Why You Should Pursue Public Speaking and

How to Get There

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IMAGEYenny Cheung

From Hong Kong

Software Engineer at YelpIn Hamburg

On the Biz National team

ABOUT ME

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Agendafor today

Why should we pursue public speaking?

How to overcome our fear for public speaking?

Where do we start?

How to get better at it?

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Why we should pursue public speaking

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Easier for me to talk in meetings and present at the companyBenefits I got from

public speakingBeing a software engineer is much more than coding, it’s about communication too

Have crucial conversations

Get more career opportunities

WHY PUBLIC SPEAKING

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How to overcome our fear for

public speaking

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1. Our heart racing.2. Forgetting what to say.3. Being exposed as a fraud.4. Not being good enough.

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR

What is holding us back

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1. Our heart racing.2. Forgetting what to say.3. Being exposed as a fraud.4. Not being good enough.

What is holding us back

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR

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COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR> OUR HEART RACING

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COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS

FIND YOUR HARBOR

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR> OUR HEART RACING

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COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS

FIND YOUR HARBOR

POWER POSE

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR> OUR HEART RACING

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COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS

FIND YOUR HARBOR

HUMOR

POWER POSE

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR> OUR HEART RACING

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1. Our heart racing.2. Forgetting what to say.3. Being exposed as a fraud.4. Not being good enough.

What is holding us back

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR

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COME TO TERMS WITH OUR NERVOUSNESS

FIND YOUR HARBOR

HUMOR

POWER POSE

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR> FORGETTING WHAT TO SAY

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HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > FORGETTING WHAT TO SAY

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There are several things we can rehearse for:

Rehearse the presentation without slidesRhythm, practice how to pauseTime yourselfQ&A

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > FORGETTING WHAT TO SAY

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Q: What if I really blank out on stage?

COMPANY-WIDE INCLUSIONCOMPANY-WIDE INCLUSION

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You can also try:

Not telling the audience that you blanked out → your audience is supportive“Let’s skip this for now, and leave this for questions.”Drink water

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > FORGETTING WHAT TO SAY

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1. Our heart racing.2. Forgetting what to say.3. Being exposed as a fraud.4. Not being good enough.

What is holding us back

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR

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The art of saying “I don’t know”.

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR> BEING EXPOSED AS A FRAUD

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You don’t have to be the best on the topic to give a talk about it.

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > BEING EXPOSED AS A FRAUD

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1. Our heart racing.2. Forgetting what to say.3. Being exposed as a fraud.4. Not being good enough.

What is holding us back

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR

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Imposter syndrome is dangerous!!!

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH

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Set your expectations straight, one of the best advice I got for public speaking, is that your first talk will suck. Just do it!

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH

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How good is good enough? Let’s find out!

HOW TO OVERCOME OUR FEAR > NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH

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How to get better at public speaking

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1. Build2. Measure3. Learn4. Repeat

HOW TO GET BETTER

The Lean Startup model

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1. Build2. Measure3. Learn4. Repeat

HOW TO GET BETTER

The Lean Startup model

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PICK TOPICS YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN

HOW TO GET BETTER> BUILD

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RUBBER-DUCKING

HOW TO GET BETTER> BUILD

PICK TOPICS YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN

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RUBBER-DUCKING

FIND A GOOD FEEDBACK CREW

HOW TO GET BETTER> BUILD

PICK TOPICS YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN

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RUBBER-DUCKING

KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

FIND A GOOD FEEDBACK CREW

HOW TO GET BETTER> BUILD

PICK TOPICS YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN

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1. Build2. Measure3. Learn4. Repeat

HOW TO GET BETTER

The Lean Startup model

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1. Build2. Measure3. Learn4. Repeat

HOW TO GET BETTER

The Lean Startup model

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Gather feedback from your feedback crew and from the audience.

Watch the presentation video.

HOW TO GET BETTER> MEASURE

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1. Build2. Measure3. Learn4. Repeat

HOW TO GET BETTER

The Lean Startup model

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And then you reuse your talk in different occasions.

HOW TO GET BETTER> MEASURE

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Where do we startwith public speaking

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Conferences: first-time-speaker friendly

Looking for speaking opportunities

WHERE DO WE START

Standups, team meetings, presentations at your company, giving a speech at a party

Local meetups, minority in tech groups

Public speaking groups / classes?

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Here’s a quick recap

Why should we pursue public speaking?

How to overcome our fear for public speaking?

Where do we start?

How to get better at it?

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https://speakerdeck.com/lara/demystifying-public-speakingReferences

https://www.slideshare.net/KarenCatlin/present-a-techies-guide-to-public-speaking-92870515

https://medium.com/tech-diversity-files/the-real-reason-women-quit-tech-and-how-to-address-it-6dfb606929fd

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I encourage you apply for a public speaking opportunity within these 2 weeks and get started now!

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Thank you!

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