Talk nerdy to me!

Speaking to tech folk and getting the message across

Chris&an Heilmann, Speaking Out #2 ‐ London,UK  23/11/2010

This is a double special today!

Talking to technical audiences is different than talking to others.

Good news: clothing doesn’t matter.

Other good news: Technical glitches are expected - share the pain.

Bad news: There’s a shorter attention span.

Other bad news: those who do pay attention are looking for mistakes.

More bad news: feedback is very polarised.

However, none of this is a problem - it just means choosing the right approach.

Let’s have a few great examples.

Unknown crossovers?

Lea Verou @ Fronttrends 2010

http://leaverou.me

@leaverou

Anna Debenham @ Drumbeat

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samuel-huron/5147817904/

http://www.maban.co.uk

http://scrunchup.com/

@anna_debenham

What is their secret?

Passion &Information

Do your homework, and get excited!

After you nailed this, here are some more tricks.

Don’t over-plan.

Avoid redundancy!

Say what it is!

Citation needed!

Break boxes.

Don’t preach!

Ask questions!

Avoid religious wars.

Prepare takeaways.

Take feedback with a pinch of salt.

http://developer-evangelism.com

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