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
Slides.js
Slides.com
MDX Deck
Notion
Figma
Google Slides
Lydia Hallie
Keynote
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