In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their experiences speaking at conferences, why they’ve done it, how they prepare talks, and tips for anyone interested in wanting to give talks.

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Show Notes

• 00:02 Welcome
• 01:38 Stanley Cup update
• 03:13 Legoland update
• 04:09 Topic introduction
• Nicole Sullivan

Tweet looking for questions

05:03 Why speak at conferences?

08:56 Travelling for free

09:50 Getting paid to speak at conferences

12:23 Doing in person workshops

14:55 How do you get into speaking?

19:25 Meetups

20:30 Sponsor: Linode

21:15 What should you speak about?

26:27 Something you did a deep dive on

29:21 Sponsor: Freshbooks

30:04 Flight protection and travel insurance

32:59 Idea: update to a library

33:28 How to get conferences to invite you to speak?

36:03 How do you prepare for a talk?

42:40 How to find conferences looking for speakers

44:09 How to create a topic that will get picked

46:59 Sponsor: Sentry

48:06 Software for your slides

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