talk more engaging, clearer, and ultimately more impactful. Your audience will thank you and actually remember what you taught them.

alternative name: Live Coding, Dead Air, and Everything Between: A Technical Speaker's Guide