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Online Articles / Blog Posts

• Presentation Skills Considered Harmful by Kathy Sierra
  Great post describing a new way to think about presentation skills and how typical approaches may actually be self defeating
  
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• The Best Advice on Public Speaking
  Established speakers share tips with ladiesintech.com
  
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• Get Your Conference Talk Submission Accepted by Ruth Suehle
  Covers abstract writing and the process used to pick conference talks for linux.conf.au
  
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• Speaking Tips from a Grizzled Speaker by Josh Holmes
  A collection of tips from Josh and some of his fellow speakers
  
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• Conference Prompts: Or How to Submit Proposals and Influence People by Noel Rappin
  Includes advice on choosing your topics and submitting your talk proposal
  
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• On Slide Decks by Jeff Carouth
  An interesting post discussing what makes a good slide deck, looking into the content, structure, design and overall desired outcome
  
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• Slide Design for Developers by Zach Holman
  Zach shares his tips on slide design following his well received GitHub presentation
  
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• Tips on Speaking by Ross Tuck
  A great collection of tips covering the preperation and run up to your talk, being on stage, through to handling the questions and networking opportunities afterwards
  
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• Conference Prompts or How to Submit Proposals and Influence People by Noel Rappin
  How and why you should submit talks to conferences, from someone who's been on the other side of the submissions process
  
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• Is Your Conference Proposal Good Enough? by Raquel Vélez
  Some dos and don'ts to think about when putting together your conference proposal
  
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• What You Need to Know About Speaking at Conferences by Ashe Dryden
  A great post covering pretty much everything you need to know about talk preparation and presenting, with some good tips and links to additional resources
  
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Websites

• http://ladiesintech.com/
  This site aims to help and encourage women to speak at tech conferences. A lot of the advice isn't gender specific though, this site is useful for everyone interested in speaking at tech conferences.
  
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• http://seizetheroom.com/ by Derek Featherstone
  This site shares advice and experiences from Derek's many years speaking and teaching
  
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• http://speaking.io/ by Zach Holman
  Zach Holman shares his advice on how to become an accomplished public speaker
  
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• http://weareallaweso.me/
  A motivational site for those looking to get into speaking, providing articles, blog posts and resources for curators
  
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• http://b2bstorytelling.wordpress.com/ by Marc Jadoul
  Weekly blog posts about improving your storytelling abilities to keep your audience engaged, focusing on business to business environments
  
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• http://helpmeabstract.com/
  This site offers you the chance to get feedback on your abstract from a number of well known established speakers. A great project aiming to encourage new speakers at development conferences.
  
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• http://trainingintheopen.com/speaker-training/ by Emma Jane Westby
  As an established speaker and skilled trainer, Emma Jane has some really great advice and resources on her site to help you prepare and deliver your talk. Check out The Speakers Checklist in particular.
  
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Slideshows

• Preparing to Speak by Lorna Mitchell
  Slides from Lorna's Day Camp for Developers talk about preparing for your conference talk
  
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Books

• Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun
  Great collection of practical advice including plenty of anecdotes
  
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• Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
  Advice on communicating well, especially visually
  
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• Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
  How to give effective presentations, a wide range of topics
  
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• File > New > Presentation: Presentation Skills for Software Developers and Other Technical Professionals by Simon Guest
  Great collection of tools and techniques to help you connect with your audience and deliver your talk in a clear and engaging way
  
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Useful tools

• onslyde
  Online presentation creation software that facilitates realtime audience engagement.
  Wesley Hales writes about it on Smashing Magazine - Reinventing the Tech Conference Experience
  
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• Swipe
  Beta online tool for creating presentations
  
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