SGBA14 Notes: Conferences: Public Speaking Fears

Convener: Sarah M.
Notetaker: Amy L.
Being interrupted by an “expert” – the audience hates them too and are grateful when you cut them off.
Being laughed at -reframe your perception(it can mean approval),tell a joke make them laugh on purpose
Cathy Sierra – women being out there in technology
Getting started – Toastmasters, unConferences, MeetUps, digital events (free webinars, podcasts blogtalk), asking conference organizers about speaking opportunities
Amy Cuddy – body language. “Carly walk”
TED talks
write a blog post and leverage that thought-work as speech preparation
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101818001236662563704 (http://bit.ly/1aVBWBF)
Carina Zona @callbackwomen
Overcoming /helping people overcome fear of public speaking
Delivery tips/calming fear of speaking
Imposter syndrome
@prescamp https://twitter.com/prescamp
Conference speaking & expenses
motivations/how to get started
finding topics
finding time to prepare/present
convincing employers to give you time to do this
Power differentials