There is plenty of material on how to give a good talk. As a developer advocate, your relationship with public speaking will likely grow beyond giving a good talk to becoming a good speaker. We are going to focus on how to grow your craft.

We will start with examining some ideas about your audience and what they want. Then we will cover some of my thoughts on giving a good presentation. From there we will explore some of the work you need to do in becoming a “good speaker.”

While you won’t be a great speaker by the end of the talk, the goal is to give you some things to think about and some practices you can use to make better talks and become recognized for the craft of public speaking.