@WomenWhoCode Who Do Tech Talks Too

Resources for Speakers

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Video

December 2012 panel discussion on tech speaking (Panelists: Pamela Fox, Adria Richards, Suzanne Axtell, Tracy Osborn, Ipsheeta Furtado, and Sarah Mei. Moderated by Carina C. Zona)

http://oreil.ly/UY4K31

Twitter

@callbackwomen

@devchix

@speakup_io

Websites

We Are All Awesome

Lanyrd

Slideshare

SpeakerRate

Mailing Lists

DevChix

Speak Up! Mentorship

Books

Slide:ology

Confessions of a Public Speaker

Presentation Zen

Presentation Patterns

Google+

Technical Women Talk Too (O’Reilly Media) <https://plus.google.com/communities/101818001236662563704 >

Posts

DevChix Speakers Guide
<http://bit.ly/TDoutE>
Starting With Nothing (Well, Almost Nothing)
<http://weareallaweso.me/2012/06/12/starting-with-nothing.html>
How to Deliver a Killer Presentation by Gojko Adzic
<http://gojko.net/2013/01/24/how-to-deliver-a-killer-presentation/>
Fifteen Pro Tips for Conference Speakers
<https://gist.github.com/0a496dec690ac622571e>
A Year of Public Speaking, by Chiu-Ki Chan
<http://blog.sqisland.com/2013/01/2012-year-of-speaking.html>
How to Give Effective Presentations, from Inc Magazine
<http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/how-to-fix-your-presentations-21-tips.html>
How to Write a Conference Proposal, by Mike Moore of Mountain West RubyConf
<http://blowmage.com/2013/01/24/writing-conf-proposals>
Sample Proposals for O’Reilly Conferences, by O’Reilly Media
<http://oreilly.com/conferences/sample_proposals.html>
Speaker Guidelines, by ChicagoRuby
<http://www.chicagoruby.org/about/speaker-guidelines/>
How to Create Effective Lighting Talks, by Jeff Casmir of gSchool
<http://tutorials.jumpstartlab.com/practices/lightning_talks.html>
PyCon proposal guide
<https://us.pycon.org/2013/speaking/proposal_advice>
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34274/7-Lessons-From-the-World-s-Most-Captivating-Presenters-SlideShare.aspx
Ruby/Rails Conferences with Open Calls for Participation (as of early 2013), by Fiona Tay & Pivotal Labs
<http://bit.ly/conferencecfps>

IRC

#weareallawesome open office hours Tuesday 10am Pacific on Freenode

Community Groups

Toastmasters <toastmasters.org>, a supportive club for practicing public speaking. (Find a local branch.)